Slow-steaming by shipping lines, the shift of production centers in China inland and the easing of customs barriers in Eastern Europe are rapidly opening up overland transport routes between Asia and Europe.
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19 Jun 2013
IAG Cargo will offer additional freight capacity between London and Rio de Janeiro.
19 Jun 2013
Freightliner, the United Kingdom’s second largest rail freight operator, today announced its acquisition of ERS Railways, the pan-European intermodal rail company, from ocean carrier Maersk Line.
19 Jun 2013
The P3 Network announced between Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM will bring together portions of the three largest global container ship fleets. The alliance, which is planned for the second quarter of 2014, will enable the three carriers to deploy their largest vessels in the Asia-Europe trade and cascade slightly smaller ships into the trans-Pacific and the trans-Atlantic lanes. This infographic gives a look at how the partners' fleets - both individually and as contributed to the alliance - measure up against the global fleet.
19 Jun 2013
The European Commission’s social dialogue committee in the port sector launched today in Brussels with port authorities, terminal operators, dockers and other port workers across the European Union.
19 Jun 2013
The U.S. Department of Defense has adopted as final, with changes, the interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement...
19 Jun 2013
Deutsche Bahn and Bombardier Transportation have signed a frame contract for the delivery of up to 450 electric locomotives by the year 2020.
18 Jun 2013
The P3 Network announced today between Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM will have little or no impact on the glut of vessel capacity that has been depressing global freight rates, but will enable the world’s three largest container lines to substantially cut their operating costs on the Asia-Europe, trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic trades.
18 Jun 2013
CMA CGM, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. have agreed to establish a long-term operational alliance on East–West trades.
17 Jun 2013
French carrier CMA CGM will increase rates on westbound cargo moving on its Epic service from India to North Europe and the Mediterranean, starting July 1.
17 Jun 2013
The European Union and the U.S. officially launched far-reaching negotiations on a trans-Atlantic free trade and investment agreement today that could boost their combined economies by as much as $280 billion a year.
Jun 5, 2013 2:00PM EDT