As Saudi Arabia steps up efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, King Abdullah Port reassures its users of complete readiness to receive containers, bulk and general cargo. All terminal operations and marine services are optimized to serve all t...
The Port of Helsinki has said cargo traffic through Vuosaari Harbour, its main container terminal, has been largely unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic, despite stringent measures being put in place. In a statement, the Port said the pandemic had ...
The Port of Townsville has found what it calls a “local solution” to its search for specialised industrial pavers for its new $30 million crane and cargo container terminal. In a statement, Port of Townsville General Manager Infrastructure and Env...
Awake.AI has announced a new component of the open and collaborative Awake Platform, Smart Port as a Service. Smart Port as a Service is a web application that allows users to interact and collaborate with other actors in real-time, a company stat...
In 2019, the Liebherr Group completed a successful business year with turnover of €11,750 million ($12,676 million). This represents an increase of 11.4 % compared with the previous year. In a statement released on 6 April the company noted that n...
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has announced it medically evacuated (medevaced) a crew member of a Yang Ming container ship near the Bay of San Francisco on 3 April. In a statement, the USCG said Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders were cont...
South Korea and Indonesia have agreed to bring forward the signing of their free trade agreement (FTA) to reduce the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to national media, the two countries agreed on 6 April 2020 that an officia...
Freight forwarder DAMCO has launched a new cargo rescue programme in the US, with two service offerings to help ease supply chain congestion caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition to the new cargo rescue programme DAMCO has also announced th...
The past week, several terminals in the Port of Zeebrugge were confronted with problems concerning incoming cargo and a lack of storage capacity, due to a blockage in the logistics chain caused by the COVID 19 crisis. A statement from the Port Aut...