Hanjin’s TTIA stake to HMM?
NewsWhile the carve-up of Hanjin’s operations on the USWC is well under way (WorldCargo News, November 2016, p14), Hyundai Merchant Marine (HM...
…as ports lose their shine
NewsSlower growth means ports are losing a lot of their shine as investments. In its Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Report 2016, Dre...
COSCO Pacific expands terminal in Singapore
NewsThis month, PSA Singapore announced that COSCO-PSA Terminal Pte Ltd (CPT), PSA’s joint venture with COSCO Pacific, is investing in three n...
Cosco eyes Greek national operator
NewsChina’s Cosco Group is considering putting in a bid for TrainOSE SA, the national rail operator in Greece. Having just purchased 67% of Pi...
Six in for Limassol
NewsSix companies have submitted bids for a 25-year concession to operate the container terminal in the Port of Limassol in Cyprus....
USWC ports gripped by uncertainty
NewsUS Pacific coast ports and terminals face another year of upheaval and the prospect of further falls in container volumes....
APMT adds Grup TCB
NewsThe announcement on 8 September that APM Terminals had reached an agreement with Pérez y Cía to acquire its majority stake in Spain’s Gr...
Cosco and CSCL to merge?
NewsA merger between China’s two largest liner shipping companies, Cosco Container Lines (Coscon) and China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL), n...
Negative sentiments
NewsThe past month or so has seen several reports published on the health of the shipping and freight transport industries, and most importantly...
Cosco Pacific on tenterhooks in Piraeus
NewsCosco officials in Piraeus and China are playing down concerns over the new government’s plans for the port of Piraeus....
Heading for a perfect storm
NewsOil and ores, two of the main pillars of the heavy lift and project cargo markets, are reeling under the impact of falling prices....
Heading for a perfect storm
NewsOil and ores, two of the main pillars of the heavy lift and project cargo markets, are reeling under the impact of falling prices...
Alternative flooring gains ground
NewsBamboo container flooring is gaining market share, but some believe the future is floorboards with a mass produced OSB core....
Dalian-Rotterdam via Bering Strait
NewsA Cosco general cargo vessel is sailing to Rotterdam via the Arctic Ocean...
Doing the Latin tango
NewsSouth America’s liner trades have been singled out as offering the container shipping industry some of its best growth prospects, but will...