Legal, Risk & Insurance

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Four companies have been recognised for safety innovations aimed at reducing risk across cargo handling and port operations, at this year’s TT Club Innovation in Safety Awards in London.

26th February 2026

Cargo safety innovators honoured

26th February 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Associated British Ports (ABP) has partnered with the University of Hull to gain deeper insight into the factors influencing safety performance across its port operations.

21st January 2026

ABP deepens port safety research

21st January 2026

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has opened a new office in Mollendo, Peru, further strengthening its footprint across South America and underlining its commitment to key regional markets.

14th January 2026

Inchcape strengthens South American presence

14th January 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Huisman has announced its official membership in the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA), marking a significant step in its expansion into the global port logistics sector.

11th December 2025

Huisman joins PEMA

11th December 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Thanet District Council is preparing to take the most decisive step yet toward reshaping the future of the Port of Ramsgate, as cabinet members meet on 18 December to consider removing the…

11th December 2025

Ramsgate Port’s future faces major shift

11th December 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Belgium is launching a landmark initiative to strengthen port security through unified action across all its ports.

24th November 2025

Belgium unites its ports on security

24th November 2025

WORLD

WORLD

A switch away from a proven approach by IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee has brought division to its door. The route ahead to decarbonise shipping needs very careful management

20th November 2025

IMO MEPC landmine

20th November 2025

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

There are hopes that President Trump’s recent meeting with Xi Jinping of China could see a pause in tariffs on imports of ship-to-shore cranes and chassis manufactured in China and arriving at…

20th November 2025

STS Crane Truce Hopes

20th November 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Nimba Mining Co. (NMC), the state-owned company in Conakry to which the government has reallocated the mining site of Emirati company Guinea Alumina Corp. (GAC), is searching for a new subcontractor for…

20th November 2025

NMC searching for a new operator

20th November 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The UK Transport Committee has called on the government to strengthen its draft revised National Policy Statement (NPS) for ports, highlighting the need to streamline planning, support decarbonisation and recognise ports as…

14th November 2025

Committee pushes for ports policy update

14th November 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

A new law has come into effect, marking a major step toward revitalising Oakland’s waterfront by updating long-standing restrictions on the use of public trust lands managed by the Port of Oakland.

20th October 2025

New law revitalises Oakland waterfront

20th October 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Technically it may not be misuse of the legal system but morally matters are not so clear cut. Mike Mundy dissects the real basis of APMT’s legal challenges over Tecon 10, Santos…

14th October 2025

The law is an ass?

14th October 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Robert Blades, Global Commercial Sales Manager, Peters & May, drills down into mitigating rising risks and avoiding hidden costs when transporting specialist project cargo on multi-purpose vessels (MPVs)

14th October 2025

Cost and risk reduction

14th October 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The London Court of International Arbitration has ruled that Djibouti’s 2018 seizure of the Doraleh Container Terminal from global port operator DP World was unlawful, reaffirming the validity of the 50-year concession…

2nd October 2025

Tribunal rules Djibouti terminal seizure unlawful

2nd October 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Drewry anticipates the ‘lurch towards protectionism’ will squeeze trade’s contribution to global GDP but it acknowledges the future is difficult to read in the Trump era. Felicity Landon reports

15th September 2025

Difficult To Read

15th September 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released a new report highlighting persistent deficiencies in cargo safety, revealing that 11.39% of inspected shipments in 2024 contained issues, a slight increase from the 11%…

8th September 2025

WSC warns of cargo deficiencies

8th September 2025

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Cargo crime is rapidly evolving into a global threat, driving urgent discussions around port security, container shipping and the wider cargo supply chain.

1st September 2025

Organised cargo crime threatens supply chains

1st September 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

In response to heightened security threats such as cyberattacks and extreme weather, the Port of Hueneme, California recently led the 2025 Coastal Trident Security Exercise, a two-day event focused on strengthening emergency…

15th August 2025

Port exercise targets drone threats

15th August 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The upcoming IAPORTS Virtual Investment Round, scheduled for 16 – 18 September 2025, promises to reshape how capital flows into global port infrastructure.

13th August 2025

Global ports seek investment matchmaking

13th August 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

A landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court has made Scope 3 emissions legally mandatory in environmental impact assessments (EIAs), sending a clear message to the shipping and ports industry: ignoring downstream…

31st July 2025

UK court forces ports on emissions

31st July 2025