July, 2023 ‣ WorldCargo News

People on the move – changes at the top of LA/LB ports

News31 Jul 2023

New presidents for both San Pedro Bay ports; new president for port of Gdańsk operator; new president for ABS retains COO role; promotion a...

Electric ZPMC straddle for APM Terminals

News31 Jul 2023

APM Terminals’ pilot electric straddle carrier project at Barcelona will feature a fifth machine, a fully electric straddle carrier from Z...

TX Logistik in German rail acquisition

News31 Jul 2023

The acquisition of Exploris Deutschland Holding GmbH in Hamburg makes TX Logistik the second biggest rail freight company in Germany in tonn...

Boegoebaai energy port project

News31 Jul 2023

South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority has short-listed three three consortia for the project to build a new port and associated...

Leadership problems on the BC waterfront

News31 Jul 2023

After ILWU Canada membership rejected a tentative agreement negotiated at the bargaining table, a hastily agreed "negotiated collective agre...

Houston receives new cranes

News28 Jul 2023

Three new new-Panamax STS cranes have arrived from China at Port Houston’s Bayport container terminal...

Better than good Q2 for Konecranes

News28 Jul 2023

Konecranes’ President and CEO Anders Svensson said the company delivered a “sustained strong performance” in Q2, with orders increasin...

Trelleborg wind power

News28 Jul 2023

Sweden’s Port of Trelleborg has received a building permit for two 120m tall high wind turbines to cater for its growing electrical power ...

La Spezia welcomes new service

News27 Jul 2023

La Spezia Container Terminal, Contship Italia’s biggest terminal in Italy, is being included in the MedGulf Service connecting the western...

Consolidation in Kobe

News27 Jul 2023

Three companies have signed a MoU to expand Kobe International Container Terminal....

Cargo volumes down for Finnlines

News27 Jul 2023

Cargo units carried by Finnlines’ services in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the Bay of Biscay were down 9.5% in the first half of 2023...

GPA box numbers down 6.7%

News26 Jul 2023

The GPA says it increased market share, but overall container traffic fell by 387,000 TEU in the port’s Fiscal Year 2023....

Car carrier on fire in the North Sea

News26 Jul 2023

One crew member is dead and several others are injured after a fire broke out on a car carrier off the coast of the Netherlands, forcing som...

NOLA prepares for new terminal

News26 Jul 2023

The Port of New Orleans has approved over $8M in design and engineering contracts for its new Louisiana International Terminal....

Facilitating Nigeria’s LNG Bonny expansion

News25 Jul 2023

Onne Multipurpose Terminal is playing an important role in supporting Nigerian LNG’s Train 7 expansion project at the latter’s facility ...

Visibility on port dwell times

News25 Jul 2023

Beacon has launched a new container dwell report that measures port-specific data to give shippers visibility into how ports are performing....

People on the move – changes at the top of LA/LB ports

Electric ZPMC straddle for APM Terminals

TX Logistik in German rail acquisition

Boegoebaai energy port project

Leadership problems on the BC waterfront

Houston receives new cranes

Better than good Q2 for Konecranes

Trelleborg wind power

La Spezia welcomes new service

Consolidation in Kobe

Cargo volumes down for Finnlines

GPA box numbers down 6.7%

Car carrier on fire in the North Sea

NOLA prepares for new terminal

Facilitating Nigeria’s LNG Bonny expansion

Visibility on port dwell times

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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

People on the move – changes at the top of LA/LB ports

Electric ZPMC straddle for APM Terminals

TX Logistik in German rail acquisition

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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