Major ports now have a new tariff setting authority
CHENNAI : It’s official. After 24 years of fixing tariffs at the 12 major ports under Central government control, the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) will no
Yard density and container delays force Antwerp terminal to set cargo opening rule
Port of Antwerp’s MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) has decided to implement a Yard Opening Time (YOT) scheme for all containers delivered at Q1718 and Q1742. With this
South African ports crippled by cyber attack
Transnet, the operator of South Africa’s major ports and a national freight rail line, was hit by a major cyber attack , further disrupting operations at Cape Town
Giant giraffe to enter Hakata Port
A big giraffe will appear at the container terminal of the Hakaka port in the southern Japanese city of Fukuoka, as the city will repaint a large quay
Chittagong Port to scan both imports and exports
All import and export-oriented products are to come under scanning system at Chittagong Port with the aim of building a safe port system with modern technology. At present,
No job loss in ports, shipping sector, says Union minister Shripad Naik
NEW DELHI : Shri Shripad Y Naik recently assumed the charge of Union Minister of State for Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways at Transport Bhawan. “I extend
DPT signs agreement to implement RFID based access Control System in the Port
GANDHIDHAM : As part of Ease of Doing Business with the Port & Digital India Initiative, Deendayal Port Trust yesterday signed agreement with Central Electronics Ltd., Sahibabad for
Port of Piraeus receives new quay cranes
The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has announced the arrival of the new Super Post Panamax Quay Crane capable of handling large mega-vessels with a capacity of 20,000TEU at
Operations in southern Vietnamese ports slow to a crawl with Covid-19 outbreak
Ho Chi Minh City is now the Covid-19 epicentre of Vietnam and the resulting lockdown of the country’s commercial capital has slowed port operations in the southern part
DCSA releases just-in-time port call interface standards with API definitions
Facilitating the implementation of DCSA just-in-time (JIT) port call standards AMSTERDAM : To facilitate implementation of its just-in-time (JIT) port call standards, DCSA today released interface standards and