Ethiopia/ Djibouti in port spat

Liebherr Group has orders for two intermodal RMGs and has just placed another LPS 420 crane in the Russian market; four Vityaz double-lever cranes from SMM SevMorMontazh have recently been delivered to the same customer

APM Terminals in Los Angeles claims a container exchange record on a North American call.

The High Court of England and Wales has extended the restraining order against Port de Djibouti it issued in August

The International Longshoremen’s Association has agreed a new 6-year Master Contract.

A sudden and unexpected rapprochement between the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea could allow Ethiopian trade to return to the Port of Assab, potentially bringing new competition for Ethiopian transit trade with Djibouti. Meanwhile the government of Djibouti has rejected the latest arbitration judgement regarding its long-running dispute with DP World

The government of Djibouti has issued a statement stating that it will seek a negotiated solution to its conflict with DP World. Meanwhile, strains between Djibouti and Ethiopia could benefit the Kenyan port of Lamu