As the world emerges from the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic Cargotec reported that demand has improved towards the end of the second quarter 2020 with customer activity levels beginning to rise. Over the period April to June 2020 orders received b...
The Port of Braunschweig’s operating company and Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) have entered an agreement to begin a strategic partnership. This is the first time HHLA has made such a strategic partnership with an inland port, according to...
South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), the first Public Private Partnership (PPP) container terminal in Sri Lanka, has joined TradeLens and in doing so become the first terminal in the country to adopt blockchain technology. In a statement, A.P. Moe...
HPC Hamburg Port Consulting has led the team that will implement a machine learning solution for container dwell time prediction at HHLA’s Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB). Based on machine learning technology, the new terminal operation sys...
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has said it finished fiscal year 2020 with relatively steady volumes compared to 2019 despite the impact of the global pandemic. In a statement, the SCPA said it had enjoyed a “very strong” start to the fi...
The Governor of Virginia has announced that the state will invest $14 million from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW Trust) to replace all-diesel cargo handling equipment with zero-emission all electric equipment. In a statement, t...
COVID-19 has exacerbated the problem of overcapacity in container shipping as the global fleet continues to grow but demand dwindles. However, shipping lines are certainly now reconsidering financing new builds, but this is unlikely to be enough...
A.P. Moeller-Maersk (Maersk) has said the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a record uptake of its mobile app in India as customers continue to look for ways to book cargo and track shipments. According to Maersk, there are over 4,000 users of the app ...
The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has lifted restrictions on crew changeovers and will allow seafarers to leave their vessels whilst at dock in the Emirate of Dubai. The announcement, made on social media, comes amid a long-running crisis i...
