DB Schenker Logistics has appointed Diederick de Vroet has been appointed to head global ocean freight, as of 1st October
Browsing: Ocean Freight
Maersk Line is launching a guaranteed on-time delivery service between Asia and Europe with a daily cut-off, which it reckons could save customers up to $500 per container, and cut inventory by 50 per cent
Global demand for seaborne containers will grow by six to eight per cent in 2011, Maersk said in its interim results but global supply of new tonnage is expected to grow more than the freight volumes especially on the Asia to Europe trade
Mediterranean Shipping Company has transferred its flagship Asia-Europe services, the Lion and Silk Services, to Felixstowe’s new berths 8 and 9, which have been created specifically to deal with the next generation of container ships
Container ships are going slower, the cost of fuel is rising, and maintaining security in extended supply chains is becoming increasingly critical. Malory Davies and Johanna Parsons examine the impact.
Maersk Line has enlisted Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering to build an additional ten Triple-E ships, after its original order in February
All change at K+N; All aboard at the International Air Cargo Association; Georgiou becomes president of ALEM; Board role for distribution chief; Damco South America chief
Transmec UK has opened an ocean freight department based at its Redditch depot and headed by Robbie Hanna
Maersk Line has awarded a multi-million pound contract to Freightliner to provide committed space for the transport of boxes from Felixstowe, and throughout Freightliner’s network
Gallagher becomes chief executive for Damco UK & Ireland; Jennings hired at Unipart; New director for Redirack
