COSCO

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

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

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