March, 2019 ‣ WorldCargo News

Containers fly with HHLA

News30 Mar 2019

The Hamburg port operator is teaming up with Fraunhofer Institut to explore the possibilities for container-carrying drones...

People on the move – changes at PSA group, HMM and Containerships

News30 Mar 2019

Peter Voser takes over as Chairman of PSA International; Jae-Hoon Bae succeeds C K Yoo at Hyundai Merchant Marine; Claude Lebel has taken ov...

Phoenix on the mast

News29 Mar 2019

Phoenix Lighting has launched a range of LED fixtures for high mast applications....

Konecranes books major orders for straddle carriers and reach stackers

News28 Mar 2019

Eurogate has ordered 17 Konecranes Noell straddle carriers for its Container Terminal Hamburg operation; 13 reach stackers have been deliver...

Oakland operator retrofit RTGs

News28 Mar 2019

Port of Oakland operators are investing in hybrid power packs to reduce environmental impact. The project is worth US$6M...

Transnet in running to operate Lamu Port

News28 Mar 2019

South Africa’s Transnet SOC is in discussions with Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to operate the first phase of the new port of Lamu....

Nexiot wins Frost & Sullivan award

News27 Mar 2019

Swiss-based supply chain digitisation company Nexiot has received the Frost & Sullivan Enabling Technology Leadership Award for 2018...

Stena RoRo signs contract for a ninth Stena E-Flexer

News27 Mar 2019

Stena RoRo has placed an order for a further newbuild in its Stena E-Flexer RoPax class with Chinese shipyard AVIC International...

DB Cargo/Maritime – TSSA union to ballot members

News27 Mar 2019

TSSA is to ballot all its members at DB Cargo UK after what it calls "a complete breakdown in industrial relations" and concerns about the a...

Cosco feeder to call Southampton

News27 Mar 2019

COSCO is introducing a new weekly call at DP World Southampton, as part of a rotation including St Petersburg, Kotka, Southampton and Rotter...

TOC Europe 2019 aims to fuse container flows and mass data flows

News27 Mar 2019

Mike White of Maersk GTD is among keynote speakers confirmed as TOC Europe debates the digitalisation of global container trades on 18-20 Ju...

Singapore orders 160 all-electric AGVs

News27 Mar 2019

PSA International has ordered 160 AGV for its Tuas Mega Port project. VDL Group will be supplying 80 AGVs, while the other 80 machines will ...

Cool Chain Association to pilot data sharing to cut perishables losses

News27 Mar 2019

Perishable consignments will be tracked at every stage of a cool chain trade lane to identify inefficiencies within the value chain...

ZIM revenues at their highest for four years

News27 Mar 2019

The Israeli carrier’s revenues in 2018 were US$3.248B, the highest in the last four years, and up 9.1% compared to 2017. It also lifted a...

Navayuga breaks though 0.5M TEU barrier

News27 Mar 2019

Navayuga Container Terminal (NCT) reached an important milestone on 27th March 2019, by handling 500,000 TEU for the first time in a financi...

Navis puts data to work

News26 Mar 2019

‘Navis Smart’ aims to leverage data from its carrier and terminal applications to optimize planning, visibility and asset utilisation....

Containers fly with HHLA

People on the move – changes at PSA group, HMM and Containerships

Phoenix on the mast

Konecranes books major orders for straddle carriers and reach stackers

Oakland operator retrofit RTGs

Transnet in running to operate Lamu Port

Nexiot wins Frost & Sullivan award

Stena RoRo signs contract for a ninth Stena E-Flexer

DB Cargo/Maritime – TSSA union to ballot members

Cosco feeder to call Southampton

TOC Europe 2019 aims to fuse container flows and mass data flows

Singapore orders 160 all-electric AGVs

Cool Chain Association to pilot data sharing to cut perishables losses

ZIM revenues at their highest for four years

Navayuga breaks though 0.5M TEU barrier

Navis puts data to work

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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

Containers fly with HHLA

People on the move – changes at PSA group, HMM and Containerships

Phoenix on the mast

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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

ILA says it will move forward with strike on Tuesday

Map of major ports affected by strike on US East and Gulf coasts

Will port strike severely disrupt US economy?

ILA shuts down ports on Atlantic and Gulf coasts

Sand: Ships en route to East Coast will have to wait at anchor until strike ends