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Global Ports’ VSC increases container inspection capacity

Global Ports Group has upgraded the inspection facilities at its container terminal Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC), located in the Russian port of Vostochny, increasing...

Port of Helsinki box volumes drop in 2021

Container volumes at the Port of Helsinki were decreased by 8.3% year-on-year in 2021, reaching 467,000 TEU. On the contrary, the Finnish port handled a...

Konecranes RMG cranes to handle copper concentrate in Chile

Located in the city of Mejillones in Chile, Terminal Graneles del Norte (TGN) has ordered three Konecranes Rail-Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes with a high...

CMA CGM and SIPG complete China’s first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering

The French shipping group CMA CGM and the Chinese port operator Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) have achieved China’s first bonded LNG SIMOPS (simultaneous...

Port of Rotterdam tests shore-based power for inland shipping

The green energy supplier Skoon Energy has installed on behalf of the Rotterdam Port Authority a battery system in the centre of Rotterdam, where...

SC Ports achieves new February container record

South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) has achieved its busiest February on record, which is also the twelfth consecutive month of container throughput growth. SC...

Port of Piraeus hits profitability record in 2021

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has reported the highest level of profitability in its history during 2021, with profit after taxes surpassing US$40 million (€36.8...

Déjà vu as Shenzhen locked down for a week

Concerns of a rerun of congestion around Shenzhen, China’s third-busiest container port, have arisen after the city was locked down for a week from...

Port of Duisburg ceases all business activity in Belarus

Port of Duisburg has announced the cessation of all business activity in Belarus with immediate effect due to the support of the Ukraine war...

Maersk sells its stake in Russian operator Global Ports due to Ukraine war

APM Terminals has decided to sell its shares in Russian port operator Global Ports due to Putin's invasion of Ukraine. This move follows Maersk Line's...

Felixstowe achieves new box volume benchmark

Hutchison Ports-operated Port of Felixstowe has broken its own record for the most containers handled on a single ship for the third time in...

Indian port unions renew strike threat amid cargo demand growth

Indian dockworker unions at major government ports have revived their strike intentions after a series of failed negotiation sessions. A consortium of five national labour...

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AD Ports, CMA CGM and partners to develop e-methanol facility in UAE

AD Ports has signed a collaboration agreement with Masdar, Advario and the CMA CGM Group to explore the feasibility for the development of a...

Wärtsilä’s solution to deliver fuel and emission savings for ONE boxship

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a conversion package featuring the company’s Fit4Power radical derating solution for the vessel ONE Maestro. The Fit4Power solution optimises the...

Port of NEOM enhances handling capabilities with new equipment

Port of NEOM has seen the arrival of the first fully automated, remote-controlled Ship-To-Shore (STS) and Electric Rubber-Tyred Gantry (eRTG) cranes in Saudi Arabia. Located...

Ocean carriers add nearly 400,000 TEUs to Asia–NAWC trade

The pause in the US-China trade war, and the associated demand boom, has caused a scramble amongst box lines to inject capacity swiftly, according...

Long term unpredictability forecast for container market

Shippers and forwarders should brace for prolonged disruptions in the container trade, with economists and industry experts expecting the US administration’s trade war to...
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