Shipping gets a digital boost
NewsThe coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the pace of a digital transformation that was already under way, to the benefit of some new players...
COVID-19 sinks Latin America’s trades
NewsThe COVID-19 pandemic has depressed economic activity and reduced trading volumes across Latin America and the outlook for 2021 and beyond i...
Thermo King ready for -70 degrees Celsius
NewsReefer machinery supplier offers “ultra-low” temperature machinery and telematics to support vaccine logistics....
Coronavirus coffee break
NewsThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant negative impact on Brazil’s ability to export more coffee following this year’s bumper harve...
Investments continue despite COVID
NewsThe COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on Central America’s box trades, cargo handling activities and freight transport services....
WCSA ports plan for the long term
NewsPorts have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic as economies struggle to recover....
Adani Ports and SEZ projects in India delayed due to coronavirus pandemic
NewsSeveral planned acquisitions and development projects by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) in India have either been delayed and...
Coronavirus hits SA ports
NewsThe South African ports of Cape Town and Ngqura, both on the Cape coast, have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic....
Containers being used as COVID-19 testing stations
NewsSeveral companies around the world are now marketing shipping containers that have been converted to COVID-19 testing stations....
Ad hoc shipping alliance calls for coronavirus changes
NewsCurrent coronavirus policy as applied to shipping is a potentially disastrous “own goal,” says a new shipping lobby group calling for ch...
Getlink figures reveal impact of coronavirus
NewsGetlink (Eurotunnel) passenger and freight shuttles were well down in March, year-on-year. Meanwhile, the importance of rail freight in toda...
Coronavirus absences paralyse work in Algeciras
NewsOn March 31, all handling activities at the port of Algeciras’ two container terminals ceased for six hours for want of sufficient dock wo...
Bolloré Logistics mobilises against coronavirus
NewsA health crisis unit has been created made up of Bolloré Logistics pharma and life science experts...
Port of Hamburg reduces fees during coronavirus crisis
NewsAll tenants of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) in the port of Hamburg can apply for the interest-free moratorium of the building- and land ...