UPS is acquiring Bomi Group from health care investment firm ArchiMed. The deal will add temperature-controlled facilities in 14 countries and nearly 3,000 highly skilled Bomi Group team members to UPS.
OOCL has confirmed the launch of its new A3 Express Loop (A3X) service, designed to provide a express loop between China and Australia. The A3X service, which will connect Shanghai and Shekou in China with Brisbane and Sydney in Australia, the first sailing will begin from Shanghai with the ETD on May 31, 2022.
Four airlines have suspended flights from the U.S. back to China. So it seems that sellers who take US air freight may be affected more, and the air freight rates is afraid to rise.
Maersk announced on August 5 that it has reached an agreement to acquire Martin Bencher Group, a project logistics company based in Denmark, and will launch a new service offering, Maersk Project Logistics.
Ten Australian ports face a disruption shutdown on Friday as maritime workers at tugboat company Svitzer go on strike over the Danish company's attempt to terminate its corporate agreement.
More than 1,900 workers at the Port of Felixstowe, UK's largest container port, are planning an eight-day strike later this month due to wage discontent.
U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) created a new unit called the Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations and Compliance (BEIC) to target container liner companies and terminal operators.
According to a new report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), in the first half of 2022, there were 58 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against merchant ships in global waters, including 55 pirate boardings, two attempted attacks and one ship hijacking.
