The latest expansion saw a new twice-weekly B777 Freighter service to Los Angeles initiated from 4 April, becoming the carrier’s fourth US freighter destination alongside Houston, Chicago and Atlanta. The new addition will provide 100 tonnes of cargo capacity per flight, departing Doha via Luxembourg and Mexico to Los Angeles International Airport. This comes on top of recent new routes to Hyderabad, Stansted, Mexico, Shanghai, Gaungzhou, Brussels and Accra, to name only a few. With 47 … [Read more...] about Big growth, big quality focus for Qatar Cargo
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Study claims new ships are less fuel-efficient
New ships built in 2013 were on average 10 per cent less fuel-efficient than those built in 1990, according to a new study commissioned by Seas at Risk and Transport & Environment. The study also shows that container ships built 30 years ago already, on average, beat the so-called ‘Energy Efficiency Design Index’ standard that the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has set for new ships built in 2020. The standard is up for review next month. This first ever study … [Read more...] about Study claims new ships are less fuel-efficient
Shipping schedule reliability improving
Liner shipping service reliability across the three core East-West trades hit a five-month peak in March with an aggregate on-time performance of 64 per cent, according to Carrier Performance Insight, an online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors. Source: Drewry Carrier Performance Insight (http://cpi.drewry.co.uk) The latest result represents an 8.5 percentage point gain over February and is the second best average (after October 2014) since … [Read more...] about Shipping schedule reliability improving
Maritime leaders call for agility
Asia's maritime leaders have called for the industry to adapt more quickly to changing market conditions in order to effectively capture opportunities and ensure its long-term future across the region. Speaking at a Sea Asia 2015 industry insights briefing ahead of the conference later this month, the leaders highlighted volatile commodity prices as well as fluctuating supply and demand as key drivers behind the changing conditions. Sea Asia 2015 will take place in Singapore from 21-23 April … [Read more...] about Maritime leaders call for agility
The new Silk Road
Today, a new land route dubbed the ‘New Silk Road’, or probably more accurately the ‘New Silk Rail’, follows a similar path, pieced together by railways in six countries and taking half the time to transport goods between China and Europe than by ocean shipping. “Transportation in the past between Asia and Europe meant choosing between air or ocean,” said Joost Van Doesburg, air freight policy manager at the European Shippers’ Council during the … [Read more...] about The new Silk Road
Food for thought
Having recently returned from IATA’s World Cargo Symposium has provided much food for thought. The event could be criticised for being repetitive in one particular regard – navel gazing. It seems the last few editions of the annual event have seen a fair degree of not just navel gazing, but hand wringing. But to be fair, the industry has clearly been struggling – a lethal combination of changing market circumstances and severe foot dragging on issues that should have been dealt … [Read more...] about Food for thought
