Two container shipping companies have announced that they will begin services from South China and Vietnam to the East Coast of the USA via the Suez Canal.  Beginning in June, the service is designed to answer customer’s requirements for improved transit times   for container freight shipping from Asia to the USA.  The route will [...]

The Transport Ministry of Vietnam is drawing up plans to transfer more freight containers to rail, in order to ease road congestion.  It is proposed to upgrade three main routes this year with others to follow.  Only one port at the moment has links to the national rail system.  This means that most freight travels [...]

As shipping lines in Asia cope with lower demand and higher costs, small freight forwarders in Vietnam are going out of business.  The largest freight company in the country is expecting this to enable a rise in local cargo rates as competition for traffic becomes less intense. The General Director of the company says that the [...]

A new logistics centre Hanoi and the port city of Haiphong will begin operating in November. This will offer direct ocean access to international markets. The facility will have direct road access to Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport and close to Hai Duong Inland Container Depot, so will be ideally situated for both air and [...]

The government in China is due to announce its May trade figures on Friday, and some economists expect that they will show a slowdown in growth.  A  recent report estimates that Chinese export growth dropped to 20 percent year-on-year, down from 29.9 percent in April, while import growth is expected to rise from 21.8 percent [...]