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APMT’s West Africa Container Terminal replaces diesel generation with solar electricity

Nigeria's West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) has signed a significant Solar Lease Agreement with Starsight Energy, to provide an expected 1.2-Gigawatt hours of solar...

ICTSI to build US$800 million, 2 million TEU container terminal

Global port and terminal operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) is building a new international container terminal in Bauan, Batangas, Philippines. The new terminal...

New gantry cranes to enhance Halifax port operations

The Port of Halifax has received the first four of eight electric rubber tyre gantry cranes (E-RTG) to terminal operator PSA Halifax’s Atlantic Hub. The...

Asian ports hit by Red Sea backlogs

The Red Sea crisis is challenging Asian ports as congestion with “echoes of the pandemic” is seen in Asia and the Middle East with...

DP World and Asian Terminals Inc. open new barge terminal in the Philippines

DP World and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) announced the opening of Tanza Barge Terminal in Cavite, Philippines to facilitate the transport of goods and...

First large green methanol vessel makes first call in UAE

Maersk's first large vessel that can run on green methanol arrived in Dubai for the very first time and was welcomed by DP World...

Saudi ports see lower container volumes in April

The ports of the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) recorded an increase in cargo throughput tonnage by 8.58% during April 2024, handling 27,107,961 tons, compared...

MSC ship enters Baltimore to evacuate containers

One of MSC's ships has become the first vessel to call at Baltimore Port’s Seagirt Container Terminal since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed...

Porto Itapoá sets new monthly container record

Porto Itapoá set a new monthly record in April, moving 107,475 TEUs, and surpassing the previous record of 106,565 TEUs set in October 2023. Felipe...

Port of New York and New Jersey surpasses 2 million TEUs in first three months

The Port of New York and New Jersey handled 701,648 TEUs in March bringing the first quarter total volumes to 2,001,449 TEUs, translating to...

Leading port operators to significantly invest in Chittagong Bay Terminal project

AD Ports Group will invest around US$1 billion in the under-construction Bay Terminal in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. A four-member team of the...

Rotterdam to improve logistics security

Before 1 July 2024, the leading container shipping lines and ship agents in Rotterdam will ensure that all customers with container cargo from North...

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BIMCO Shipping Number of the week: US grain shipments jump 9% despite Chinese tariffs

“During the first half of 2025, US seaborne grain shipments increased 9% y/y, driven by stronger maize exports. While an increase in import tariffs...

Maersk announces PSS for Indian subcontinent and Middle East to U.S. East coast and Gulf

Maersk has announced a revised Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) set to take effect on August 1, 2025, for shipments moving from the Indian Subcontinent...

Chittagong port sees 4% growth in box handling in FY25

Bangladesh’s prime seaport, the Chittagong port, has attained 4.01% container handling growth in fiscal year 2024-25 that ended on June 30. (adsbygoogle...

COSCO joins methanol movers in container shipping

COSCO Shipping Lines has become the next mainline operator to deploy large methanol-propelled container ships, emulating green fuel pioneer Maersk Line, the South Korean...

Konecranes in order to supply 39 industrial cranes

Konecranes has landed an order to supply 39 industrial cranes to Hitachi Energy’s upcoming transformer production facility in Mustasaari, Finland. The cranes, designed to...
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