April, 2021 ‣ WorldCargo News

GPA hits the accelerator on expansion

News29 Apr 2021

The Georgia Ports Authority has announced an aggressive expansion plan to expedite completion of more than 1.4M TEU of new capacity in Savan...

New multimodal Poland-UK connection

News29 Apr 2021

An integrated rail/shortsea service will be run by PKP Cargo Connect, Duisburg Agency and Samskip...

Kalmar books 11 hybrid straddle carriers for Southampton

News29 Apr 2021

DP World Southampton has ordered another 11 hybrid straddle carriers for Southampton Container Terminal...

P&O Ferries soon back to five ships on Dover-Calais

News29 Apr 2021

PRIDE OF BURGUNDY, with an intake of 140 accompanied trucks, will restore the P&O Dover-Calais fleet to its pre-pandemic strength of five...

US agricultural exports plead for action on empty boxes

News29 Apr 2021

Nearly 300 agricultural and forestry exporters have written to the Secretary of the US DOT calling for “immediate intervention” on the e...

OPUS TOS for Santos Brasil

News28 Apr 2021

CyberLogitec will install its TOS at two terminals operated by Santos Brasil....

SNCF to sell Ermewa

News27 Apr 2021

The debt-laden French railways group is to sell its wagons and tank containers leasing arm for around €3.2B...

DSV Panalpina acquires Agility for US$4.2B

News27 Apr 2021

The acquisition of Agility Global Integrated Logistics will create a 3PL with 2.8M TEU of ocean shipments annually...

Gothenburg pushing for carbon capture and storage

News27 Apr 2021

CinfraCap is a collaborative project between Göteborg Energi, Nordion Energi, Preem, St1, Renova, and Gothenburg Port Authority...

Optical Phased Array sensor technology

News26 Apr 2021

US-based LiDAR sensor supplier Quanergy Systems Inc is targeting industrial applications, including in container ports, for its range of hig...

RTG automation takes off in Japan

News26 Apr 2021

There are several new RTG automation projects under way in Japan, involving around 69 new RTGs and eight retrofit machines....

Port of Montreal “paralysed” as strike looms

News25 Apr 2021

The Montreal Port Authority has slammed a strike notice from dockworkers’ union CUPE Local 375 that will close seven terminals from Monday...

Autonomous trucks in Mawan

News25 Apr 2021

Mawan is testing several autonomous trucks, including a new machine that uses “digital perception radar” for navigation....

Railfreight companies hit for €48.5M with EU fines

News24 Apr 2021

The European Commission has fined three railfreight companies €48.5M for operating a cartel moving blocktrains on certain crossborder rout...

Terminal de Flandres approved for LNG bunkering

News24 Apr 2021

The Dunkirk container terminal can now bunker CMA-CGM’s LNG-powered container ships, having met all safety requirements...

AAL transports giant barge from Taicang to Tahiti

News24 Apr 2021

AAL DALIAN has transported a 53m long, 3,657 m3 barge from China to the port of Papeete, Tahiti...

GPA hits the accelerator on expansion

New multimodal Poland-UK connection

Kalmar books 11 hybrid straddle carriers for Southampton

P&O Ferries soon back to five ships on Dover-Calais

US agricultural exports plead for action on empty boxes

OPUS TOS for Santos Brasil

SNCF to sell Ermewa

DSV Panalpina acquires Agility for US$4.2B

Gothenburg pushing for carbon capture and storage

Optical Phased Array sensor technology

RTG automation takes off in Japan

Port of Montreal “paralysed” as strike looms

Autonomous trucks in Mawan

Railfreight companies hit for €48.5M with EU fines

Terminal de Flandres approved for LNG bunkering

AAL transports giant barge from Taicang to Tahiti

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Strike in Montreal lifted, negotiations in deadlock

Carriers invoke Force Majeure as ships begin to pile up off East and Gulf coasts

Sparrows Point Container Terminal releases dredging report findings

Porto Itapoá adds reefer capacity, appoints new CEO

New crane batch for CWIT

GPA hits the accelerator on expansion

New multimodal Poland-UK connection

Kalmar books 11 hybrid straddle carriers for Southampton

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Strike in Montreal lifted, negotiations in deadlock

Carriers invoke Force Majeure as ships begin to pile up off East and Gulf coasts

Sparrows Point Container Terminal releases dredging report findings

Porto Itapoá adds reefer capacity, appoints new CEO

New crane batch for CWIT

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

Fire from overturned truck carrying lithium-ion batteries shuts down Port of LA, POLB terminals