APM Terminals (APMT) achieved an all-time record for container handling activity in Denmark during 2020 despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The terminal operator said the country’s terminal, APMT Aarhus, handled 330,000 container moves a...
European shippers and freight forwarders have once more alerted the European Commission on the current practices of liner shipper carriers as European supply chains are becoming more distorted, according to a 4 January announcement. In a joint let...
Kalmar is to deliver a further order of next-generation electric (NGE) straddle carriers to Maher Terminals LLC for use at their marine terminal in New Jersey, US. The order was booked in Cargotec’s Q4 2020 intake with delivery scheduled for Q3 of...
The US Congress has passed the 2020 Water Resources Development Act and formally authorised the expansion of the Houston Shipping Channel, according to Port Houston. The company said the expansion, known as Project 11, has been a priority for almo...
It will come as no surprise that some of our biggest news this year has been relating to the affects of COVID-19 on ports, shipping and the supply chain. One of our most-read news stories looked at how COVID-19 had already begun to affect ports an...
Chinese ports have largely continued to recover from COVID-19 pandemic, with a marginal year-on-year (YoY) increase of 0.8% in TEU throughput at the nation’s busiest hubs. According to the Ningbo Shipping Exchange, the eight biggest ports in the c...
A lot of attention has been paid to the carriers and the container vessels which they operate during 2020 considering the issues that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused. Firstly, blank sailings were used by carriers in response to address huge volum...
Chinese ports have largely continued to recover from COVID-19 pandemic, with a marginal year-on-year (YoY) increase of 0.8% in TEU throughput at the nation’s busiest hubs. According to the Ningbo Shipping Exchange, the eight biggest ports in the c...
Damen has delivered five vessels to Canada-based company Doornekamp Construction in a single shipment, including three tugboats. The contract was signed earlier this year and includes three Stan Tugs 1205, a Stan Pontoon (barge) 7524 and a Shoalbu...
