MAJOR US container port volume is expected to be well below last year's levels as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues, according to the...
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Global Port Tracker reports lowest level US retail imports in years - LA-LB terminal operators to put up gate fees by 4.2pc from August 1
TERMINAL operators at Los Angeles-Long Beach ports are to increase the traffic mitigation fee (TMF) used to fund night and weekend gates at the port...
- 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...
- Canadian Pacific closes sale of Central Maine & Quebec Railway network
CANADIAN Pacific has completed the acquisition of the entire Central Marine & Quebec (CMQ) railway network, which was first announced in November...
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US sanctions on Iran shipping companies come into effectUS sanctions on a large Iranian shipping company and its subsidiary came into effect on Monday, as relations continued to simmer between Tehran and...
- TS Lines takes delivery of 1,096 TEU TS SHENZHEN
HONG Kong-based TS Lines (TSL) has taken in charge on May 29 the 1,096 TEU TS SHENZHEN, the third of four ships ordered in two steps at the Kyokuyo...
- Lufthansa Group obtains US$9.9b in financial support
LUFTHANSA Group has secured approval from the federal German government's economic stabilisation fund, WSF, for a EUR9 billion (US$9
- BIFA calls for extension to Brexit transition period
THE British International Freight Association (BIFA) says that a survey of its members shows that the majority of them believe that an extension to...
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COVID-19 Outbreak causes serious risk for seafarers mental healthHarun Şişmanyazıcı, Vice President of the Maritime Safety Association, said that the uncertainty of the process affects the soul world of the...
- New York's Air Cargo World cuts back in face of coronavirus impact
AMERICA's Air Cargo World, the premier air cargo magazine with nearly 80 years in print, is cutting back in the face of the lack or advertising...
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SEA EUROPE FULLY SUPPORTS THE AMBITIONS OF THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEALSEA Europe – the Shipyards’ and Maritime Equipment Association – fully supports the ambitions of the European Commission’s “European...
- Cargolux revenues and net profits suffer blow in 2019
CARGOLUX says its full-year results for 2019 show that revenue plunged 14 per cent to US$2
- US regulations will hold back cargo delivery by drone, says Frost & Sullivan
AERIAL drone growth from 2019 to 2023 will increase to 2
- China looks at new ways to accelerate US farm produce purchases
CHINA is studying how to accelerate purchases of US farm produce to meet its phase-one American trade deal commitments after the coronavirus delayed...
- Maersk embroiled in legal battle to move from New York to port Elizabeth
GLOBAL Container Terminals (GCT), the operator of the facility on Staten Island in New York, is seeking an emergency restraining order through the...
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‘No evidence’ that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected, says WHOThe UN World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have...
- BIFA seeks delay in Brexit date to facilitate stalled EU trade talks
THE British International Freight Association (BIFA) has described the UK governmen's refusal to extend the 11-month transition period as...
- China and Pakistan enter new era of joint ventures amid closer trade ties
RELATIONS between Pakistan and China have warmed due to the difficult time that both the nations experienced earlier, according to Pakistan's...
- US west coast seaports remain operational albeit at lower demand levels
RUMOURS have been swirling that the US biggest ports were closing after business was dented by the US-China trade war and now rattled by the global...
- Savannah port receives 3 more ship-to-shore cranes
THE Port of Savannah has taken delivery of three neopanamax ship-to-shore cranes, bringing its total to 36, more than any other single terminal in...