PSA and DP World in line for major port projects in Chittagong

TWO global port operators - Singapore's PSA and Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) - have been shortlisted to build Bay Terminal,...

Sanmar Adds "IYIDERE" to Its Portfolio as Targe Towing from UK have ordered!

Targe Towing from UK have ordered two Robert Allan RAmbler 1200 multi-purpose mini tugs based on the successful twin screw RA 1600 design.

'Just-in-time shipping is the smart thing to do'

Communicating berth times earlier could reduce carbon emissions, advocates say

OOCL clinches fuel efficiency gong

HONG Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, has been presented with the Fuel Efficiency Award at the Seatrade Maritime...

MOL leads consortium to test unmanned vessels this year

JAPAN's Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced that two of its group and other consortium members have applied to the Nippon Foundation to fund...

Ships look to replace exhausted seafarers as ports slowly open

SHIP captain Ravi Nagar hasn't seen his wife and 3-year-old son in eight months due to Covid-19 and has been stuck on a tanker shuttling between...

LA's APM Terminals Pier 400 sets new world box-handling record

THE Port of Los Angeles' APM Terminals Pier 400 has handled a record-setting 18,465 container moves from the 23,656 TEU MSC Isabella, the largest...

Five ships detained in UK over welfare fears for crew

BRITAIN's Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has made an urgent intervention in the growing crisis over the welfare of 1,500 crew on five cruise...

Hapag-Lloyd to levy US$67/TEU on boxes without registered exit plan

GERMAN shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd has announced a SPD (Local Supplementary Charge, destination) July 1 on cargo at the Port of Durban arriving...

Legal issues arising from use of tankers as floating storage

In recent years, international oil markets have witnessed collapsing oil prices as a result of an excess in supply and a corresponding decrease in...

Ningbo-Zhoushan port to introduce a new 330-metre container berth

NINGBO-ZHOUSHAN is adding a new 70,000 tonne-class 330-metre container berth into operation in July with an annual handling capacity of 620,000 TEU

Tianjin Port's FICT strikes operational high with Navis N4

TIANJIN Port's Five Continents International Container Terminal (FICT) has hit several operational and productivity milestones after an extensive...

Tianjin Port's FICT strikes operational high with Navis N4

TIANJIN Port's Five Continents International Container Terminal (FICT) has hit several operational and productivity milestones after an extensive...

APMT's Vietnam terminal to serve 2M Alliance's TP17 service

VIETNAM's Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT), has welcomed the maiden call of the TP17 service deployed by 2M Alliance and in doing so secured...

Port of Wilmington hosts largest box ship calling on USEC

THE North Carolina State Ports Authority has made history with the visit of the 14,000 TEU Hyundai Hope at the Port of Wilmington, making it one of...

Hapag-Lloyd's box ship quarantined at Durban due to coronavirus

GERMAN shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd has confirmed reports that its 2,824 TEU Montpellier has been ordered by the authorities in Durban, South Africa to...

Iran's two super tankers successfully arrived in Venezuela

The first two of Iran ’s fleet of five oil tankers delivering fuel to Venezuela have successfully arrived in Venezuela. Faced with the...

Truckers associations laud Trump for HOS changes from FMCSA

THE Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has applauded the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for crafting flexible regulations and...

Container ship Lexa Maersk becomes a ghost ship...

The Lexa Maersk container ship would arrive in Rotterdam on May 18, approach the APM Terminal, and the crew likely to be infected would be treated.

Jamaica's Kingston Freeport Terminal receives its biggest ship ever

THE Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited played host to its largest cargo containership, the 13,414 TEU CMA CGM T Roosevelt, which docked at the Port...