Chinese port equipment manufacturer ZPMC has announced that four of its giant ship-to-shore (STS) cranes are on their way to the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Malaysia. In a statement, the company said the cranes departed from the Port of Shangha...
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has said it remains confident in its long term future and has no plans to scale back mega-ship fleet expansion as its revenue increased by 3.2% in the first half of 2020 despite COVID-19. In a statement accomp...
The British Ports Association (BPA) has launched a new initiative exploring the implications of autonomous shipping for UK ports, including a call for evidence from interested parties. As part of the initiative the BPA is creating a new Autonomous...
Email Growth in reefer shipping to be almost pandemic proof Refrigerated trade will almost be unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to shipping consultants Drewry, which expects it grow faster than dry cargo in the coming years. In a st...
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic freight volumes at the Port of Gothenburg saw an increase in several segments. During the first half of 2020, containerised units rose by 4% 10 401,000 and energy products by 22%. In a statement the Port noted that...
QTerminals has signed a concession agreement for the Olvia Port, Ukraine, and will invest $140 million to develop maritime infrastructure over the next five years. In a statement, Qatar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications said the agreement...
The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) will implement an intelligent IT system from INFORM Vehicle Logistics to enable end-to-end supply chain transparency. In a statement, PPA said it had decided to invest in digitisation to improve operations at its c...
DP World has said it has continued to make progress on its strategy of connecting the supply chain despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In its half-year results the terminal operator said its portfolio had delivered “a better than expecte...
The Maryland Port Authority has announced that the Port of Baltimore has broken a record as longshore workers conducted 5,536 container moves during the visit of the Maersk Edinburgh. In a statement, the Authority said it was the largest number of...
