Terminals, carriers, rates, regulations and the supply-chain stories that affect your day at the port.
The Port of Oakland has revealed that total cargo volume declined 20% in October 2021 to October 2020. During the month, import volumes dropped by 14% and exports were down 27% compared to same period…
Container throughput in China for the first ten months of 2021 rose 8.4% compared to last year, reaching 235.48 million TEU. The latest figures from the Ministry of Transport indicate cargo throughput…
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has omitted the Port of Felixstowe from its AE7 service due to “exceptional” waiting times. The move comes as the shipping line aims to improve schedule reliability on…
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has carried out a rescue drill of a crane operator at one of its terminals. The exercise aimed to check the efficiency of the Self-Protection Plans of the PAV and…
German container carrier Hapag-Lloyd will deploy a new Nepal-India inland freight service. A new link running from the Inland Container Depot (ICD) Birgunj, Nepal, to Indian ports Kolkata and…
The Port of Kiel in Germany has set itself the goal of reducing all CO2 emissions to zero by 2030 through a three-step plan laid out in its Blue Port concept. The three-step plan, which was unveiled…
The Port of Montreal has welcomed the first-ever container vessel to arrive straight from China, without cargo transshipment in the Mediterranean. Chartered by freight forwarder Fracht FWO, the Happy…
Konecranes and Cargotec have outlined their disagreement to the Competition & Market Authority’s (CMA) concern regarding a merger between the two companies. The CMA’s decision made on 26 November…
Container demand growth for 2022 is “likely to moderate” compared to 2021, forecasts A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) – but shippers will be facing capacity constraints through the Chinese Lunar New…
SFT and Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) are business partners for decades and have established a long term proven track record. GPA is running two facilities: the Port of Savannah, GA and the Port of…
