A new UN code of practice, requiring container weights to be verified before shipping, will come into force in July 2016. If the issue sounds dull and procedural, it is nothing of the kind. Under-declaration of container...
Read MoreCargo containers filled with goods from toys to electronics are piling up on Manila’s docks as a rush-hour truck ban threatens to dent growth in the Philippines, Southeast Asia’s fastest-expanding economy. Incoming cargo boxes...
Read MoreFrom the West Australian: Mining giant BHP Billiton has denounced planned strike action by tugboat workers at Port Hedland, saying it will cost resource companies $100 million a day. The Maritime Union of Australia’s WA branch...
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