Published by Jody Dodgson, Editorial Assistant Global Mining Review, Thursday, 28 May 2026 15:00 Advertisement Canadian company ARLYX Technologies Inc. introduces the first complete, fully electric autonomous solution purpose-built for material handling in underground mines. Developed over two years in Quebec and tested under

28/05/2026 Evergreen Marine Corporation’s management said at a shareholders’ meeting yesterday that the Taiwanese mainline operator expects fuel costs to be higher in Q2 than in Q1, as oil prices see-saw amid the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz. GM Wu Kuang Hui said that Evergreen has signed term supply contracts with bunker suppliers

The Premier Alliance is set to drop two weekly calls at the Spanish transhipment hub of Algeciras on its Asia-North Europe services as part of its continuing network restructuring. Lead Premier Alliance partner ONE said the changes to the FE1 and FE3 services would result in “providing direct access to Le Havre from South-east Asia”,

Atlas Air Worldwide’s acquisition of a 49% stake in Icelandic ACMI operator Air Atlanta comes as private equity owner Apollo Global Management continues to evaluate strategic options for the US cargo airline, including a potential future sale. Reports emerged last year that Apollo was exploring alternatives for Atlas, which it took private in 2023, amid

Container capacity on the trades between India and China is seeing a rapid increase in response to strong green shoots of demand growth. And Ningbo Ocean Shipping (NOS) is the newest participant in the booming market. The carrier has debuted through a slot deal on vessels operated by Singapore-based X-Press Feeders, which has significantly expanded

Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen, co-CEO of the Nearshore Company, emphasises the importance of alignment between the US and Mexico for mineral security. The first official USMCA negotiating round opens the final week of May in Mexico City, and critical minerals are at the centre of the agenda. Both the US and Mexico have indicated in no

Six of the nine Republican attorneys general that objected to the looming Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern tie-up remain unconvinced, claiming the railroads’ resubmitted merger filing is still “incomplete”. After their November warning that the merger threatened the “America First” agenda, AGs from Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota said they saw nothing in

“Do you know what FIATA really stands for?” asked one forwarder, years ago – “Fuck IATA”.  In the decade and a half that The Loadstar has covered the ins and outs of IATA, its members, its love of cash, and its relationship with air cargo customers, that answer has often seemed justified. IATA – often compared

Embattled Singamas Container Holdings executive chairman Teo Siong Seng said today he would take leave of absence from his concurrent role as Pacific International Lines’ (PIL) executive chairman, after the US Justice Department (DoJ) indicted him for cartel-like behaviour with fellow container makers. On 19 May, the DoJ indicted Mr Teo (pictured) for allegedly colluding

Escalating trucking charges and tender rejection rates are boosting intermodal traffic in the US – but they also give rise to warnings of congested rail heads, which could trigger detention and demurrage charges. At a glance, intermodal traffic in North America is not having a stellar time. In Q1, aggregate volumes actually contracted 0.04%, to