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Wharf at Long Beach ITS terminal extended
In early March, the Port of Long Beach and International Transportation Service (ITS) completed...
Slow growth for major box ports in 2022
The 30 busiest container ports in the world saw slower growth in 2022, as inflation and economic...
DP World opens reefer container facility in Sydney
DP World announced the launch of Reefer World, a new one-stop refrigerated container facility in...
Los Angeles sees container downturn in first months of 2023
The Port of Los Angeles handled 487,846 TEUs in February, translating to a 43% drop from the...
Thailand plans multi-billion-dollar infrastructure investment to boost economy
Thailand is to invest around US$15 billion in transport infrastructure, including upgrades to its...
Rotterdam reports container decline amid higher revenue
Container throughput fell by 5.5% at the port of Rotterdam in the previous year, reaching...
Container vessel catches fire in Gulf of Riga, crew abandons the ship
A fire broke out in the engine room of the Dutch-flagged container ship Escape, while it was...
ZIM and HATS announce new joint venture for shipping services in Vietnam
Israeli box carrier ZIM and Hai An Transport and Stevedoring Joint-stock Company (HATS) have...
Port of Santos sees profits soar over 66%
The Santos Port Authority (SPA), the state-owned corporation that runs the major Brazilian port,...
Types of cargo ships
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COSCO announces automation upgrades at Tianjin container terminal
A celebration ceremony was held in Tianjin, China for automation upgrades at the world's first traditional container terminal. The full completion...
Toppling crane crushes Wuhu Shipyard security post, kills three
Three security officers at Wuhu Shipyard were killed when strong winds caused a gantry crane to...
COSCO Shipping Ports boosts first quarter profits with flat container volumes
Cosco Shipping Ports achieved a year-on-year increase of 11.2% in its gross profit for the first...
Chinese ports close to 70 million TEUs in Q1, lower volumes for Shanghai and Shenzhen
The overall container volume of major Chinese ports rose 3.5% year-on-year from January to March...
Hapag-Lloyd completes share acquisition in J M Baxi Ports & Logistics Limited
German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has finalised the acquisition of a 40% stake in J M...
DP World’s Indian transshipment gateway suffers volume setbacks
In a major blow to its growth ambitions, DP World's flagship Vallarpadam Terminal in Cochin Port,...
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Toppling crane crushes Wuhu Shipyard security post, kills three
Three security officers at Wuhu Shipyard were killed when strong winds caused a gantry crane to...
COSCO Shipping Ports boosts first quarter profits with flat container volumes
Cosco Shipping Ports achieved a year-on-year increase of 11.2% in its gross profit for the first...
Chinese ports close to 70 million TEUs in Q1, lower volumes for Shanghai and Shenzhen
The overall container volume of major Chinese ports rose 3.5% year-on-year from January to March...
Hapag-Lloyd completes share acquisition in J M Baxi Ports & Logistics Limited
German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has finalised the acquisition of a 40% stake in J M...
DP World’s Indian transshipment gateway suffers volume setbacks
In a major blow to its growth ambitions, DP World's flagship Vallarpadam Terminal in Cochin Port,...
Iino Lines to install Norsepower rotor sail on coal carrier
Japanese shipping line Iino Kaiun Kaisha (Iino Lines) and J-Power have agreed to install Norsepower’s rotor sail on the 2016-built dedicated coal...
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Saudi ports achieve 5.5% box volume growth in June
The number of containers in Saudi Arabian ports in June increased by 5.5% and reached 642,300 TEU compared to 608,800 TEU recorded in the same month...
Toppling crane crushes Wuhu Shipyard security post, kills three
Three security officers at Wuhu Shipyard were killed when strong winds caused a gantry crane to...
COSCO Shipping Ports boosts first quarter profits with flat container volumes
Cosco Shipping Ports achieved a year-on-year increase of 11.2% in its gross profit for the first...
Chinese ports close to 70 million TEUs in Q1, lower volumes for Shanghai and Shenzhen
The overall container volume of major Chinese ports rose 3.5% year-on-year from January to March...
Hapag-Lloyd completes share acquisition in J M Baxi Ports & Logistics Limited
German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has finalised the acquisition of a 40% stake in J M...
DP World’s Indian transshipment gateway suffers volume setbacks
In a major blow to its growth ambitions, DP World's flagship Vallarpadam Terminal in Cochin Port,...