Opportunities and challenges at Chabahar Port
CHABAHAR : The recently concluded contract between India and Iran, which gives New Delhi rights to invest in and operate the Shahid-Behesti Terminal at Chabahar Port for another 10 years, has created many headlines.
X-Press Feeders sets course for sustainable shipping with First Green Methanol Refuelling in Singapore
SINGAPORE : X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, along with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and PSA Singapore achieved a historic milestone towards sustainable shipping with the arrival in Singapore
AD Ports Group launches Maritime Sustainability Research Centre
ABU DHABI : AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of global trade, logistics and industry, launched The Maritime Sustainability Research Centre, Abu Dhabi (MSRCAD), a non-profit agency dedicated to joint industry-government academia research, with
DP World, Mawani break ground on $250m logistics park in Jeddah
DUBAI : DP World and Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) have commenced construction of a new SAR900 million ($250 million) logistics park at Jeddah Islamic Port, set to provide state-of-the-art storage and distribution facilities, as
NatPower Marine and Peel Ports Group to launch first UK-Ireland Green Shipping Corridors
LONDON : Peel Ports Group, the UK’s second-largest port operator, has unveiled plans to create the nation’s first green shipping corridors to Ireland. The inaugural routes will connect Belfast to Heysham in Lancashire and
Port of Melbourne container throughput thrives in April
MELBOURNE : The Port of Melbourne has revealed its April trade numbers, which show a significant year-on-year (YoY) increase in container throughput, totalling 270,000 TEU. Full container import volumes (excluding Bass Strait) increased in
DHL’s new EV Center of Excellence in Shanghai to help companies in the electric vehicle ecosystem with their international expansion ambitions
SHANGHAI : DHL, the leading global brand in the logistics sector, has opened its latest electric vehicle (EV) Center of Excellence in Shanghai, China to support EV companies and its related sectors to grow
India to expand overseas port operations, wins rights to operate a port terminal in Bangladesh
NEW DELHI : Following successful agreements for Chabahar Port in Iran and Sittwe in Myanmar, India is set to operate a terminal at Mongla port in Bangladesh. This will be the third overseas port operation by