NEW DELHI : Indian customs authorities have held back about 800 containers of imported heavy melting scrap (HMS) at key ports to ascertain the country of origin. The authorities said the consignments had been held on the
FLORIDA : The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) set a new port record with the arrival of ONE Stork, the largest container ship to ever call Jacksonville in Florida, US. Operated by Singapore-headquartered shipping line
COPENHAGEN : Danish maritime data analysis company Sea-Intelligence showed schedule reliability data through March 2023 in its latest report. March 2023 saw a further month-to-month gain in global schedule reliability, this time by 2.4
TOKYO : K Line reported higher revenue and profit for its 2022 financial year, with a broadly positive outlook for its various shipping segments in 2023. K Line’s annual report for the year to
INCHEON : DB Schenker Korea has announced the launch of a new 40,000 m² global distribution and logistics centre, KLC2, in Incheon Free trade zone. DB Schenker said the newly opened KLC 2 warehouse
NEW YORK : Some $3bn in funding has been earmarked for the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Ports Program with a focus on electrification. Recent US legislation, notably the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (2021), and
WASHINGTON : US container imports in April 2023 were significantly higher than the previous month, tracing trends seen in the pre-pandemic market. Imports were 9.0% higher in April 2023 than in March 2023 as
NEW DELHI : Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH Shri Sarbananda Sonowal and Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Transport & Communications Admiral Tin Aung San, of the Republic of
KOLKATA : Rathendra Raman, a 1995 batch Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer, on Tuesday took over as the new Chairman of the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata. He previously served as the chief
VISAKHAPATNAM : Madhaiyan Angamuthu, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer of the Assam–Meghalaya Cadre (2002), assumed charge as the Chairperson of Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) here on Tuesday. He is appointed as Chairperson (JS