Concessions & Investments

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Port of Ashdod, Israel, has confirmed the signing of new agreements with five start-up companies…

8th February 2023

Five Star Ashdod

8th February 2023

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd is supporting a new platform for cross-border trade financing to support the activities…

8th February 2023

ZIM backing SMEs

8th February 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Freight and cargo crime prevention is under-resourced and ‘low priority’ according to a recent report by the UK’s National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS).

30th January 2023

Cargo crime fight ‘low priority’

30th January 2023

NEWS

NEWS

Disruptions throughout the global supply chain are continuing to create opportunities for criminals to access cargo, warns TT Club.

18th November 2022

Criminals exploit supply chain disruption

18th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Syamam Prasad Mookerjee Port in Calcutta for a bulk terminal at the Haldia Dock Complex.

15th November 2022

Adani enters Bengal and Closes Gangavaram…

15th November 2022

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Mawani, the Saudi Ports Authority, has confirmed it is targeting 24,000TEU container ships at Jeddah Islamic Port (JIP) and is making the necessary investments to facilitate achieving this goal.

15th November 2022

Jeddah Targets top-of-the-range Containerships

15th November 2022

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Unsubstantiated press reports in the UK have suggested that Australian investment company Macquarie…

15th November 2022

PD Ports Sale?

15th November 2022

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Google has announced another investment in a tech-led company, with its confirmation of an interest in Lori Systems, a Nairobi-based e-logistics company providing shippers with digital solutions to manage cargo and transporters.

27th October 2022

Google in Nairobi

27th October 2022

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd (Zim) has confirmed a US$5 million spend of Series B financing in Sodyo Ltd (Sodyo) to support use of smart solutions across the supply chain.

27th October 2022

Smart Spending By Zim

27th October 2022

ASIA

ASIA

The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) has officially launched the new Gate 9 expansion at Jeddah Islamic Port.

27th October 2022

Gate 9 in Jeddah

27th October 2022

AFRICA

AFRICA

A deal has been concluded that will get work moving again to unlock the world’s largest untapped iron ore deposits at Simandou, Guinea.

27th October 2022

Simandou Ore Project: From Stop To Start Again!

27th October 2022

ASIA

ASIA

Japan has recently agreed a US$300 million loan to develop a new container terminal at the Port of Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

27th October 2022

Japan Funds Cambodia Container Terminal

27th October 2022

EUROPE

EUROPE

Terminal Investments Limited (TIL), the terminal division of MSC, is continuing its spending spree on securing new container terminal capacity with the announcement of the development of a new mega-terminal in Rotterdam…

27th October 2022

Til Spending Spree Rolls Into Rotterdam

27th October 2022

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

In a move welcomed by US railroad operators, The US Department of Transportation (USDOT)…

27th October 2022

USA Rail Funding

27th October 2022

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Kalmar has confirmed that it is upgrading and expanding its manufacturing plant in Ottawa, Kansas, in a deal worth close to US$21.5 million.

27th October 2022

Kalmar Expansion…

27th October 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Johan-Paul Verschuure of Rebel examines valuation activity in the container terminal sector: current and forward trends; investor profiles and strategic thinking

27th October 2022

Terminal valuation moves

27th October 2022

NEWS

NEWS

DP World’s latest court win over its troubled Djibouti concession means the operator can finally move to a full hearing to defend its concession rights.

21st September 2022

DP World wins Djibouti court hearing

21st September 2022

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Worldwide Terminals Fernandina, manager and operator of the Port of Fernandina (FL), has been acquired by Transportation Infrastructure Partners (TIP).

15th September 2022

Fernandina Acquired

15th September 2022

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Cargotec has entered into a new agreement with RIC (Rainbow Industries Co. Ltd.) with respect to its Kalmar subsidiary. 

15th September 2022

CARGOTEC DOES KALMAR CHINA DEAL

15th September 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The 3SIIF investment fund, introduced to BMF Burgas by MTBS M&A, states it stands ready to make further investments to accelerate the ports growth. Mike Mundy reports

15th September 2022

3siif invests in burgas

15th September 2022

EUROPE

EUROPE

Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) is investing US$706.4 million in the Port of Le Havre.

15th September 2022

MSC Le Havre Spend

15th September 2022

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Union of the Comoros and Moroni Terminal have confirmed…

15th September 2022

Moroni Deal

15th September 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Falls from height remain one of the biggest causes of injury and fatalities in the workplace says the TT Club.

14th September 2022

Height issue warning

14th September 2022