Shanghai looks to Yangtze for growth
NewsThroughput at Shanghai, China’s largest container port, fell markedly in May and June and its 10.4% growth rate to 13.8M TEU in the first ...
Shanghai/Savannah e-seal project
NewsAll containers loaded at Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) facilities in Shanghai for discharge at the port of Savannah are now fitte...
China 1Q traffic up
NewsContainer throughput at China’s mainland ports rose 18.4% to 29.02M TEU in the first quarter of this year, figures released by the Ministr...
SPMP in second place, twice
NewsChinese crane manufacturer Shanghai Port Machinery Plant (SPMP) is currently the second largest container quay crane manufacturer in the wor...
Storms hit Shanghai and Yangtze ports
NewsChina experienced almost four weeks of extreme winter weather in the run up to the Lunar New Year holidays starting February 7, with many pa...
China to top 100M TEU
NewsChina’s ports are expected to handle a record 108M TEU this year, making it the first country to pass the 100M TEU mark....
Prague-Shanghai overland service
NewsMaersk Line’s wholly-owned rail intermodal operator European Rail Shuttle (ERS) has started the operational phase of a transcontinental se...
No looking back for Shanghai
NewsShanghai is on course to overtake Singapore as the world’s largest container port next year....
New box builder in Shanghai
NewsThe Shanghai Zhaohua Group, one of China’s leading container depot operators, is putting the finishing touches to a new, specialised conta...
Shanghai heads for top spot
NewsAfter recording a 20% growth in container throughput in 2006, Shanghai is on course to overtake Hong Kong this year and Singapore in 2008 to...
…Shanghai block train
NewsShanghai’s port has taken its first step to penetrate deeper inland by starting a weekly container block train service from the city’s L...
…Kalmar wins huge yard tractor order…
NewsKalmar has been awarded a record order for 247 terminal tractors by PSA Singapore Terminals, with deliveries to be made between July and Dec...
Crane simulator for Dalian
NewsUS-based MPRI has won a contract to supply Dalian Port Container Terminal Company Ltd (DPCT) with a crane simulator capable of simulating tw...
Pieces fall into place for tank operators
NewsAlthough freight rates are still not quite as healthy as tank container operators would like, all the elements that will support further rat...
Yangshan second terminal opens
NewsThe four-berth second container terminal at Shanghai’s Yangshan deepwater port opened on December 10 to mark the facility’s first annive...