The United States would impose an additional 10% tariff on up to USD 300 billion worth of Chinese imports, according to the U.S. President. The announcement was made after the world’s two largest economies restarted trade talks in Shanghai last we...
British authorities have removed around 398 kilograms of heroin from a shipping container in what was described as one of the largest ever seizures of this drug in the UK. The country’s National Crime Agency had identified a container vessel suspe...
Maritime and transport unions from dozens of nations have expressed their support for Australian wharfies amid an escalation in dispute with port operator DP World, according to International Transport Workers’ Federation. The support comes on the...
A USD 320 million expansion project at the Virginia International Gateway (VIG) container terminal has been completed, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced. As explained, the completion of this project represents a significant milestone as th...
MSC Gulsun, the world’s largest containership, called at Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) on July 27 during its maiden voyage. PTP, a joint venture between MMC Group and APM Terminals, became the first port in Southeast Asia to welcome the...
The Port of Savannah reported a record volume of container traffic for the fiscal year that ended June 30, having moved a total of 4.5 million TEUs. This represents an increase of more than 305,000 TEUs, or 7.3 percent, according to the U.S. seapo...
Singapore-based port group PSA International has completed the acquisition of Halterm Container Terminal in the Port of Halifax, Canada. The facility was bought from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, a fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and...
Dubai-based port operator DP World and Indonesia’s conglomerate Maspion Group have signed two preliminary agreements with an aim to create a USD 1.2 billion container terminal and an industrial logistics park in the Indonesian province of East Java. ...
Canadian Pacific and Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. have entered into a three-year partnership to connect Yang Ming customers with North America via the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia. Effective Jan. 1, 2020, CP will handle a...
