Belgium to vaccinate all seafarers arriving in the country
Following a Covid-19 vaccination campaign aimed at Belgian seafarers, Belgium is now extending their vaccination programme to cover all seafarers arriving in the country. This...
CMA CGM extends Le Havre call suspension in SAFRAN service
CMA CGM has announced that it will extend the period of suspension of the Le Havre call in its North Europe - East Coast...
Port of Savannah moves record container volumes in FY 2021
The Port of Savannah has marked a record in container volume during the fiscal year (FY) 2021, handling 5.3 million TEU, which translates to an...
JWD buys 20% stake in Thai box terminal operator from PSA
PSA Southeast Asia will sell a 20% stake in Eastern Sea Laem Chabang Terminal (ESCO) to JWD InfoLogistics Public Company Limited. The transaction is expected...
bp joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for zero-carbon shipping
The global marine fuel and lubricants supplier bp and the independent research and development center Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center have announced the beginning of...
Largest container ship ever sails the St Lawrence River
MSC Melissa has become the largest container vessel to ever sail the St. Lawrence River, calling earlier in July the Port of Montreal. With a...
DCT Gdańsk to boost container capacity by 1.5 million TEU
The tender committee of the Port of Gdańsk Authority has announced that the lease for a new port area has been awarded to DCT...
DP World and Rosatom ink Arctic shipping partnership deal
The UAE-based global port operator DP World and the Russian state corporation that specialises in nuclear energy Rosatom will work together to develop the...
Yard density and container delays force Antwerp terminal to set cargo opening rule
Port of Antwerp's MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) has decided to implement a Yard Opening Time (YOT) scheme for all containers delivered at Q1718...
Giant giraffe to enter Hakata Port
A big giraffe will appear at the container terminal of the Hakaka port in the southern Japanese city of Fukuoka, as the city will...
Alleged cyberattack stops Durban container operations
Container operations at the Port of Durban in South Africa have been halted by a suspected cyber attack against the South African port operator...
Pakistan’s first company joins TradeLens
Al-Hamd International Container Terminal (AICT) has been the first inland depot operator in Pakistan to join TradeLens, a blockchain-powered digital container logistics. TradeLens is an...
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The container ship Milano Bridge had failed to slow down as it attempted to berth in Busan New Port on 6 April 2020, causing...
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...
