New York supports plan to develop inland port to serve NY/NJ by rail
NEW YORK state has given the thumbs up to a proposal to develop an inland port to connect shippers in the central part of the state to...
eCommerce logistics hub for CEE-China agricultural products opens in Bulgaria
BULGARIA's Trakia economic zone near Plovdiv has become home to the first eCommerce and logistics hub and pavilion for agricultural...
China ban on scrap plastic a boon for new plastic producers
CHINA has started buying new plastic to replace plastic scrap it recently rejected, which is good news to the US chemical sector that has...
China cuts tariffs on consumer goods, allows FDI majority stakes
CHINA has announced tariff cuts on consumer goods including avocados, mineral water and baby carriages in a bid to spur growth driven by...
World's biggest maritime expo, Marintec China in Shanghai December 5-8 2017
MARINTEC China 2017 will be held from December 5 to 8 in Shanghai. The maritime exhibition serves as a window through which the...
Direct China-Britain freight train offers speed and reliability: says DP manager
GENERAL manager of Logistics of DP World London Gateway, Nichola Silveira, says the direct China-Britain freight train is likely to shake...
US, Canadian, Mexican negotiators say gaps narrow in NAFTA talks
AMERICAN, Canadian and Mexican negotiators say they have made progress, "narrowing gaps and agreeing to elements of the negotiating text"...
Philippines-Indonesia ro-ro service shelved temporarily till volumes return
ASIAN Marine Transport Corp (AMTC) has temporarily suspended its roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) service on the Davao-General Santos-Bitung...
Euroconsol cuts 15 days off sea transit with Chengdu China-Warsaw Euro train
EUROCONSOL, a neutral global NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier) and freight consolidator, has announced a new, direct LCL (less...
Digital currency launched to transform Container Shipping business
HONG KONG: The creators of a new industry-specific digital currency that shippers can use to book ocean shipments say so-called...
