Beijing, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hapag-Lloyd, a German company, announced on its official website that it has reached an agreement with Arab Shipping on a merger. After the merger, Hapag-Lloyd will acquire all the shares of Arab United Shipping.

Driven by both economic globalization and e-commerce, the logistics industry is rapidly transforming from traditional logistics to modern logistics. Scale, technology and specialization will become the inevitable trends in the development of the logistics industry. In 2016, it was a year when the transformation and upgrading of the logistics industry continued to deepen. As the country enters the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, it pays more attention to cost reduction, efficiency improvement and i

According to the latest capacity data from Alphaliner, as of February 1, 2016, among the top 100 global liner companies in terms of capacity, Maersk Line ranked first, Mediterranean Shipping Company ranked second, CMA CGM ranked third, Evergreen Marine Corporation of Taiwan ranked fourth, Hapag-Lloyd ranked fifth, and COSCO Container Lines ranked sixth. The seventh to tenth places are respectively: China Shipping Container Lines, Hamburg South America, Hanjin Shipping, and Orient Overseas Contai

During the integration process of COSCO and China Shipping Group, the first round of the plan mainly involves the integration of three major transportation sectors: container transportation, oil and gas transportation, and bulk cargo transportation. Now, half a year has passed, and the first round of reorganization has reached its final stage. Among them, the headquarters of the container transportation and oil and gas transportation sectors are located in Shanghai, while the headquarters of the

According to shipping consultancy Alphaliner, French CMA CGM Group and Singapore International Shipping Group recently announced the establishment of a joint venture at the Port of Singapore to lease and operate four container berths, with the joint venture ratios being 49% and 51% respectively.

Before the new policy on container weighing was officially implemented on July 1st, the Ministry of Transport released the "Notice of the Ministry of Transport on the Implementation of the 2015 Amendment to Article VI/2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974" (the "Notice") on its official website on June 6th.