Portico helps reposition 10,000 TEU of EC

This project involves an investment of EUR 78 million, of which EUR 14.2 million will be co-funded by the EU, and is scheduled to be operational in 2026.

This will significantly improve air quality in the harbor area while helping the port to realize its long-term environmental ambitions.

DP World has opened a new empty container park occupying 11.5 acres at Southampton to increase storage capacity and maintain service levels for customers during the peak pre-Christmas season

The shortage of empty containers in Sweden means that Stockholm Norvik, whose laden container traffic is usually all imports, has had a boost in export shipments as EC are locally available. In addition, Norvik will shortly be covered with an inland shipping service

Nearly 300 agricultural and forestry exporters have written to the Secretary of the US DOT calling for “immediate intervention” on the empty container issue, but with the US port system under huge pressure the FMC is unlikely to intervene.

The Port of Portsmouth has pulled out of plans to go ahead with a UK-EU livestock import/export facility, citing lack of government support