United Arab Shipping Co.’s ship Asir, which was crippled by an explosion that occurred in its engine room on May 11, has been moved to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, by two tugs from Smit Salvage.
Saudi Arabia
02 Apr 2013
The latest IATA cargo figures again show the Middle East is the only region posting significant year-on-year traffic growth in a flat lining global market.
29 Mar 2013
Jubail Commercial Port in Saudi Arabia will take delivery of six rail-mounted gantry cranes from Liebherr Container Cranes.
20 Mar 2013
Bahri, formerly known as the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, has added Jacksonville, Fla., to its regular liner service schedule.
12 Mar 2013
Saudi Airlines Cargo has renewed its contract with Fast Forward Cargo and will team up with them to increase air cargo frequencies to West Africa from Dubai World Center in the United Arab Emirates.
12 Mar 2013
CMA CGM has announced several rate increases that will take effect on April 1.
27 Feb 2013
Saudi Airlines Cargo will add additional flights to selected routes in its existing freighter schedule, effective from March and April.
27 Feb 2013
The U.S. goods trade in 2012 reached $3.8 trillion, 59.5 percent in imports.
22 Feb 2013
Maersk Line has added Hazira, India, as a port call on its Europe-Middle East service rotation to enhance direct coverage of India to and from the east Mediterranean.
21 Feb 2013
Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates for all cargoes and container types from East Asia, excluding Japan, to the Red Sea, by $500 per 20-foot-equivalent unit, effective March 15.
01 Feb 2013
Ocean carrier United Arab Shipping Co. will implement a general rate increase on all U.S. export cargo to the Middle East and Mediterranean, effective March 1. It will apply to all tariff ocean freight rates and service contracts.