by CanadianSailings | Dec 29, 2014 | Business and Economy, Corporate events & profiles, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Ports and Terminals
By Mike Wackett The G6 alliance will omit eastbound calls at the port of Los Angeles on the next four sailings of one of its Asia-US west coast loops, due to the “ongoing congestion”. According to a customer advisory from G6 member APL, it will also skip other calls...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 29, 2014 | Business and Economy, Corporate events & profiles, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Gavin van Marle and Mike Wackett As the CKYHE alliance gets the green light from U.S. regulators to operate as an alliance on North America routes, and the 2M pairing of Maersk and MSC publishes its 2015 schedules, price continues to trump reliability as shippers’...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 29, 2014 | Business and Economy, Corporate events & profiles, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
Hapag-Lloyd and the container activities of Chilean Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) have completed their merger, becoming the fourth-largest liner shipping company in the world. The merger is expected to result in many synergies. Annual savings of at least...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 29, 2014 | Air, Business and Economy, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
By entering the pharma certification program organized by Brussels Airport and IATA (International Air Transport Association), SDV Belgium is now fully equipped to handle and transport all pharmaceutical products that require an unbroken cold chain. This IATA...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 29, 2014 | Business and Economy, Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals, Supply Chain and Logistics
With total volume of around 110 million tonnes, Port of Hamburg set a new cargo record for the first nine months of 2014. The port handled 7.4 million TEUs, which represents an increase of 6.4 per cent over the comparable period of a year earlier. With total volume...
