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PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

APM Terminals (APMT) and Eurogate are considering a €1bn (US$1.2bn) expansion of their 50-50 joint operation in Bremerhaven, Germany, as liner companies continue to ramp-up interest in Hamburg.

12th March 2026

Billion dollar Bremerhaven investment

12th March 2026

WORLD

WORLD

With growing political and economic interest in Latin America on the part of China, Dean Davison looks at trade developments and potential future implications in several key locations

5th March 2026

A significant year beckons

5th March 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The new TECON 1O container terminal concession is seen as a major prize to win. The bidders are lined up but will the concession process go ahead as planned? Opinions are divided

5th March 2026

All eyes on Tecon 10, Santos

5th March 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

China’s COSCO is strengthening its foothold in northern Europe after tabling a bid to acquire an 80% stake in Hamburg-based stevedore and logistics operator Konrad Zippel.

12th January 2026

COSCO seeks to expand Hamburg footprint

12th January 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

With more twists and turns than a mile-long corkscrew, the tender for the prestigious Tecon Santos 10 container terminal has witnessed a couple more key developments since we last visited the process

14th October 2025

Mega carriers on the backfoot

14th October 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

In its recent webinar looking at the future prospects of the port and terminal container market, Drewry also considered the impact of the TIL-BlackRock bid to acquire Hutchison’s non-Chinese assets – a…

15th September 2025

Drewry Warns Of Potential Hutch’ Deal Consequences

15th September 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Mike Mundy considers Trump’s assertion that the Panama Canal is in Chinese ownership is ill-informed and does not justify the resulting attack on Hutchison PPC

7th March 2025

Short on facts

7th March 2025

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Red-Sea attacks are approaching their first anniversary in early November and the maritime world has become used to the new situation of structural re-routings around Cape Good Hope. JP Verschuure, Director at…

26th September 2024

Charting West-Med port congestion

26th September 2024

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Significant new capacity is due on stream at the port of Chancay, Peru. For this to succeed as an investment it will require the alignment of several key factors. Andrew Penfold takes…

26th September 2024

Chancay – high risk?

26th September 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Brazil’s leading box terminal operator, Santos Brasil (SB), has been boxing clever this year in tying carriers to long-term contracts as it mops up the mess caused by reduced berth capacity at…

19th April 2024

Santos brasil sweeps up new liner business

19th April 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

In early 2023 a major earthquake occurred in the region where the Turkish ports of Mersin and Iskenderun are located. AJ Keyes looks at what happened, the implications for these two ports and what…

27th February 2024

Down but not out

27th February 2024

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

Port infrastructure development in Egypt continues to be focussed on the private sector playing a big part in the country helping meet national economic goals. But is there a danger of over-capacity…

27th February 2024

Private sector $ pour in

27th February 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Although car manufacturers in Mexico are deeply worried about the “invasion” of mostly smaller and cheap automobiles from China, port operators with ro-ro facilities are making hay while the Far East sun…

27th February 2024

Ro-ro terminal bonanza

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Buying a controlling interest in the Port of Piraeus was one of China’s first international moves to build its influence in the port industry, while Thessaloniki now has its own controlling Tsar. AJ…

27th February 2024

Post privatisation pluses & minuses

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Falling freight rates will pose a challenge to shipping companies throughout 2024, according to the latest research from Drewry.

7th February 2024

Freight rates to fall further in 2024

7th February 2024

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The construction of the new Chancay Port, a 992ha mixed use project, in which COSCO Shipping holds a 60 per cent stake and Volcan, a subsidiary of Swiss mining company Glencore, has…

9th October 2023

Chancay: setbacks, environmental concerns but progress made

9th October 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Need a container terminal operator? Tread carefully, all is not what it seems. Mike Mundy takes a detailed look at how the international container terminal operating sector is now structured, the different…

29th August 2023

Operator selection minefield

29th August 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

International press reports are indicating that PSA International is no longer planning to sell…

26th July 2023

No Hutch Sale

26th July 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

CMA CGM has closed a deal to acquire 49 per cent of Cosco Shipping Ports (CSP) Valencia Iberian Terminal, located at the Muelle Príncipe Felipe in the Port of Valencia.

26th July 2023

CMA CGM enters port of Valencia

26th July 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

While many ports do not report monthly traffic volumes, the data from the ports that do…

20th April 2023

Weak early 2023 port volumes in abundance

20th April 2023