Vietnam is increasing its global integration and has joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), making it possible for local companies to expand their business in the markets around the world. In contribution to the economic development of Vietnam, there is the important role of logistics and shipping lines companies, carrying importing and […]
GCS Group member Ruscon has commenced a weekly fixed-day block train service from Moscow to the Far East of Russia, operated by a 154-TEU capacity train. The service departs from the MANP Terminal, southwest of Moscow midday every Saturday for Khabarovsk. It arrives in Khabarovsk on Tuesday afternoon. After discharging, the train returns with import […]
FedEx will increase its shipping rates by an average of 3.9 percent on March 31, the company announced Monday. FedEx said the change applies to shipments within the U.S. (including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), between the U.S. and Canada, within Canada, between the U.S. and Mexico, and within Mexico. The […]
THE Kazakhstan Temir Zholy railway moved 16 million tonnes of cargo last year, with container volume increasing four per cent year on year, said company president Askar Mamin. Container volume came to 270,000 TEU, with transit box traffic flow between Asia and Europe through Kazakhstan reaching 5,630 TEU, which is 61 per cent more than […]
At the end of this month, Cosco Container Lines, Wan Hai Lines, China Shipping Container Lines and Pacific International Lines will launch a new joint service connecting China, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The Pakistan/Mundra Express, or PMX, service will employ six Panamax vessels, with two of the ships operated by Cosco, two by […]
Hapag-Lloyd has plans to restructure its West Africa service network, including its West Africa Service and West Africa Mediterranean Express, in June and July. At the end of June, the carrier will merge both WAX and WMX products into a single service by directly calling at the port of Apapa in Lagos, Nigeria, as well […]
