NYK Line has unveiled plans with Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) to introduce a new shipbuilding contract that guarantees propulsion performance in what it calls ‘actual sea conditions’. In a statement the carrier said shipbuilding contracts...
Container traffic at India’s biggest ports fell by 25% between April and August as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the Indian Ports’ Association (IPA). The IPA examined data from India’s 12 biggest ports, which bet...
ZPMC is set to deliver the first batch of four units of dual-trolley Automated Quayside Container Gantry Cranes (QCs) for TUAS PSA Singapore, Zhenhua 26 which sailed out of Shanghai on 25 September. For this TUAS PSA Singapore project, ZPMC will d...
The new bridge at the Port of Long Beach is nearing completion and on course to open to traffic on 5 October. The six-lane, cable-stayed bridge will provide a major new regional highway connector as well as improve cargo movement at one of the wor...
According to Drewry, unprecedented transpacific spot freight rates signal that a transformation of the container shipping sector may be underway and that shippers need to adapt. Eastbound spot container freight rates have not just increased a lot ...
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a deal with Yilport to supply a total of 38 terminal tractors comprised of 36 Kalmar Ottawa T2 terminal tractors for its Puerto Bolívar terminal in Ecuador and two Kalmar heavy terminal tractors for its Gävle term...
The Busan Port Authority (BPA) and the Barcelona Port Authority (ABP) have agreed that both ports will initiate a cooperative project of logistics center operation in Barcelona, Spain. Both ports, in order to ensure the success of this project, wi...
Port Houston’s container activity in August showed signs of recovery as the volumes creep closer to 2019’s record volume levels. In August 2020 the Port handled 248,630 TEUs which it said was only 4% less than 2019 levels when a total of 259,110 T...
Aidrivers has detailed how AI-enabled autonomy can ensure autonomous vehicles can operate seamlessly without disruption in ports facilities. In a recent blog the company highlights how it has crated intricate AI Algorithms to ensure connected ve...
