THE Port of Oakland has announced that three cranes able to load the world's largest container ships will soon be coming from Shanghai's ZPMC...
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Oakland's big container terminal to receive giant cranes from ZPMC - South Carolina to open first new US box terminal in 11 years
THE South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), in adopting its annual budget, announced the opening of the first new US container terminal in 11 years,...
- APL England heads for Chinese repair yard after losing 50 boxes
SINGAPORE-FLAGGED 5,780 TEU APL England that lost 50 boxes off the coast of Australia has been allowed to leave Brisbane, heading for a Chinese...
- 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...
- CMA CGM to hike China-Mideast rate US$200 twice in July
FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has announced US$200 per TEU increase from July 1 and another $200 per TEU applied from July 14 from all China ports to...
- Russia's TransContainer rail freights iron ore, zinc in boxes
THE Zabaikalsk branch of Moscow's intermodal operator TransContainer in cooperation with Russian Railways and China Railway Corporation, is...
- India's ports are 'free warehousing' as imports eat into export space
THE Container Shipping Lines Association of India (CSLA) says tens of thousands of uncleared import containers are clogging supply chains amid...
- DP World Sokhna runs at top speed despite tight health restrictions
DP World Sokhna in Egypt says it is operating its port at maximum capacity to meet import requirements and to continue supporting the country's...
- Hamburg quarterly cargo falls 7.9pc, as boxes slip 6.6pc to 2.2 million TEU
GERMANY's main Port of Hamburg suffered a first quarter year-on-year 7
- Hapag-Lloyd boosts fleet to reduce turn times as BCOs cling to boxes
GERMAN shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd has expanded its container fleet anticipating that more cargo owners will hold onto boxes longer because of the...
- Hapag-Lloyd pursues costs cutting, looking for recovery in Q3
GERMAN shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd is to continue with its cost-cutting drive to manage its way through the coronavirus pandemic, but expects that a...
- CMA CGM applies Equipment Imbalance Surcharge from May 1 on reefer cargo
FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has decided to implement an Empty Equipment Imbalance Surcharge from May 1 in light of the high demand and shortage of...
- CMA CGM hikes terminal handling charges at Kolkata, Cochin and Haldia
FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has announced new terminal handling charges at the Indian ports of Kolkata, Cochin and Haldia effective March 21 and...
- Scarce containers aplenty in Germany, says Port of Hamburg
CONTRARY to widespread belief that there is a shortage of available shipping containers worldwide, the Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) assures the...
- South Carolina Ports lifts record 197,214 TEU in February
SOUTH Carolina Ports Authority saw steady container volumes in early 2020 and recorded the highest February ever for both cargo volumes and rail...
- China's port reefer logjam eases as Beijing loosens grip on truckers
SEVERE congestion at Chinese ports is easing, although reefer box congestion has disrupted fresh and frozen supplies, Reuters reports
- US ports to welcome 2M's former goliaths on the Asia-Europe trades
THE Swiss Italian Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) is preparing to pull the world's largest containership, the 23,756-TEU MSC Mia, as well as the...
- US$1.8m cocaine hidden in flower shipment seized at San Juan airport
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Puerto Rico's San Juan airport have swooped on 161 pounds of cocaine from Colombia hidden...
- Box volume at LA port plunges 23pc in Feb amid coronavirus scare
THE Port of Los Angeles, the busiest port in the US by both container volume and cargo value, has experienced a significant decline in cargo movement...
- ICS sends delegation to Geneva to meet with WHO officials to discuss coronavirus
THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) secretary general Guy Platten will head a delegation of industry leaders to meet with the World Health...