The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has ordered investigations into the collision between two container ships that took place at the Karachi port this week. The incident occurred on Monday at a private terminal - South Asia Pakistan Terminals - affiliated to Karachi Port when a cargo ship during berthing slightly hit an anchored cargo ship.…
Supreme Freight Services LTD are excited to announce that we will be attending this years Canton Fair. (Also known as the China Import and Export Fair). Canton Fair is a comprehensive international trading event with the longest history, the largest scale, the most complete exhibit variety, the largest buyer attendance, the broadest distribution of buyers’…
On Tuesday 6 March 2018 at 15:20 GMT, the Maersk liner vessel Maersk Honam reported a serious fire in a cargo hold. Enroute from Singapore towards Suez, the vessel was positioned around 900 nautical miles southeast of Salalah, Oman. After being unsuccessful in their firefighting efforts, the crew sent out a distress signal and a…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 8.0% in January 2018 compared to the year-earlier period. This was up from the 5.8% annual growth recorded in December 2017. Freight capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometers (AFTKs), rose by…
At present Felixstowe is closed due to high winds and not expected to re-open until Sunday at the earliest. London Gateway is greatly reduced in its capacity and is opening as and when it can depending on the weather. The port of Southampton is closed due to snow. The inclement weather will hopefully start to…
To boost electronic air waybill (eAWB) adoption the carrier has decided to introduce a 12 euro per paper air waybill fee for tradelines on which they are available. E-AWB penetration edged up 0.6 percentage points to 53.2% in January 2018, according to the latest statistics from IATA. January's figure compares with 52.6% in December 2017.…
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