Durban and Richards Bay ports suffer major disruption over violence
DURBAN : Operations at South Africa’s major ports, Durban and Richards Bay, and a freight rail line connecting Durban with the Gauteng province have been severely disrupted after days of violent protests in response
Customs reduces clearance time for edible oil consignments at ports
NEW DELHI : With shortage of domestic edible oil pushing up the need to increase imports quickly, the Indian Customs has put up special motoring and import clearances procedure for the commodity to reduce
Port of Antwerp reports H1 increased box volumes
FLANDERS : During the first half of the year, Antwerp Port marked an increase of 5.1% in its container volumes compared to the same period of 2020, handling 6.2 million TEU. Containers are the
A new offshore LNG Terminal in India
HELSINKI : The technology group Wärtsilä will develop the regasification system for a new offshore LNG terminal to be built in the Bay of Bengal. The project is headed by Crown LNG, a Norwegian
Long Beach sees container volumes growth in June
CALIFORNIA : The Port of Long Beach (POLB) has seen a growth of 20.3% in total container volumes of June, compared to the same month last year, handling 724,297TEU. In particular, imports increased by
JNPT commences Trial Operations at its Newly Built Coastal Berth
MUMBAI : Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), one of India’s premier container handling ports, flagged a trial operation at the newly constructed coastal berth. The maiden trial run commenced with the handling of ‘ONGC
Logistics service providers urged to explore ‘India hub at Antwerp’ idea
CHENNAI : Mr. Luc Arnouts, vice-president international relations, Antwerp Port Authority, on Friday urged logistics service providers to explore the idea of an “India hub at the Port of Antwerp” which would enable Indian
European container market seeing demand uptick: Gujarat Pipavav Port
MUMBAI : Gujarat Pipavav reported its Q1FY22 numbers. The company had undertaken a 10-day voluntary shut down as a precautionary measure ahead of cyclone Tauktae, which resulted in a loss of market share. Jakob