The warp and weft of EU Brexit
NewsRo-ro is particularly exposed to a hard Brexit, and high-friction borders would be a disaster for accompanied freight....
Hyundai gets back in the ring
NewsHyundai U&I, the ICT arm of the Hyundai Group, is now marketing a range of software products to third parties, including the Hi TOPS TOS. Th...
Rotterdam plays the fair cop
NewsWith construction of Maasvlakte 2 now underway, Rotterdam port authority (GHR) is turning its attention to the problems of absorbing the ext...
…lukewarm response to Philadelphia plan
NewsThe Commonwealth of Philadelphia’s RFQ from parties interested in a private-public partnership (PPP) to build a new marine terminal on the...
Five shortlisted for Oakland concession
NewsThe Port of Oakland has moved quickly towards selecting a private partner to redevelop and operate several of its outer harbour container be...
Shipboard crane order
NewsMacGregor has won crane and hatch cover orders for ten 30,000dwt general cargo ships being built at a Chinese shipyard for Hermann Buss in c...
Horizon on the coast?
NewsUS Jones Act carrier Horizon Lines is preparing to launch a coastal service in the US east coast market. CEO Charles Raymond stated recently...
ULCS orders still piling up
NewsOrders for no less than 28 ultra-large container ships (≥12,000 TEU), not counting options that are likely to be excercised, have been pla...
Container crane demand at all-time high
NewsOf this year’s all-time record number of 249 ship-to-shore cranes, ZPMC accounts for 149, or 60 per cent. Its figure includes 60 for mainl...
Tough competition in the east
NewsFaced with a dwindling share of the RTG market as supply is increasingly concentrated in China, Japanese and Korean suppliers have been l...
CT9 behind schedule
NewsConstruction work on Hong Kong's Container Terminal 9 (CT9) is behind schedule because of environmental problems and the financial woes of S...
Iran box mystery
NewsHyundai Mobis' joint venture agreement with Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and Isfahan Industry Investment Co (ISINCO) to s...
Hottest year yet for reefer builders
NewsGlobal reefer box production has beaten earlier forecasts and is set to reach 100,000 TEU during 2000. However, there is still scope for fur...
Box production moves back into overdrive
NewsAfter three years of near static output and some of the worst price erosion seen in its history, the world's container manufacturing industr...
Bids in for Sohar
NewsSeven consulting firms have bid for the contract to act as consultant for the operation and maintenance of the new Port of Sohar (Suh�r), ...