The British Ports Association’s (BPA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and briefing session held recently, was headed by the newly elected BPA Chair Neil Glendinning.

Freight volumes are continuing to rise at the Port of Gothenburg in the majority of segments, despite the impact Covid-19 is having on global logistics.

On April 26, Port Everglades welcomed the first ship from Ocean Network Express’s (ONE) revised transatlantic schedule.

Marine life is thriving in San Pedro Bay harbours at levels not seen in multiple studies over two decades, according to a comprehensive survey of water quality, aquatic habitat and biological resources at the Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles.

Exports via the Stockholm Norvik Port container terminal continue to rise. The shortage of empty containers in Sweden, and in other parts of the world, has created other export routes.

Working in partnership, companies in the Gothenburg region can achieve their climate goals more rapidly although it will require an investment running into billions. This is the conclusion reached following a prestudy of a joint infrastructure for the transport of captured and separated carbon dioxide that has just been presented by CinfraCap.

Starting in May, MSC's Santana service will feature a new rotation to the Northwest Seaport Alliance's Tacoma Harbour. 

The Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners recently approved a new sublease agreement with Space Explorations Technologies Corp. – known widely as SpaceX – to provide the company with a marine terminal for its West Coast rocket recovery operations.

Contecon Guayaquil S.A. (CGSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s subsidiary in Ecuador, welcomes the creation of a special economic zone at the country’s main seaport as an immense opportunity to boost the country’s foreign trade. 

As daily earnings for the largest of the dry bulk ship types - capesize - reached USD 28,520 on Friday 16 April, a ten-year-high was attained. However, whereas that Fridays’ daily average time charter equivalent earnings (TCE) are seasonally strong, they are not special by their own merit. 

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has ordered 20 eco-efficient Konecranes Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes and 8 Konecranes Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes for the Port of Savannah in the US.

In January 2021, GatewayRail Freight Limited (GatewayRail) ordered six additional Konecranes reachstackers to replace old models and expand their operations in northern and western India.

Dellner Brakes is taking over business operations for all Pintsch Bubenzer products in the Nordic region.

The hinged elevating operator cabin for the Hyster RS46 ReachStacker has won the Safety award at the FLTA (Fork Lift Truck Association) Awards for Excellence 2020. 

At Ports of Stockholm’s northernmost port, Port of Kapellskär, trans-shipment cargo handling has reached a higher gear. The increased demand for goods handling emphasises the port’s position as one of Sweden's most important freight ports.

Goods are being transported by new sustainable services to and from Stockholm Norvik Port. Fully loaded goods trains now run weekly between southern Sweden and Stockholm Norvik Port. These trains carry goods previously transported on the congested road network.

Judges acknowledge Synergy Group’s centrality to the Singapore international maritime cluster and the ship manager’s global leadership on decarbonisation and crew welfare issues.

The Port of Virginia in March set a new record for monthly TEU volume having handled nearly 280,000 TEUs and processing the volume with fluidity.

AntwerpXL, the award-winning event dedicated to breakbulk, heavy lift and project cargo, has released its first Trends Report ahead of its return to Antwerp Expo,  Belgium, on 7-9 December 2021. 

Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has further enhanced its deep-water berth capacity following the successful completion of strengthening and dredging works to Berth 7 on Trinity Terminal.