Global Port Investments has launched a terminal booking system for the delivery of full export containers to its First Container Terminal (FCT) and Petrolesport terminal (PLP) in St Petersburg. The service has been available since December 2020 on...
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 ithe nation’s busiest hubs. According to the Ningbo Shipping Exchange, the eight biggest ports in the ...
In its latest newsletter Realtime Business Solutions (RBS) identifies five key lessons the maritime and container industry should take away from its experience in 2020. Confronting and leaping over a series of hurdles have yielded many critical le...
Global Ports Investments has put into operation the second Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour crane at Petrolesport terminal in the Greater Port of Saint Petersburg. The company said the equipment was purchased as part of the Group’s development and ...
L&R Kaltetechnick has unveiled a solution to help transport millions of COVID-19 vaccinations by allowing them to be held in ordinary industrial containers. The company said its solution is based on a storage cell which can be installed in a conta...
In an unprecedented year for nearly every market, the ocean shipping industry was no exception. The new landscape accelerated by the pandemic, has brought the ocean shipping industry new opportunities for growth in 2021 and has made stakeholders r...
Based on some of our most read news stories and topics discussed during our events and webinars here at PTI we are giving you a rundown of what we think may be some of the top technologies to watch out for in 2021. The effects of the COVID-19 pand...
The Port of Oakland is preparing to receive the largest cranes in its history as it increases terminal capacity and handle the biggest containerships in the world. The three new cranes will have a lift height of 174 feet above the dock and be able...
