ANTWERP : Container throughput at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges decreased by 5.2% to 13.5 million TEUs in 2022, compared with 2021 box numbers. The previous year was an “intense year” as Dirk de Fauw,
FRANCE : Sales and purchases of container ships halved to 950,300 TEUs in 2022 as freight levels began normalising, according to Alphaliner‘s latest report released on 11 January. The scale of ship sales in
HAMBURG : Container xChange released the Container LogTech predictions report for 2023 which highlights important global trends that the shipping and supply chain industry will witness in 2023. The report draws attention to some
BEIJING : China’s Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Health Commission, General Administration of Customs, National Immigration Administration and National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention have jointly issued the notice for relaxing crew change
GENEVA : MSC’s port operating arm, Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) has completed the acquisition of Terminal Darsena Toscana (TDT) in the Port of Livorno. In particular, TIL’s subsidiary CSM Italia Gate and Gruppo Investimenti
HAIFA : 40Seas, an innovative fintech platform for cross-border trade financing, was funded with US$111 million from the Israeli companies ZIM and Team8. In particular, the company’s US$11 million seed funding round, led by
RIYADH : The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has announced the laying of the foundation stone for upgrading and developing two container terminals at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession signed
TOKYO : Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd, announced that it has decided on a new series name and a new hull color design for its car carriers, which are primarily fueled by environment-friendly liquefied natural
TOKYO : In December 2022, NYK conducted a trial use of Starlink, a satellite communication service operated by Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), on a ship managed by NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd. (Singapore). Because
BRUSSELS : The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Federal Administration of Public Revenue of the Argentine Republic (AFIP) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to strengthen their partnership, under the COLIBRI Project,
