WCI Increases for 1st Time in 18 Weeks Due to GRIs on Routes to US, Europe

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) increased 2% from the previous week to $1,687 per FEU in Week 42, recording its first growth following 17 consecutive weeks of decline. From…

DHL Opens 100% Renewable Energy-Powered Warehouse in Thailand

DHL Supply Chain Thailand has officially inaugurated a new warehouse in the central province of Samut Prakan, investing THB1.39 billion (US$42 million). The Bangna Sustainable Lo…

Freshness Preservation Test to be Conducted in Japan's Hokkaido

Tomakomai Futo (TOMAF), a warehousing and transport service provider in the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido, will take part in a verifying test to keep ornamental flowers…

Containers to/from LA Port Decrease 7.5% to 883K TEUs in Sept.

The Port of Los Angeles processed 883,053 TEUs of containers in September, down 7.5% for a year-on-year contraction for two back-to-back months. Imports of loaded containers acc…

KWE's New Warehouse Near Schiphol Airport Goes Into Full Operation

Kintetsu World Express (Benelux), or KWE Benelux earlier this month began the bonded operation of a new warehouse that it had opened in a cargo zone in the south of Amsterdam Airp…

K+N to Open 5 Fulfilment Centers in India

Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) is investing in five new fulfilment centers, adding 100,000 square meters of capacity, located in Gurgaon, Kolkata, Nagpur, Mumbai and Rajpura in India, the Swi…

Alphaliner: LNG Dual Fuel Containership Orders Slow in Jan.-Oct.

Looking at containership newbuildings ordered in the first 10 months of this year, dual-fuel vessels levelled off, while those running on methanol, ammonia and other new fuels dec…