Europe

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

   Freightliner Group has acquired European intermodal services provider ERS Railways B.V. from Maersk Line.    The intemodal operator said the purchase of ERS supports its strategy of developing businesses in rail markets beyond its base market in the United Kingdom.    Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed and is still subject to the necessary regulatory approvals.    Rotterdam-based ERS was started in 1994 as an intermodal rail freigh...

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

   The G6 liner carriers said Wednesday they will skip two sailings on their Asia-Europe Loop 7 service in summer as part of a planned vessel maintenance program.    The sailings to be skipped will be the westbound voyage 004W27 that would have departed Qingdao July 3 and the eastbound voyage 004E32 that would have departed Rotterdam Aug. 5. Port rotation for the service is Qingdao, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Yantian, Singapore, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Southampton, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ya...

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

   Pilot Freight Services has opened a new station in A Coruna, Spain, and plans to open additional offices in Barcelona and Madrid by the end of 2013.      The company, which recently reported $500 million in revenue for 2012, opened its first European station in Amsterdam in 2011.    "We've gotten a lot of positive feedback from the opening of our station in Amsterdam, as our customers have really seen the benefit of having Pilot employees on the ground in Europe. Ou...

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

U.S-EU free trade negotiations.    The United States and European Union announced during the G-8 Summit in Ireland that they would begin formal trade negotiations the week of July 8 in Washington.    U.S. and European Commission officials have been making preliminary plans for talks since the beginning of the year and the announcement follows final approval in recent days from the European Parliament.    Completion of a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is expe...

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

   The three largest container shipping carriers in the world, Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM, said this morning they have agreed in principle to establish a long-term operational alliance on East–West trades, which they're calling the “P3 Network.”    The carriers said the P3 Network would initially operate 255 ships in 29 strings with 2.6 million TEUs of capacity on three trade lanes: Asia – Europe, transpacific and transatlantic.    While the P3 Netwo...

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

   Austrian crane manufacturer Liebherr has opened a new $20 million sales and service center in Miami off Okeechobee and the Florida Turnpike.    It will serve as a major hub for Liebherr’s maritime cranes division and further strengthen its business relations to Central and South America and the Caribbean regions, said Gernot Schranz, president of Liebherr Nenzing Crane Co.    Liebherr called the 430,000-square-foot property ideal, stating the port of Miami and Miami Inter...

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

   Tay Yoshitani , chief executive officer of the Port of Seattle, and Phil Washington , general manager of the Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver, were appointed to the Washington-based Eno Center for Transportation’s board.    Eno’s board also held elections for officers. Lillian Borrone , chairman; Mort Downey , secretary; and David Plavin , treasurer, were all re-elected to their positions for a one-year term.    DSV Road Ltd. has appointed Jesper Hansen as...

Monday, June 17, 2013

   April's $0.06 uptick in east-west air freight rates evaporated in May, as the average rate per kilogram finished the month at $3.15, the same price as in March, according to Drewry's East-West Air Freight Price Index. Year-over-year, May's result represented a $0.10 drop in the price of air cargo.    The price index takes 21 trade lanes and averages them together, coming up with a weighted index and an average price for a kilogram of cargo.    The high point for freight i...

Monday, June 17, 2013

   The European Parliament has officially given the green light to begin formal talks between European and American officials toward the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.    Official talks will now begin as soon as U.S. officials start negotiations, which means discussions will likely start next month or so, according to the European Union.    EU member states also sent out a list of objectives the European Commission should follow when negotiating.  ...

Monday, June 17, 2013

   Close to 90 percent of the union workers who voted have decided to strike at Menzies World Cargo.    The Heathrow-based workers are upset their pay has been frozen for the last two years.    “Our door is always open, but time is running out," Oliver Richardson of Unite, Britain's largest trade union, said in a statement. "Unless we get some movement in the next few days we will have no choice but to announce a strike date. It is completely unreasonable for a successful co...

Monday, June 17, 2013

   The U.K. consulting and research firm Transport Intelligence (Ti) said the global contract logistics market grew 3.4 percent by value in 2012, but warned that growth hides “increasing divergence in the performance of regional markets.”    Ti’s latest report Global Contract Logistics 2013 , found growth in emerging markets is much higher than those in Europe or North America. The Middle East market grew at 5.7 percent, while the Asian contract logistics market grew at 6 percen...

Monday, June 17, 2013

   The shipping consultants Drewry are predicting that the westbound cargo growth in the Mediterranean-North America trade "is likely to remain poor, so more schedules between the Mediterranean and ECNA (East Coast North America) will need to be rationalized soon. Operating services in isolation, such Hapag-Lloyd’s MGX schedule, and MSC’s loops A and B, appears to be a luxury that is no longer affordable."    The London-based company said in its Container Insight Weekly publication t...

Monday, June 17, 2013

   Cargolux launched Boeing 747-8 service from Luxembourg to Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 16, marking the first ever freighter flight of this size plane into the country.    Viracopos International Airport is the only airport in Brazil certified for 747-8 service.     Officials expect auto parts, pharmaceutical products and fruit to serve as the main exports from Brazil.    "We are extremely pleased to see our new flagship freighter eventually operating to a ...

Friday, June 14, 2013

   French liner carrier CMA CGM has announced a "revenue restoration program" on its Asia-Europe trade lane .    Outbound from Europe, the company said it will impose a general rate increase on July 1 of $150 per 20-foot container and $200 per 40-foot container from North Europe (defined as North Continent, Scandinavia, Baltic, and the United Kingdom) to the Far East (defined as China, Japan, Korea, and and Southeast Asia countries).    Also on July 1, CMA CGM&nbs...

Friday, June 14, 2013

   The first of Maersk's new "Triple-E" ships was officially named this morning in a ceremony at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, South Korea.    The world's largest containership bears the name of the late Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, who passed away in April 2012 at the age of 98. Triple-E naming ceremony    His youngest daughter, Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla, had the honor of naming the ship during the ceremony, which is the first in a ser...

Thursday, June 13, 2013

   Switzerland-based Interroll has purchased Portec, a conveyor belt manufacturer based in Colorado, for an undisclosed amount.    The cash purchase is expected to close on July 1.    The acquisition is in line with Interroll’s strategic growth plans and gives the company a better foothold in the United States. The company, which counts Amazon and Coca-Cola as customers, also plans to open a 90,000-square-foot facility in Atlanta later this year.    "The product p...

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

   The number of flights in the European Union are predicted to increase by 50 percent in the next 20 years, and the European Commission has taken action today to jumpstart its Single European Sky solution to this pending capacity issue.    The commission recently proposed updating the Single European Sky regulations and amending rules governing the European Aviation Safety Agency. The proposals, which are grouped under the name, SES2+, are to lead to better safety and oversight, enh...

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

   The global trade management (GTM) solutions provider Amber Road said Tuesday it has opened an office in Munich, Germany, to serve as its Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) headquarters.    Strong demand for its global trade management solutions in Europe has fueled the company’s growth in the region, Amber Road said. Amber Road began offering services in Europe in Scandinavia in 2009, but has grown its European customer base to include companies such as ABB, Drägerwerke, Lantiq, Met...

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

   China Merchants Holdings (International) Co. Ltd. (CMHI) today completed its purchase of a 49-percent equity stake in CMA CGM's  Terminal Link business for 400 million euros ($530 million).    The deal was  originally announced in January.    Terminal Link owns 15 container terminals in eight countries: Container Handling Zeebrugge at Zeebrugge (Belgium). Antwerp Gateway at Antwerp (Belgium). Terminal des Flandres at Dunkirk (France). Terminal de Fran...

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

   If you have wondered what Maersk Line's new "Triple E" ships will look like when they're underway, the Website gCaptain has posted photographs of the first of these vessels undergoing sea trials .    gCaptain said it obtained some of the photos from the Website shipspotting.com    Maersk Line said it will take delivery of the ship at the end of the month and hold a formal naming ceremony on Friday. Photographs show the name of Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller , the compan...

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

   The Transport Council of the European Commission has adopted a general approach to rail interoperability throughout the European Union, removing administrative and technical barriers to the “Fourth Railway Package.”    The European Parliament will vote on the proposal in November.    The entire railway package, adopted Jan. 30, calls for measures to open up the constricted railroad market, promote better quality and efficiency among operators, and link the continent toget...

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

   The ocean freight division of the forwarding company Panalpina said Tuesday it plans to begin offering customers an order management system based on the latest version of the customer-facing application, LOG-NET.    Panalpina said the offering, called MyPanalpina+, is designed to give customers enhanced order processing capabilities, better freight management services and improved visibility of their supply chains.    “The deployment of the new system demonstrates Panalp...

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

   MCC Transport has named Naresh Potty  its chief commercial officer, based in Singapore.    Potty will be responsible for overseeing commercial activities including trade and marketing, key client management and business and commercial processes for the intra-Asia liner company, a unit of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group.    He first joined the A.P. Moller–Maersk Group in 2000, holding various positions in line management, sales, marketing and general management. Pri...

Monday, June 10, 2013

   Cargo volumes moving from North America to North Europe picked up in the first quarter, but are “unsustainable due to the austerity measures being taken by most European governments,” according to an article in the current edition of Drewry’s Container Insight Weekly .    Drewry said exports from North America to North Europe improved significantly in the first quarter, with “average monthly cargo flow reaching 176,000 TEUs, up by 14 percent compared to the previous quarter, or 5 ...

Monday, June 10, 2013

   TNT Express plans to layoff 850 workers in Italy and combine its smaller operations in the country into larger outposts at strategic locations.    The moves, which are part of the company’s "Deliver!" reorganization program, will affect 20 Italian facilities.    Service levels and network connectivity will not be affected by the downsizing, company officials said. TNT Express is also planning on investing in depot sorting and IT at the remaining facilities.    ...

Monday, June 10, 2013

   According to an Associated Press report, EU regulators are poised to approve Delta Air Lines’ purchase of a 49-percent stake in Virgin Atlantic without conditions.    Delta purchased the stake in Virgin last December for $360 million, and officials from both carriers have been waiting on the necessary regulatory approvals from the U.S. Department of Transportation and European Commission. Last month, news agencies reported the commission would likely rule on the deal by June 20.&nb...

Monday, June 10, 2013

   European and Israeli officials have signed a comprehensive air transport agreement, allowing carriers to fly between the countries on a limited basis.    Current restrictions on flights will be eased over the next five years, and by 2018, both will enjoy unfettered access to each other's airports.    “Israel is a key partner for the EU, and today's agreement is very important for further strengthening the overall economic, trade and tourism relations between Israel and th...

Monday, June 10, 2013

   Horizon Lines named William A. Hamlin executive vice president and chief operating officer.    Hamlin joined Horizon in March 2011 as senior vice president of operations from Jamian McElroy & Hamlin, a consulting firm specializing in transportation and infrastructure, domestic and international security and environmental issues. He served as a partner at the firm from 2009 to 2011.    Prior to that, he held various executive positions with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdin...

Friday, June 07, 2013

    German national railroad DB Schenker announced plans to operate a "Bospherous Shuttle" linking Germany and Turkey with up to five pairs of freight trains per week. The service is scheduled to begin in September with three trains.      The railroad said it will take five days to cover the 2,000 kilometer route between Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Istanbul. DB Schenker's Bulgaria subsidiary will transfer the trains directly to the Turkish State Railways.

Thursday, June 06, 2013

   Volga-Dnepr Airlines has signed an agreement with Paris-Vatry Airport, located to the east of Paris, to base up to three IL-76TD-90VD freighters at the airport.    The carrier recently invested more than $100 million on its fleet of five IL-76TD-90VD freighters. The craft are more fuel efficient and less noisy than than the older IL-76 planes, which had been banned in Australia, Europe, Japan and North American. The planes also have an increased range and payload.    “To...

Thursday, June 06, 2013

   The composer Alan Hovhaness incorporated recordings of whale songs into one of his symphonies, but a new group of composers are working another sound from the sea into their tune: foghorns.    A musical performance featuring on-shore bands and what the creators of the event promise to be "an armada of vessels positioned off shore" is being planned for later this month. The event, in South Tyneside, is part of the Festival of the North East and will be performed in the area around S...

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

   As the new chairman of the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG), Oliver Evans wants to build on the momentum created over the past two years and pave a clear path forward toward conquering new challenges.    Evans, chief cargo officer of Swissport International Air Lines, assumed his new role when he recently took on the chairman position at The International Air Cargo Association. Atlas Air's Michael Steen served as the first GACAG chairman.    GACAG, formed in 2011,...

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

   Drewry cautions that shippers may see a deterioration in service if the current price war in the ocean container industry continues.    “The carrier financials that have so far been published for the first quarter of 2013 present the same mixed bag of results that typified 2012. Some carriers made a little money but more lost cash, meaning that the industry at large started 2013 in the red,” said the London-based firm, which has just published the latest edition of its monthly Sea...

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

   The portal-based ocean shipping e-commerce network INTTRA this week hosted the liner carrier industry’s first Ocean Shipping CIO Leadership Council in Paris.    Participants included chief information officers from the world’s top ocean carriers, shippers and recognized industry experts, including CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd, Maersk Line, MSC, UASC, CSAV, Kuehne + Nagel, Boston Consulting Group, Gartner, and Mallory Alexander International Logistics.    The two-day...

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

   On the 35th anniversary of of CMA CGM's founding by Jacques Saadé, French President François Hollande officially inaugurated the shipping line's latest 16,000-TEU vessel, the Jules Verne, in Marseille.    Named after the famous French author of the 1800s, the French-flagged Jules Verne is deployed on the weekly FAL 1 (French Asia Line) route between Asia and North Europe. It is the third 16,000-TEU vessel, after the Marco Polo and Alexander Von Humboldt, deployed by the world's thi...

Tuesday, June 04, 2013

    Maersk Line said it will implement rate hikes on several trades: A general rate increase (GRI) for dry cargo moving from the Middle East, India and Pakistan to the United States and Canada will take effect on July 3. The increase will be $300 for 20-foot containers, $400 for 40-foot standard containers, $450 for 40-foot, high-cube containers, and $505 for 45-foot containers. A GRI for dry and reefer shipments from the Far East to the United States will take effect July 1. For cargo mo...

Tuesday, June 04, 2013

   Cargolux has launched weekly freighter service between Atlanta and Munich, routed through Luxembourg, on a Boeing 747-400 freighter. It serves as the carrier’s first regular airfreight service to and from Munich.    International freight forwarding company Senator International Spedition will serve as Cargolux’s main import customer. According to officials, most of these imports will originate in Asia and the U.S., with Munich serving as a cargo consolidation point for goods flyin...

Tuesday, June 04, 2013

   NOL Group, the Singapore parent of the liner company APL, has appointed Tom Behrens-Sørensen to its board of directors.    Behrens-Sørensen’s career included a 30-year tenure at A.P. Moller-Maersk, where he held several senior leadership roles. NOL said he led Maersk's  expansion into China from 1994 through 2009.    Based in Beijing, Behrens-Sørensen is a co-founder of the European Union Chamber of Commerce and of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China. He has been...

Monday, June 03, 2013

   The International Air Transport Association bumped up its global airline profitability by $2.1 billion to a projected $12.7 billion in 2013. The industry generated $7.6 billion in profits last year.    Despite the increase, and a new prediction of $711 billion in revenues this year, the industry’s profit margin will remain low at 1.8 percent. In 2010, the industry saw a profit margin of 3.3 percent, its highest since 2001 and best since 2007’s profit margin of 2.9 percent. This ye...

Monday, June 03, 2013

   An enforcement blitz by U.S. and French Customs officials resulted in the seizure of 480 shipments of potentially harmful counterfeit electronic components, U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently announced.    Operation Core Systems, conducted between Nov. 1 and April 30 targeted fake computer and electronic components such as semiconductors, computer networking equipment, hard drives and memory cards that often don't meet performance standards of the original equipment and ha...

Monday, June 03, 2013

   CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping group, said it had a profit of $102 million in the first quarter compared to a loss of $240 million in the same period a year earlier.    Revenue for the quarter was $3.8 billion, six percent more than the $3.6 billion recorded in the first three months of 2012.    The company said the increase resulted from a 3-percent growth in volumes carried (2.7 million TEUs in first-quarter 2013 compared with 2.6 million TEUs in...

Friday, May 31, 2013

   European officials from all branches of government have agreed on a plan to develop a multi-modal, single-market transportation structure by 2030.    The agreement must now be approved by the European Parliament Plenary and Council.    Financing for the significant, multi-decade project will largely come from member states, although officials anticipate there will be some federal monies available.    This core transportation network will unify European roads, ai...

Friday, May 31, 2013

   Officials from Zim said they are hopeful that general rate increases being announced by carriers to take effect at the beginning of July will stick and improve the outlook for the container shipping industry.     Zim "is generating good utilization of the vessels,” Guy Eldar, the company's chief financial officer, said in a telephone interview with American Shipper on Thursday, after the Israel-based carrier released its first quarter results.     “In terms of f...

Friday, May 31, 2013

   Maersk Line said Friday it's increasing the size of a July 1 general rate increase for cargo moving from Asia to North Europe from $750 per TEU to $950 per TEU.    "Maersk Line continues to face unsustainable rates in the trade and we will increase our rates effective July 1, 2013, both from Asia to North Europe and from North Europe to Asia," the world's largest container carrier said.    "In the westbound trade, the continued rapid decline in market rates over the past ...

Friday, May 31, 2013

   Air freight and express wholesaler AMI has promoted Darren Zieba to the newly-created position of global information technology project manager.    Zieba will be based at AMI’s Chicago office and assumes responsibility for several major system projects, such as MyAMI and the global rollout of AMI’s online product Click2Ship. He will also head AMI’s central IT development team, based at its London headquarters.    He has worked in aviation and air cargo IT for over 15 year...

Thursday, May 30, 2013

   Zim said it recorded a loss to shareholders of $112 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared with a loss of $163 million in the same quarter last year.    The Israel-based liner carrier had revenue of $918 million in the first quarter, 6 percent more than in the first quarter of 2012. The company said the increase in revenue reflected an increase in containers carried and higher freight rates.    Zim moved 602,000 TEUs in the first quarter, 6 percent more than ...

Thursday, May 30, 2013

   Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. has closed on the sale of a 35-percent interest in its terminal division, Terminal Investment Ltd. (TIL).     The Stamford, Conn.-based infrastructure investment fund, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), and a group of co-investors are paying $1.9 billion for TIL, MSC said in April when the deal was first announced.    MSC said TIL has or is acquiring interests in 30 container terminals and is now the wor...

Thursday, May 30, 2013

   Maersk Line has announced new rotations for its MECL 1 and MECL 2 services between the United States, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Mediterranean.     The company announced earlier this year it was increasing the size of its ships in MECL 1, which is operated with U.S.-flag vessels, and using them to serve the Western Mediterranean by connecting in Algeciras with dedicated feeders.    On the MECL 1, beginning with the Maersk Chicago arriving in Newark, N.J. on...

Thursday, May 30, 2013

   Etihad Cargo and Atlas Air Worldwide have launched a round-the-world freighter service, adding new services to Viracopos, Brazil; Quito, Ecuador; and Miami to its existing Boeing 747-8 routing.    The globe-spanning service begins in Abu Dhabi, continuing on a Hong Kong-Chicago-Miami-Viracopos-Quito-Amsterdam routing before returning to the Middle East.    “This goes beyond simply joining the dots, it’s about working with partners, operating routes which benefit our ...

Thursday, May 30, 2013

   At DHL’s annual general meeting, Frank Appel, the integrator’s chief executive officer, expressed confidence in previously announced earnings targets of 2.7 billion euros ($3.52 million) to 2.95 billion euros for 2013, despite the sour economy.    Earnings targets for 2015 have been set at between 3.35 billion euros and 3.55 billion euros.    Company growth will come from DHL’s new strategy, which is to help simplify customer services and expand the company’s network, fos...

Thursday, May 30, 2013

   The logistics solutions provider Descartes Systems Group said its operating profit rose 9 percent year-on-year in its fiscal first quarter to $4.8 million.    Descartes, whose quarter ended April 30, said revenue grew 14 percent to $34 million. Service revenue rose 9 percent to $30.1 million. Net income, meanwhile, rose 8 percent to $2.6 million.    Fifty-one percent of Descartes’ revenue was generated in the United States, 37 percent in Europe, 10 percent in Canada, and ...

Thursday, May 30, 2013

   Virgin Atlantic Cargo has begun using a cloud-based air messaging system from logistics solutions provider Descartes Systems Group.    Virgin will use Descartes’ Global Air Messaging Gateway to help standardize and automate its air cargo processes.    "Using Descartes as our sole electronic messaging provider, we benefit from increased transparency and improved efficiency across our air cargo operations," said Gill Launders, head of corporate services at&nb...

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

   Norbert Dentressangle has purchased the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese logistics operations of Fiege for an undisclosed amount.    By picking up Fiege Borruso and FLI spa, a pharmaceutical operation, in Italy, Norbert has doubled the size of its holdings in the country, making it the fourth largest logistics company in Italy. Fiege, which will still retain some logistics and air freight business in the country, generated Italian revenues of 95 million euros ($122.9 million) last y...

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

   The Alabama State Port Authority has appointed Frank Fogarty to vice president for trade and development, effective June 3.    Fogarty has 38 years of experience in domestic and international trade, terminal operations and stevedoring in U.S. ports. Prior to joining the port, he was senior vice president for sales and marketing at Ports America in Iselin, N.J. He also formerly served as vice president of P&O Ports North America in Houston.    Sandler and Tra...

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

   Luxair Cargo has opened the 4-million-euro ($5.12 million), 3,000-square-meter Healthcare and Pharma Center expansion at Luxembourg Airport on the strength of increased pharmaceutical business with Panalpina.     Built within the company’s existing facility, the new development includes both a “controlled-room temperature” area and a space where the temperature is kept between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius.     Over the past four years, Panalpina has seen a steady inc...

Friday, May 24, 2013

   In the latest round of union talks, Cargolux has reduced its cost-savings target from $37 million for 2013 and 2014 to simply $12.5 million for next year, lowering the amount of concessions its unions would have to accept for a new collective-work agreement.    The Luxemburg-based all-cargo carrier has been in negotiations with two trade unions, Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions and the OGBL, over a new collective-work agreement. It released an official statement r...

Friday, May 24, 2013

   The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has signed an agreement with the Netherlands to coordinate airspace between the United States and Dutch-controlled Caribbean islands.    The agency will also install FAA air navigation services and facilities in the area, share safety information and other data, and provide technical assistance on an as-needed basis. The FAA already provides air navigation services in the San Juan Flight Information Region, which is adjacent to Netherlands a...

Friday, May 24, 2013

   Americold, a temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics provider to the food industry, appointed Jed Milstein to executive vice president and chief human resources officer, and Jeff Hogarth to senior vice president for Asia-Pacific.    Milstein joins Americold after serving as executive vice president of human resources for TransCentra, a billing and payments provider. Prior to this, he was the head of HR for Cerberus Operations and Advisory Co.    Hogarth, a 23-yea...

Thursday, May 23, 2013

   Members of European Parliament are in favor of starting talks toward the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a free-trade agreement between the European Union and the United States, but warn they must be kept apprised of the discussions.    In a resolution voted on Thursday, members also said any agreement must protect Europe’s cultural and audiovisual services market, and provide EU firms with access to U.S. public procurement markets. American restrictions on EU suppl...

Thursday, May 23, 2013

   Hapag-Lloyd is launching a new service linking 10 ports in Italy, Turkey and Egypt.    The first sailing in the new Levante Express Service (LEX) will depart June 18 from Cagliari. Three vessels with approximate capacity of 1,400 TEU each will operate in this rotation: Cagliari, Alexandria, Damietta, Port Said, Mersin, Izmir, Cagliari, Genoa, Leghorn, Naples, Salerno and Cagliari again.    Calls to the hub ports of Cagliari, Damietta and Port Said offer connection to Hap...