Maersk launches first Rijeka-Czech Republic direct cargo rail service
A regular rail link between Rijeka, Croatia and Paskov, Czech Republic via the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) commenced for the first time, according...
Newly opened Kijing container terminal set to boost Indonesia’s commodity exports
After four years of construction, Kijing International Port, the largest container terminal on Indonesia's Kalimantan island in the Borneo region, was inaugurated on 9...
London Medway reports signficant growth in trade as congestion issues plague South East ports
London Medway, part of the Peel Ports Group, has reported a significant increase in unaccompanied freight trade in recent weeks, between the United Kingdom...
Sea-Intelligence sees NAWC ports’ volume growth slowing in 2022 Q2
Danish maritime data company Sea-Intelligence analysed container handling statistics in the second quarter of the year for major North American West Coast ports (Los...
Port of Long Beach records busiest July ever
The Port of Long Beach (POLB) has achieved its busiest July on record in terms of TEU volumes, despite a cooldown in consumer spending. More...
Japan loans Cambodia US$306 million to expand Sihanoukville port
Cambodia will receive a US$306 million loan from Japan to expand the Sihanoukville port. The loan agreement was signed at a meeting between Cambodia’s deputy...
Georgia Ports Authority reports 530,800 TEU in July
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has announced that the port of Savannah handled 530,800 TEU in July, which represents a 18% increase compared to the...
Lekki port receives RTGs and STS cranes
Lekki Deep Sea Port has taken delivery of three Super Post Panamax Ships to Shore (STS) Cranes and 10 Rubber Tyred Gantries (RTGs), which...
Maersk’s Performance Team to create new cold chain facility in Charleston
Performance Team – A Maersk Company has unveiled plans for a new cold storage facility in Charleston, South Carolina, which will open in the...
MPA Singapore appoints new chief executive
The current chief executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) Quah Ley Hoon will step down on 5 September and will...
Kalmar secures Yilport’s mobile equipment order
Turkish port and terminal operator Yilport has placed an order for 20 Eco reachstackers, four empty container handlers and three forklift trucks to Finnish...
British trade union announces eight-day strike action at Port of Felixstowe
British trade union Unite has announced that over 1,900 workers at the port of Felixstowe, who are union members, will begin eight days of...
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Singaporean state investment firm Temasek mum on PIL bailout
The Singapore government’s investment company Temasek Holdings is remaining tight-lipped on market talk that it may take a stake in embattled liner operator Pacific...
Chinese shipyards win giant container ship order
Chinese shipyards will build six 24,232TEU containerships, the largest in the world as of today, that the Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (Bocomm Leasing)...
MSC Rosa M damages Mumbai crane
The 14,000TEU MSC Rosa M has hit and seriously damaged a crane at the DP World terminal in Nhava Sheva, NSIGT in Mumbai, while...
Taking the personal view for crew working on container shipping
Philip Eastell – Founder of Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers – describes the personal side of container operations at a time when crew, affected by...
