Two shipping firms to start container feeder service at MPT
PANAJI : Spelling good news for Goa’s export and import business, two shipping firms have shown interest in operating container feeder services at the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT). A new container feeder operated by
Priority berth for Chittagong-Colombo ships stops
The Chittagong Port Authority has stopped providing priority berthing to Chittagong-Colombo vessels after export container backlog eased at off docks. The shipping agents of Chittagong-Malaysia and Chittagong-Singapore routes also made the appeal to stop
Container shipping lines launch news trans-Pacific services as record rates pull in capacity
CALIFORNIA : Container shipping lines are continuing to add new services to eastbound trans-Pacific trade lanes as strong demand and record high freight rates attract more carry capacity for Asia-to-North America cargoes. Honolulu-based shipowner
PSA Group launches inaugural Sustainability Report
SINGAPORE : PSA International Pte Ltd. has announced the launch of the first Sustainability Report 2020 to enhance its sustainability performance. The report named “Green Horizons: Enabling a Better World Through Sustainable Port and
South African port operations get back to normal eight days after cyber attack
JOHANNESBURG : Transnet, South Africa’s main port operator, has got operations back up after being struck by a cyber attack last week. “Transnet Port Terminals, in collaboration with the shipping lines is facilitating the evacuation
DP World reports strong volume growth of 17.1% in 2Q2021
DUBAI : DP World Limited handled 19.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the second quarter of 2021, with gross container volumes increasing by 17.6% year-on-year on
Marine Aids to Navigation Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha
NEW DELHI : Amid the din in the Rajya Sabha in the afternoon, Union Minister of Ports Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal introduced the Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, which he termed “very important”
How Maersk dominates the global shipping industry
COPENHAGEN : With surging consumer demand, bottlenecks at ports and a shortage of containers, it’s a tumultuous time to be an ocean carrier. Maersk, the world’s largest container shipper, announced May 2021 first-quarter revenue