Freight News

FedEx offers Asian customers high tech tracking

Federal Express has launched FedEx Surround, offering customers enhanced control and visibility of shipments en route using advanced sensor. The system is based on a lightweight sensor able to transmit precise location every two seconds via Bluetooth Low Energy to WiFi access points or gateway devices throughout its network, allowing packages to be tracked hundreds of times compared with only a few dozen of times with traditional scanning equipment. Artificial intelligence ... [+]

AAL adds Europe/Asia express

Heavylift carrier AAL Shipping has added a scheduled monthly fast-track service between Europe and Asia to its Europe-Middle East/India - Asia (EUMEIA) route, along with a monthly Mediterranean – Middle East-India pendulum service. While all three services utilise AAL’s global fleet of heavy lift multipurpose ... [+]

ABP names heads of Humber and procurement

Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Andrew Dawes as regional director, Humber succeeding Simon Bird when he leaves ABP at the end of October. Andrew Dawes began work at Southampton Container Terminal and has worked for companies including DP World, APM Terminals and ICTSI.  He ... [+]

Hauliers raise Felixstowe woes

Road hauliers raised concerns with the port of Felixstowe over its new Container Booking System (CBS.) at a meeting in mid-August. They told the Felixstowe Port Users’ Association and representatives of Hutchison Ports  that operators had faced challenges when delivering and picking up goods from the ... [+]

Smart mark for Turkey’s SmartIST

Turkish Cargo has received IATA Smart Facility Operational Capacity Certification for its SmartIST Terminal in Istanbul. it confirms that its operational procedures comply with all IATA regulations including those for dangerous goods, ULDs, temperature control, live animals regulations and perishable cargo. The IATA SFOC Certification ... [+]

First call for Liverpool’s new Far East link

The Port of Liverpool has handled the first call of MSC’s Britannia service, its first regular container link from Asia in living memory. MSC Tokyo arrived in Peel Ports-owned Liverpool from Vietnam and China. The service rotation is: Shanghai-Ningbo-Yantian-Vung Tau (Vietnam)-Liverpool-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Hamburg-London Gateway-Singapore-Shanghai. Peel ports, which has ... [+]

Government must put its money where its mouth is for zero-carbon, says FTAI

The Irish government must  provide financial support and incentives for the transport and logistics sector if its ambitions to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 are to be achieved, said FTA Ireland in its submission ahead of the country’s budget on 1 October. FTAI chief executive ... [+]

Earnings and boxes up at DP World

DP World reported an increase in revenue increased of 3.3% to $9,335 million, driven by its ports and terminals and like-for-like gross container volume growth of 6.1%  in its results for the first six months to 30 June 2024. Adjusted EBITDA earnings fell  4.3% to $2,497 ... [+]

DB Schenker extends global reach

DB Schenker has partnered with Cargo.one to connect with over 50 airlines. The platform’s founder and co-chief executive Moritz Claussen, said the move would boost efficiency, accuracy, and user-friendliness, increase customer satisfaction and sharpen its competitive edge.Cargo.one added that the forwarder would be able to ... [+]

Think before you cut container seals, says TT Club

Insurer TT Club has warned that container seals are being ignored and that opportunities to identify location, method and perpetrators of cargo theft are being missed. In its latest Security Bulletin, the Club says that personnel at the receiving warehouse view the seal as a ... [+]

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