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 action, the Belgian container terminal aims
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 and Durban, which have also been
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 crane with a giraffe pattern. Fukuoka
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, the port of Chittagong only has
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 my gratitude to Hon’ble PM Shri
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 implementation of RFID based Access Control
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 the Port of Piraeus in Greece.
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 of the country. Movement restrictions have