A feasibility study will be carried out for the expansion of SOHAR Port alongside the addition of a new container terminal capable of receiving mega vessels.

Hutchison Ports has signed an investment and operation agreement for a new port in Saudi Arabia.

Work to allow Hutchison Ports’ Port of Felixstowe to accommodate larger ro-ro vessels and improve the efficiency of vessel operations has been completed.

Many of the UK’s largest port operators have jointly committed to high standards of sustainability and security in UK freeports.

One UK port is set to become the largest port in the UK to deploy 5G technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) to enhance productivity, efficiency and safety across its core operations.

After months of falling throughput volumes, a number of ports across the world are now seeing congestion. AJ Keyes asks if this is due to the rebound from COVID-19 or if other factors are in play?

The Port of Felixstowe has said it is still experiencing a spike in container volumes and dealing with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public and private sector leaders have set out their joint vision for a new freeport on the East Coast of England.

The Netherlands Authority for Consumer and Markets (ACM) has cleared the acquisition of a container terminal in the country.

The industrial action underway on the Australian waterfront at the time of writing has echoes of the protracted action that took place in the 1990s, not least due to the intransigence of the MUA.

Chris Grayling has been appointed as an adviser to a major global port operator.

Mexico’s president aims to revoke a “100-year” concession for the Port of Veracruz.

With port privatisations taking off in the 1990s, and concessions typically lasting 20-30 years, port authorities around the world are now having to decide how to proceed: extend or retender.

COMMENT: In this column, I am venturing into an area I have little expertise in (and as a disclaimer: no personal stake); the evolution of stock prices of terminal operators in the COVID-19 pandemia, writes Peter de Langen.

France’s Port of Bayonne aims to take a step forward in intermodality by implementing a cross-border door-to-door intermodal service.

APM Terminals has signed a letter of intent for the sale of APM Terminals Rotterdam to a global port operator.

More dialogue with ports and more involvement from port-related stakeholders at IMO is necessary, maritime stakeholders have agreed.

COMMENT: There is a new container sector study about to hit the streets, Container Terminals: Paths to Profitability, writes Mike Mundy.

The US-China trade war will likely see port handling charges decline, resulting in a reduction of revenue and profit margins for China Merchants Port Holdings, Hutchison Port Holdings and Shanghai International Port, a new report has found.

The third annual joint ‘GO GREEN’ environmental initiative launched by the big marine terminal operators has seen companies raise the bar in promoting environmental stewardship.