VIETNAM SHIPPER - Air line - Sea line - Trainsport

Air cargo volumes continue their decline (19/8)

IATA’s latest airfreight market data shows that cargo demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), declined for the eighth month in a row in June.

	Today’s Heathrow strike called off (7/8)
	FedEx ups Memphis investment by $450m (7/8)
	Swiss WorldCargo to launch nonstop service to Osaka and Washington DC (7/8)

Sea News

HAPAG-LLOYD FINED FOR FAILING TO DECLARE DANGEROUS GOODS (19/8)

The company said it does not properly declare the dangerous cargoes before shipment is a violation of the Hazardous Materials Regulations. Violators may also be subject to monetary fines and/or criminal prosecution under applicable law.

	Charterers Liable for Demurrage Despite Invalid NOR (19/8)
	Consolidation has brought liners ‘unprecedented’ levels of rate stability (19/8)
	Shipping takes aim at battery-powered future (19/8)

Transport News

What to Expect in Transportation in 2019 (18/12)

Transportation has been on a transformative tear for the past few years, boosting the use of digital platforms to do more for shippers, carriers, logistics companies and other stakeholders.

	Hapag-Lloyd to Introduce Cleaner Fuel Charges from 2019 (11/10)
	Ruscon starts Moscow-Russian Far East 154-TEU block train service (14/5)
	FedEx to raise freight rates (6/3)

Business

12,562 TEU – NEW HIGHEST HANDLING RECORD PER MOTHER VESSEL SET BY TAN CANG – CAI MEP INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL (TCIT) (18/2)

On 15/02/2020, Tan Cang – Cai Mep International Terminal (TCIT) has once again set the new highest handling record per vessel while dispatching ONE GRUS (belong to FE5 Service connects Vietnam - Europe) deployed by THE Alliance with the handling volume of 12,562 TEU (1 TEU = twenty-foot equivalent unit), broken the previous record set on December 2019 on the same vessel.

	DITP grants ELMA 2019 to 3 winners for the achievement of their world-class logistics management practices (29/8)
	US-China row takes place at WTO (19/8)
	70 Leaders Set To Gather To Explore the Future of Intelligent Automation (19/8)

Logistics

Smart devices can change utility and value of containers – Drewry (19/8)

Smart devices could transform radically the utility and value of shipping container equipment assets, according to Drewry’s latest Container Census & Leasing Annual Review & Forecast 2019/20 report.

	Chemical tanker abandoned after fire, drifting (19/8)
	Canada’s Montreal port to develop new container terminal (19/8)
	An Alternative Route to a Fuel-Efficient Last Mile (19/8)

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