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DCT Gdansk achieves new container record

DCT Gdansk, the largest container terminal on the Baltic Sea, set a new record in container traffic in March, by handling 206,645 TEU, and...

Surplus capacity fuells dynamic port pricing on Indian East Coast

With increasing capacity utilisation pressure and sensing an opportunity to capture more ad-hoc calls because of vessel diversions in the region, Indian east coast...

One-day lockdown for all Japanese ports on 17 April

The dockworkers in Japan plan a one-day strike on Sunday, 17 April, as the country enters "Shunto". Every year around February to April, Japan enters...

State-owned Transnet gradually resumes operations after devastating floods

South Africa's Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has claimed that Transnet has gradually resumed operations at the Port of Durban on the morning of...

SC Ports hits box volume record for the 13th month in a row

South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) handled a total of 264,334 TEU at Wando Welch, North Charleston and Hugh K. Leatherman terminals in March, which...

Fremantle Ports moves a quarter of its boxes by rail in March

Fremantle Ports transported 16,807 TEU via rail in March, which is 24.3% of the overall container volumes handled in the port, exceeding the target...

Port of Los Angeles completes best first quarter in its history

The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has handled 958,674 TEU in March, which is its third consecutive monthly cargo record, while the port completed...

Aided by Colombo diversions, DP World Cochin lifts transshipment volumes

Global terminal operator DP World is said to have invested about US$600 million in the Cochin terminal, better known as Vallarpadam, betting in large...

Update: Durban floods freeze port operations

With South Africa's largest port, Durban port, having suffered serious damages from the unprecedented floods that have caused extreme challenges in the city, shipping...

Busan Port develops monitoring technology to prevent container stack collapses

Busan Port Authority has worked with South Korea's Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to develop a technology to monitor container...

MEDLOG to set up new automated container park at the Port of Brisbane

The logistics and supply chain operator MEDLOG and Port of Brisbane have signed a 30-year lease on a 73,000 m² site on Fisherman Islands. MSC...

Ningbo on “yellow alert” after new Covid-19 outbreak, Shanghai lockdown continues

It is déjà vu as China’s second-busiest container port, Ningbo port, is now on “yellow alert” after some Covid-19 cases were found. If Ningbo...

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Red Sea shipping traffic rebounds as Houthis limit targets

Red Sea maritime traffic has increased by 60% to approximately 36–37 vessels per day since August 2024, as Reuters reported. However, it still falls short...

CMA CGM applies new surcharge from Far East to West Africa

French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced a peak season surcharge (PSS) for shipments from Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, China and Hong Kong &...

China to counterbalance Panama setback through South America projects

As geopolitical tensions deepen and shipping lanes become politicized battlegrounds, China is recalibrating its approach to the Western Hemisphere. The recent retreat of CK Hutchison...

PIL christens new 8,200 TEU boxship

Pacific International Lines (PIL) named its latest 8,200 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel, Kota Ocean, at the PSA Terminal in Singapore. The vessel was named...

Singapore authorities away grounded container barge

Authorities in Singapore have towed away a container barge that ran aground off the resort island of Sentosa this morning (6 June). ...
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