THE South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), in adopting its annual budget, announced the opening of the first new US container terminal in 11 years,...
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South Carolina to open first new US box terminal in 11 years - Cai Mep ready to gain from supply chain exit from China
VIETNAM's Cai Mep-Thi Vai container port, which now routinely handles 14,000 - 16,000-TEUers, recently saw the maiden call of 2M's TP17...
- HMM names world's largest box ship 'HMM Hamburg'
SOUTH Korea's HMM has held a naming ceremony for the world's largest container ship, the HMM Hamburg, at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine...
- Melbourne welcomes largest capacity box ship to call at the port
THE Port of Melbourne (PoM) played host to the 10,662 TEU CMA CGM Ural, the largest container ship by maximum capacity to call at the port
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At least six migrants died, 93 rescued off Libya's coastUN says rescued migrants, including one woman who gave birth on a rubber dinghy, brought back to Libya.
- Montreal port continues steady growth with TEU record
THE Port of Montreal's revenues in 2019 increased by 5 per cent as it saw growth across its segments, including a record TEU throughput and...
- LA-LB rise to the challenge to handle mega-ships, but landside pressures remain
TERMINAL operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach have this month demonstrated their ability to handle record container exchanges in a single vessel call
- HMM's fleet of box ships increases, other top ocean carriers cut capacity
EVERY deepsea carrier has reduced its operated capacity this year, except South Korea's HMM, which is taking delivery of a series of the...
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Five South Korean sailors abducted in waters off BeninFive South Korean sailors and a Ghanaian have been kidnapped by unidentified armed groups in waters off Benin in West Africa, the Foreign Ministry...
- Qantas launches US$1.3billion placement and axes 6,000 jobs
AUSTRALIA's Qantas Airways has launched an AUD1
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HMM's fleet of box ships increases, other top ocean carriers cut capacityEVERY deepsea carrier has reduced its operated capacity this year, except South Korea's HMM, which is taking delivery of a series of the world's...
- 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...
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Oil tankers carrying two months of Venezuelan output stuck at seaTankers carrying nearly two months’ worth of Venezuelan oil output are stuck at sea as global refiners shun the nation’s crude to avoid...
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE SEAFARERSEAFARERS’ Union RMT today launched an appeal to increase UK Ratings’ jobs and restore power to national shipping registers as part of the...
- 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...
- China-Europe rail freight comes into its own during Covid-19 pandemic
RAIL freight from Xian to Europe have seen an increase in volumes this year in response to air cargo supply chains, reports London's Air Cargo...
- Cathay to cut to freight-only passenger flights as air cargo rates retreat
HONG Kong's Cathay Pacific is reported to be preparing to cancel 'many' of its freight-only flights as air cargo rates begin to drop...
- Boeing posts 767F orders in May, but cancellations continue
BOEING has received new orders for six 767 freighters in May, though the company's aircraft backlog declined by 90 jets due to order...
- Long Beach's new Gerald Desmond bridge opens in August
THE Port of Long Beach's new bridge replacing the old Gerald Desmond is scheduled to be open for truck and commuter traffic mid-August, according...
- Nearly half the major ports see drop in box ship calls: IAPH report
SOME forty-five per cent of ports have reported that the number of containership calls have fallen by between five per cent and 25 per cent compared...