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SeaCube Cold Solutions (SCS), an affiliate of SeaCube Container Leasing and a leading provider of portable cold storage, announces a new partnership with The Wonderful Company. Under this agreement, The Wonderful Company’s Shafter facility will serve as the…
Vietnam’s exports to the U.S. surged 24.4% year-on-year to $66.09 billion in the first seven months, the highest growth rate among its export markets. In the seven-month period, American buyers spent a monthly average of close to $9.6 billion on purchasing…
Over 4,800 containers have been left unclaimed for more than 90 days at Ho Chi Minh City sea ports, causing difficulties for logistics activities. HCMC Customs said that the goods include wood, scrap and others. Many companies imported their goods in excess…
Four Vietnamese companies could lose five containers of spices and cashew worth US$517,000 they shipped to Dubai under what seem mysterious circumstances. According to the Vietnam Pepper Association, they had sold pepper, cashew, cinnamon, and anise to Bab Al…
Vietnam’s exports to Russia fell by nearly 60% year-on-year to US$205 million in the first two months of this year. Iron and steel, footwear and electronics exports almost came to a halt while those of agriculture produce like rice, vegetables and seafood…
Container shipping giant Maersk on Wednesday agreed to buy Hong Kong-based LF Logistics for $3.6 billion in an all-cash deal, as it seeks to expand beyond its core ocean freight business. The deal is one of the group’s largest takeovers to date and follows a…
Vietnam’s agriculture exports are taking a hit as China maintains a very strict inspections regime at northern border gates as a Covid-19 prevention measure. As of Friday, as many as 4,000 container trucks were stranded at the border gates in Lang Son…
The Vietnam Maritime Corporation has launched a container shipping route to Malaysia and India. The route from Vietnam’s Hai Phong Port to Malaysia’s Port Klang, India’s Calcutta, Port Klang, and SP-ITC International Container Terminal in HCMC takes 10 days…
Foreign shipping lines have irrationally imposed several fees and created headaches for domestic exporters, an inspection team has concluded. The Vietnam Marine Administration has reported the findings to the Transport Ministry. The inspection team studied…
Vietnamese businesses are once again struggling to get containers to export their goods amid a global imbalance in the logistics sector. Bui Thi Ngoc Tuyen, deputy director of Bich Chi Food Company in the southern province of Dong Thap, said as empty…
The Suez Canal blockage caused by the Taiwanese container vessel Ever Given is threatening to delay some of Vietnamese exports and imports. The longer it lasts the more losses Vietnamese seafood exporters would suffer since they are the one in charge of…
Steelmaker Hoa Phat plans to manufacture 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit containers a year to mitigate a shortage since containers are stuck at ports after Covid-19 hit trade. It plans to build its first container manufacturing factory in Binh Duong or…
Over 200 container trucks full of fruit stand idle near a northern border gate as the new coronavirus outbreak halts cross-border trade. Lees ook: Lippo Group Launches Web-Based E-Procurement Service Mbiz.co.id Lees ook: Globe Telecom Enhances Efficiency and…
Supermarket chain Foodstuffs will soon allow customers to bring their own containers to use for seafood, over-the-counter butchery, delicatessen and bakery items in an effort to eliminate waste. The BYOC (bring your own container) policy will be made…
The new terminal will double the current loading capacity of the biggest port in northern Vietnam. A new deep-water port is set to open this month in Vietnam’s northern city of Hai Phong. The city is a major sea gateway for Vietnam, but the existing port…
PT Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) in Tanjung Priok said it has entered a new era when it succeeded in serving a giant ship, the Otello of Frances Compagnie Maritime dAffretement – Compagnie Generali Maritime (CMA-CGM). “The ships of CMA-CGM…
