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WORLD

WORLD

Global trade continues to be disrupted as shipping companies pause transits through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in response to attacks by Houthi rebels.

3rd January 2024

Shipping firms continue to avoid Red Sea

3rd January 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Inchcape Shipping Services has invested in a major share of a Suez transit agent in a bid to enhance its handling operations through the canal.

2nd January 2024

Inchcape ups the ante in Suez Canal transit

2nd January 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The latest Container xChange survey reveals that the industry is anticipating positive growth, embracing tech and strategising for overcapacity challenges in 2024.

19th December 2023

An optimistic outlook for containers in 2024

19th December 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Phase 2 of an expansion of more than a million teu has been delivered on schedule at APM Terminals MedPort Tangier, Morocco. 

18th December 2023

Expansion keeps MedPort Tangier out in front

18th December 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Port of Hamburg Beteiligungsgesellschaft, a subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, has finalised its takeover bid with Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellshaft (HHLA) shareholders.

14th December 2023

MSC finalises bid for HHLA takeover

14th December 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

RightShip has launched three new subscription tiers for its RightFLEET data and services for owners and managers. 

13th December 2023

RightShip tailors fleet data services

13th December 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

In the period January to end October 2023, Albania’s Durres container terminal handled 154,000 teu, a 35% over the same period in 2022. This figure exceeds the annual total for 2022 and…

13th December 2023

Durres powers ahead

13th December 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

APM Terminals has begun work on the next stage of modernisation at its multipurpose North Terminal at the Port of Callao in Peru.

13th December 2023

APMT begins next phase of Callao modernisation

13th December 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Malaysia’s Johor Port Berhad is working with Innovez One to accelerate digitalisation and boost the efficiency of its marine services and port operations.

12th December 2023

Leveraging AI to boost operations

12th December 2023

WORLD

WORLD

Port leaders have welcomed the European Parliament’s adoption of a bloc-wide port strategy, saying it recognises the vital role ports play economically and socially.

11th December 2023

Industry welcome Brussels port strategy

11th December 2023

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A consortium of Archirodon and DEME has been awarded the second phase of transformation work for the Port of NEOM, the primary seaport of entry to northwest Saudi Arabia.

11th December 2023

Contract to dredge Port of NEOM awarded

11th December 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The European Commission has approved works to deepen the fairway at the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden.

8th December 2023

EU gives Gothenburg works the go-ahead

8th December 2023

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and DP World are joining forces to explore automated logistics capabilities at Jebel Ali Port, helping reduce carbon emissions in the port and maritime sector in the UAE and…

7th December 2023

MOL and DP World to explore automated logistics

7th December 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The world’s first printable 5G label has been launched helping cargo forwarders and logistics providers track shipments throughout the supply chain.

6th December 2023

Printable smart shipments label unveiled

6th December 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Port of Oakland has appointed Colleen Liang as its new director of the Environmental Programs and Planning (EP&P) division.

6th December 2023

Oakland names new environmental director

6th December 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A new terminal in the Port of Santos has taken delivery of seven forklifts and two gantry cranes from Konecranes.

4th December 2023

New Konecranes equipment for Brazilian port

4th December 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A container terminal at the Port of Long Beach, California, has taken receipt of 33 new zero-emissions electric yard tractors.

4th December 2023

New electric yard tractors for Long Beach

4th December 2023

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Next year could be ‘brutal’ for the ocean freight shipping market, according to the latest data from Xeneta.

1st December 2023

Ocean shippers face a ‘brutal’ 2024

1st December 2023

WORLD

WORLD

Supply chain disruptions caused by environmental conditions in the Panama Canal are expected to affect the entire shipping industry, potentially impacting container prices.

30th November 2023

Panama Canal disruption set to continue

30th November 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Port of Rotterdam has commissioned its long-awaited Container Exchange Route (CER) which seeks to ensure increasing container volumes are processed safely, efficiently and sustainably.

28th November 2023

Rotterdam – a model for joined-up container efficiency

28th November 2023