Kazakhstan Railways and PTC to build container terminal in Georgia
Kazakhstan’s main rail network operator Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) signed a memorandum of understanding with transport and logistics services firm PTC Holding for the construction of a container terminal in Georgia.
Stevedore Firm to Take Over Oregon’s Only Large Container Terminal
Months after threatening to suspend container operations due to mounting financial losses, the Port of Portland (Oregon) has reached a framework agreement for the future management of the state’s only international container terminal.
CMA CGM inks jv for Morocco container terminal
A CMA CGM Group joint venture with Marsa Maroc will invest $280 million in part of a new container terminal in Morocco.
First 21,000 TEU containership arrives at La Spezia Container Terminal
The Contship Group’s Gateway terminal has announced it is all set to receive the 21,000 TEU Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCV).
Ports of Indiana greenlit for first sea cargo container terminal in Chicago
The CBP approved a proposal from Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor to establish an international sea cargo container terminal on Lake Michigan.
Financial lifeline offered to Oregon’s only container terminal
The governor of Oregon has proposed a financial lifeline for the state’s only container terminal
Malaysian container terminal to get handling capacity boost
Container terminal operator DP World and Malaysia’s Sabah Ports have entered a partnership to manage the Sapangar Bay Container Port and significantly increase its handling capacity
Portland container terminal to end operations
The Port of Portland has announced the cessation of its shipping container service, citing financial constraints as the primary reason
Georgia Ports Authority Approves Major Upgrades at Savannah Container Terminal
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has greenlit contracts worth $65.6 million for container yard work at Savannah’s Ocean Terminal
Port of Salalah obtains new STS cranes for terminal expansion
Port of Salalah in Osman has received the first four of 10 new ZPMC STS cranes as part of its container terminal modernisation.
BTP set to invest almost $400 million in its container terminal
The Ministry of Ports and Airports and the Santos Port Authority have granted BTP permission to continue operating in the Port of Santos.
India Moves Ahead With Plans for Mega-Port in Nicobar Islands
India’s government has announced progress in the construction of the proposed International Container Transshipment Port (ICTP) at Galathea Bay, o
Chronic congestion building along the east coast of South Africa
Massive ship queues are forming off the east coast of South Africa where dire handling capabilities at the ports of Durban and Richards Bay are causing consternation. At Durban, which ranks among the poorest boxports productivity-wise in the world, there are 63 ships backed up with Transnet, the country’s port operator, warning it could take …
East Coast vs. West Coast: More imports shift back to Pacific ports
Now that port labor unrest is over, West Coast container terminals are starting to claw back some of their lost volumes.
Major Port Cargo grows 4% in August, lags further behind private peers
NEW DELHI : Owing to global headwinds and a shift in industrial supply chains away from government ports, major ports recorded a 4.2 per cent growth in cargo
CMA CGM buys into Spanish terminals
The French business CMA CGM has agreed to buy 49 per cent of Cosco Shipping Ports (CSP) Valencia from TPIH Iberia.
West Coast Ports Slowing Down | ILWU & PMA Negotiations Stall | Acting Secretary of Labour Arrives
The Government Is Here to Help! What's Going on With Shipping?
Sal Mercogliano - discusses the situation as of June 13, 2023 in West Coast ports as the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) continue their labor negotiations; the situation in ports along the West Coast, and the arrival of Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su.
Port of Seattle Suspends Container Operations Due to ILWU Actions
Container operations at the Port of Seattle, Washington have been suspended since Friday, June 9, and did not resume on June 10, according to
APM Terminals extends concession at Kalundborg container terminal
APM Terminals (APMT) has reached an agreement with the Port of Kalundborg in Denmark to extend the concession of Kalundborg container terminal to 2033.
Shanghai drives China's volumes moving 15 million TEU so far
China’s ports has experienced an increase in container volume in from January to April 2023 but a decrease in NCFI in May.
San Francisco Bay Blues: Oakland suffering the most from dockworker dispute
Ships backing up at Californian anchorages are now becoming clear for all supply chain specialists to see as reports grow of boxships suffering delays entering and leaving the ports of Oakland, Long Beach and Los Angeles on the back of industrial action taken by dockworkers over the past week. The situation is most acute in …
Vizhinjam Port to be fully commissioned by May next year
AHMEDABAD : The much-delayed international container transhipment port at Vizhinjam near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala will be fully commissioned by May 2024,
ICTSI investing $267m to expand Manila terminal
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is investing PHP15bn ($267m) to expand its flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT).