DACHSER Offers Air Freight Charters for Peak Season Again

NOVEMBER 9, 2018 – This year, the logistics provider will be organizing charter flights for the Frankfurt—Shanghai—Frankfurt route again, offering customers in central Europe and China weekly round trips during air freight’s peak season.

“We are expecting this year’s peak season to be another strong one for air freight. Having our own charter means we can create premium capacity for our customers with fixed process and transit times,” says Timo Stroh, Head of Global Air Freight at DACHSER. “In...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/09/dachser-offers-air-freight-charters-for-peak-season-again/

Automechanika Shanghai edges closer to its impressive lineup of fringe events in 2018

While more than 140,000 automotive buyers are preparing to descend upon the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in November for Automechanika Shanghai, organisers are working behind the scenes to ensure the high expectations of the show’s fringe programme are met. This year’s edition will see some 50 fringe events take place, covering a strong collection of topics and pressing issues related to the entire automotive world.

Altogether, over 250 senior level representatives are...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/08/automechanika-shanghai-edges-closer-to-its-impressive-lineup-of-fringe-events-in-2018/

Noatum exhibe su oferta portuaria en la China International Import Export

Noatum Ports, de la mano de Cosco Shipping Ports, junto con las autoridades portuarias de València y Bilbao participa esta semana en lo que se ha convertido en el evento comercial del año en China, la CIIE (China International Import Expo) en su primera edición. La feria reúne a más de 80 países y...

http://elvigia.com/noatum-exhibe-su-oferta-portuaria-en-la-china-international-import-export/

Port of Gdansk opens new offices in China

Cooperation between China and the Port of Gdansk is growing more and more each year. After the marketing success during this year’s CILF 2018 industry fair in China, the time has come to open the Port’s business office in Asia. It will be the first one representing the Polish port in the “Middle Kingdom”.

The Port of Gdansk has decided to open its first office in Shanghai – not only the largest city in China, but also the global leader among seaports. The Port of Gdansk’s business office was...

http://container-news.com/port-gdansk-new-offices-chna/

How valuable is repair and maintenance to China’s automotive future? Automechanika Shanghai reports

A view from last years’ event

Two of Automechanika Shanghai’s industry association partners have laid out the details behind why China’s relationship the automotive service sector is starting to turn the heads of the world’s most successful car producing regions. The China Auto Maintenance Equipment Industry Association (CAMEIA) and the China Automotive Maintenance and Repair Trade Association (CAMRA) have a combined 1,700 members of organisations and companies across China, many of whom will be...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/23/how-valuable-is-repair-and-maintenance-to-chinas-automotive-future-automechanika-shanghai-reports/

Maritime rescue drill in Shanghai ahead of China International Import Expo

A maritime rescue drill took place at Waigaoqiao, China on Friday, October 12, under the city’s maritime security preparations regarding the China International Import Expo.

Shanghai Maritime Search and Rescue Center and Pudong Maritime Bureau organized the drill. During its course, three cargo containers ‘fell’ off a ship while it was leaving the dock.

The containers fell into the water near the dock and one of them was containing ‘dangerous’ goods.

The rescue team began its operations which...

https://safety4sea.com/maritime-rescue-drill-in-shanghai-ahead-of-china-international-import-expo/

1st batch of Philippine fruits arrived for CIIE

A container full of dried fruits from the Philippines arrived at Wusong Port, Shanghai, making it the first batch of foreign foods to reach China for the upcoming import expo, according to Shanghai Customs Thursday.

Dried fruits including mangoes, bananas and durians from 15 Filipino companies were shipped to China, serving as a testimony of the extensive attention small- and medium-sized enterprises overseas paid to China’s International Import Expo (CIIE), scheduled for Nov. 5-10 in Shanghai.

Re...

http://container-news.com/1st-batch-philippine-fruits-ciie/

American Club: Clarifications on Shanghai ECA map

The Shanghai Maritime Safety Administrations (MSA) has issued a sketch map of the waters comprising Shanghai Port which outlines the Emissions Control Area (ECA) for navigating ships. As of 1st October 2018, all vessels on international and domestic coastal voyages are required to use fuel with a sulfur content of up to 0.5% m/m, while navigating and berthing in Shanghai Port.

On the occasion, the American P&I Club issued a translation to the map, with help from Hai Tong & Partners, Shanghai,...

https://safety4sea.com/american-club-clarifications-on-shanghai-eca-map/

New project to develop blockchain for ports of Shanghai and Guangdong

Technology company Ideanomics signed a Joint Venture (JV) for Exclusive APEC Model E-port Network (APMEN), APEC’s online port clearance system, across Asia-Pacific with APMEN Trade Tech. The JV will design an electronic port clearance system based on blockchain.

The project will launch the first phase of the operations in two of the biggest ports: Shanghai and Guangdong, which account for nearly half of China’s import and export and then it will expand into other APEC countries’ ports.

The JV...

https://safety4sea.com/new-project-to-develop-blockchain-for-ports-of-shanghai-and-guangdong/