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Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

News5 Oct 2024

The Port of Oakland and NWSA have joined the FLOW initiative, which now includes the largest US container ports and major ocean carriers....

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

News4 Oct 2024

While the strike on the US East and Gulf Coast has ended, Xeneta's Peter Sand warns that “it is only a tentative agreement, and automation...

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

News4 Oct 2024

COSCO Shipping Specialised Carriers has launched a monthly Ro-Ro route from the Port of Gothenburg to China via Singapore, primarily trans...

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

News4 Oct 2024

The Port of Vancouver says its mid-year trade volumes are steady driven by the recovery of the container sector....

E-methanol is the most likely pathway for ZEMBA’s next tender

News4 Oct 2024

ZEMBA says e-methanol is the most likely pathway for ZEMBA’s next tender because of alignment between production and e-methanol-capable co...

Windsor becomes CVS Ferrari’s UK dealer

News4 Oct 2024

CVS Ferrari has named Windsor Materials Handling as its UK distributor, effective June 2024, offering reach stackers and heavy-duty forklift...

Container spot rates take a tumble

News4 Oct 2024

Prices for international shipping containers are falling. Spot rates are down almost a half in the third quarter and 10% in the last week of...

ILA, USMX strike tentative deal, ports resume operations

News4 Oct 2024

Ports announce reopening after the ILA and USMX reached a tentative wage deal, ending the strike that had disrupted operations....

Risk and reward in Latin America

News3 Oct 2024

Speaking at the opening session of the TOC Americas conference and exhibition in Panama this week Carlos Merino, CEO of DP World in Peru and...

Strike in Montreal lifted, negotiations in deadlock

News3 Oct 2024

The strike at Montreal's Viau and Maisonneuve terminals ended today, but negotiations between MEA and CUPE 375 remain in a deadlock....

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

News3 Oct 2024

Container shipping companies, including CMA CGM, Ocean Network Express (ONE), and COSCO, are invoking force majeure due to the impacts of ...

Sparrows Point Container Terminal releases dredging report findings

News3 Oct 2024

Tradepoint Atlantic and Sparrows Point Container Terminal announced that sediment from the southern Sparrows Point Channel complies with oce...

Porto Itapoá adds reefer capacity, appoints new CEO

News3 Oct 2024

Porto Itapoá will install 1,800 new reefer outlets, increasing its total to 4,038, supporting a strong year for meat exports in Brazil....

New crane batch for CWIT

News3 Oct 2024

New batch of RMG, STS cranes arrives at Colombo West International Terminal (CWIT) in Sri Lanka....

Changes at Kalmar and Konecranes

News3 Oct 2024

Kalmar advances its post-separation strategy, while Konecranes adapts its operating model to support strategy deployment and growth ambition...

USMX rejects preconditions, calls for talks with ILA to end port strike

News3 Oct 2024

USMX calls ILA to return to negotiations to end the ongoing strike, rejects any preconditions for resuming talks....

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

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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

E-methanol is the most likely pathway for ZEMBA’s next tender

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