Vizag Port sets target of handling 75 MT cargo
NEW DELHI : Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Shantanu Thakur said here that the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has set a target of handling nearly 75 million tonnes of cargo
HCMC port stops receiving bulk cargo amid container pileup
HCMC’s Cat Lai Terminal will not accept certain cargoes until August 16 since containers have piled up and there is little space left, its operator said. Saigon New Port Corporation said it has stopped
Cargo’s Digital Future – MSC and IATA discuss digitalisation in maritime and aviation
GENEVA : The digitalisation of cargo transportation is an ongoing process, with a host of challenges created by sectoral information silos and disconnected third party stakeholders – but experience has shown that collaboration on
JNPT witnesses upswing in cargo handling
JNPT handled 441,984 TEUs during the month June 2021 MUMBAI : With the easing of lockdown restrictions and pickup in the domestic economic activity, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), one of the premier container
Cargo volumes at major ports up 27 per cent in Q1
MUMBAI : Cargo handled at India’s dozen state-owned major ports soared 27.16 per cent during the April-June quarter to 180.609 million tonnes (mt) from 142.033 mt a year ago. The rebound in cargo volumes
MSC’s pipeline of new tonnage approaches 1m Teu with first LNG-ready ships
GENEVA : Alphaliner has confirmed widely reported news that Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has become the latest carrier to commit to LNG-fuelled tonnage. The world’s second largest containerline has concluded long term charters for
Logistics giant DSV charters 1,800 TEUs Boxship to move cargoes on frenzied Asia-Europe tradelane
DENMARK : The incredible tightness of available slots on almost all tradelanes has forced one of the world’s largest logistics operators to charter in a small ship to move cargoes from Asia to Europe.
Indian cargo ship ‘quarantined’ in Durban, 14 crew tested for Covid-19
DURBAN : An Indian cargo bulk carrier which docked in Durban harbour on Sunday is being quarantined after a crew member died during the 14-day journey from India to SA. Times LIVE revealed that, 14