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  • OOCL customers can track vessels from mobile phones

    OOCL has launched Mobile Vessel Tracking that enables customers to search and track any OOCL vessel from a mobile device.
    Vessel arrival and departure dates and times are displayed on the mobile screen. Customers need only to type in the vessel code or name to search for a vessel. Optional fields include the voyage number and port.
    The new service can be accessed by all major mobile systems and smart phones, including Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Symbian, iPhone and Android. Customers may also access the service directly from http://m.oocl.com

  • Air China starts non-stop post-quake Beijing-Yushu flights

    Air China has launched a non-stop flights from Beijing to Yushu to assist in the post-earthquake reconstruction, adding to its 11 charter flights and 24 regular flights delivering 989 relief staff and 142 tons of relief since the disaster struck on April 14.

  • San Jose airport night flight ban cuts air cargo further

    SAN JOSE airport officials say falling Silicon Valley exports, further depressed by the global downturn and a new night flight ban have all combined to bring down air cargo volume more than 60 per cent between 2000 and 2009.
    This comes as Mineta San Jose International Airport has built a new terminal, which now prompts airport officials to focus on passengers and cut back on freight, according to a report by the San Jose Mercury News.

  • Strikes, labour unrest spread through China as exports soar

    STRIKES are flaring up in China with 900 workers walking of the job at the Brother sewing machine factory Xian and the Honda plant suffering another walkout, plus to Guangdong factory strikes ending with workers winning 25 per cent wage increases.
    Last week truckers blocked the main road leading to Shenzhen port container terminals at Chiwan and Shekou to demand wage increases.

  • India-wide capacity crunch, congestion causes 'severe' Nhava Sheva delays

    LOGJAMS at Nhava Sheva port are causing containers to be "severely" delayed at India's largest port because of an April and May volume surge, reported UK's International Freighting Weekly.

  • Rickmers-Linie starts Asia-South America USEC service

    RICKMERS-LINIE, the breakbulk, heavylift and project cargo specialist headquartered in Hamburg, has launched a new service linking North Asia with South America and the US east coast.

  • Tight space, equipment shortages ahead, warns CMA CGM

    THE Asia-Europe trade faces the prospect of tight space and equipment shortages during the upcoming peak season, warns French shipping group CMA CGM.

  • Unilever chooses Kuehne + Nagel, Romania, Balkans

    UNILEVER Supply Chain Company AG (USCC), a unit of the Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever, has signed Kuehne + Nagel to handle warehousing of its home and personal care Dero, Rexona, Axe, Coccolino, Dove and Omo brands in Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Moldova.
    From a purpose-built facility located close to Ploiesti, near Bucharest, Kuehne + Nagel will provide warehousing services for these Unilever products.

  • CMA CGM, Maersk commence Far East-subcontinent service

    MARSEILLES-based French shipping giant CMA CGM and Danish shipping giant Maersk have announced the start of a New CIMEX 2 service linking the Far East to India and Pakistan.

  • Maersk priority loading comes under shippers' fire

    The UK's Shippers' Voice has criticised Maersk's priority loading scheme, saying shippers were being told to pay more for what they have already paid for.