January, 2020 ‣ WorldCargo News

People on the move – Smet retires from Hamburg Süd

News31 Jan 2020

Kastrup quits CMA CGM; Sartini moves to CMA Terminals; new CEO for Svitzer in the USA; shuffles at Russian Railways; key changes at Eurotunn...

Liebherr supplies large electric-driven port crane to DaFeng Port

News31 Jan 2020

Liebherr Hydraulikbagger has supplied its largest port crane to date, the LH 150 ET Gantry Port Litronic, to DaFeng Port in the Chinese prov...

Supply chains under pressure from disruptions caused by coronavirus

News31 Jan 2020

Despite shipping lines saying their operations are mostly continuing as normal, the coronavirus is causing major problems for exporters to C...

Container handling upgrade for Northport

News31 Jan 2020

NZ port adds second mobile harbour crane and other equipment....

A P Møller Capital invests in Africa

News30 Jan 2020

The European Commission has approved A P Møller Capital’s purchase of a 43% stake in UK-headquartered ARISE Ports & Logistics...

Tanger Med up 38% in 2019

News30 Jan 2020

The volume of container cargo handled by the Moroccan port of Tanger Med reached 4.8M TEU last year, 38% up on 2018...

London Gateway secures new Indian service

News30 Jan 2020

DP World London Gateway has been chosen as the UK port of call for the new IEX service, the only direct link between the UK and the east coa...

Scandal at Port Quetzal

News30 Jan 2020

Guatemala’s new president, Alejandro Giammattei, has acted swiftly to replace top managers at Port Quetzal...

Kloosterboer issues update on Vlissingen

News30 Jan 2020

Logistics service provider Kloosterboer says it can expand the number of reefer container plugs at its new reefer container terminal in Vlis...

DCSA unveils standards for container tracking

News29 Jan 2020

In a huge leap forward for smart containers, nine of the world’s top ocean carriers have agreed a new set of standards for container track...

Savannah up 5.6%

News29 Jan 2020

The Port of Savannah handled 4.6M TEU in 2019, a new record for the port....

Navis launches N4 3.8

News29 Jan 2020

The latest version of Navis’ N4 TOS provides increased functionality for general cargo, expanded rail capabilities and optimisation for RT...

DP World gets closer to FESCO

News29 Jan 2020

DP World Russia, the joint venture of the UAE port operator and Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), has signed a Letter of Intent to acqu...

CakeBoxx launches two piece reefer container

News29 Jan 2020

New “ThermoBoxx” reefer container is available both with and without doors....

€250M fund for Dutch shortsea shipping

News27 Jan 2020

Nesec has announced the launch of a €250M fund for Dutch shipowners to are planning to acquire or rebuild shortsea vessels...

Intermodal rail boosts Gothenburg

News27 Jan 2020

Container traffic increased 3% to 772,000 TEU, of which no less than 59% was moved inland by rail...

People on the move – Smet retires from Hamburg Süd

Liebherr supplies large electric-driven port crane to DaFeng Port

Supply chains under pressure from disruptions caused by coronavirus

Container handling upgrade for Northport

A P Møller Capital invests in Africa

Tanger Med up 38% in 2019

London Gateway secures new Indian service

Scandal at Port Quetzal

Kloosterboer issues update on Vlissingen

DCSA unveils standards for container tracking

Savannah up 5.6%

Navis launches N4 3.8

DP World gets closer to FESCO

CakeBoxx launches two piece reefer container

€250M fund for Dutch shortsea shipping

Intermodal rail boosts Gothenburg

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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

People on the move – Smet retires from Hamburg Süd

Liebherr supplies large electric-driven port crane to DaFeng Port

Supply chains under pressure from disruptions caused by coronavirus

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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