Ports in China’s Shandong province are demanding more detailed information about oil tankers that are more than 15 years old that call at their terminals, sources with knowledge of the matter said, potentially delaying the unloading of crude shipments in the world’s biggest oil importer. Last week, the maritime safety administrations at Qingdao and Rizhao, which covers the oil terminals at the port of Lanshan, notified shipping agencies to submit details on their ships’ age, where a ship is flagged, insurance coverage, and any instances where the ship changed its ...

DP World, a leading provider of global end-to-end supply chain solutions, is taking the innovative step of directly incentivising customers to move their imported goods off the road and onto rail in a major new initiative, strengthening its ambition to be the most sustainable logistics business in the UK. The ‘Modal Shift Programme’ is designed to increase the attractiveness of intermodal rail for customers through the use of carefully designed financial incentives. The programme has the potential to prevent an estimated 30,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide being emitted per ...

JLT Mobile Computers, a leading developer of reliable computing solutions for demanding environments, is presenting an upgraded version of its powerful and versatile JLT6012 vehicle-mount terminal at TOC Europe in Rotterdam, stand D15. TOC Europe is the Annual General Meeting for port and cargo supply chain professionals. With its vehicle-mount terminals seeing day-to-day use in leading port operations around the world, the upgraded JLT6012 terminal leverages JLT Mobile Computers’ extensive global domain expertise and incorporates essential features that address many of the current and future operational and profitability requirements at ...

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured a large order from long-term customer the Port of Tauranga in New Zealand for four Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers. The order was booked in Cargotec’s Q2 2023 order intake, with delivery scheduled for Q4 of 2023. The Port of Tauranga, located on New Zealand’s North Island, is the country’s largest container terminal and its premier freight gateway, handling around 25 million tons of cargo and 1.2 million TEU a year. The port boasts significant land holdings and unrivalled sea, road and rail connections, and ...

Singapore was re-elected to the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) Council for a four-year term from 2023 to 2027, on 3 June 2023 at the 14th IALA General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Singapore was first elected to the 24-member IALA Council in 2018 at the 13th IALA General Assembly in Incheon, Republic of Korea. At the General Assembly, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) renewed its memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IALA for a period from 2024 to 2027, to ...

Depression over southeast Arabian Sea 06 Jun 2023, India A depression has formed over southeast Arabian Sea and lays centered at 0530 hours IST of today (6 June) near latitude 11.3°N and longitude 66.0°E. Read More » Revised fuel surcharge (June 2023) 06 Jun 2023, Gangavaram, India The fuel surcharge on the pilotage rate at Gangavaram has been revised. Read More » Use of automated lanes to sea crew of all nationalities 06 Jun 2023, Singapore The date of implementation for the use of automated lanes has been revised to ...

Matadi Gateway Terminal (MGT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has unveiled new investments that will advance terminal efficiency and provide easier access to the Port of Matadi – all for the benefit of clients and port users. Minister Marc Ekila, D.R. Congo national minister of Transport and Communication, and Hans-Ole Madsen, ICTSI regional head – Europe, Middle East & Africa, led the recent inauguration of MGT’s four new hybrid rubber tired gantries (RTG). The hybrid RTGs, the first of their kind ...

Valenciaport has adhered to the objectives of the world’s major ports and is committed to take on the Climate Action Program to achieve a greener shipping with land-based investments in energy, with investment projects in new fuels and with the planning of greener shipping corridors. Valenciaport, along with the other 11 world leading ports members of the WPCAP (World Port Climate Action Program) group committed to the Climate Action Program subscribes in its entirety the joint statement announced by consensus in Rotterdam during the last meeting of presidents and CEOs ...

The ideal shipping port is in calm waters. Those operated by Gautam Adani offered a choppy way for investors to ride a part of India’s infrastructure boom but an initial public offering from billionaire Sajjan Jindal will test their appetite for something more anchored. The chairman of JSW group, is taking India’s second-largest commercial port operator public in Mumbai just months after $20 billion Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone lost about 40% of its market value and then mostly recovered from a short attack. Adani denied allegations of stock ...

China-Russia trade and the regional economy in Northeast China will be further boosted with the opening of a new transshipment port for cross-border transportation of domestic trade in Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East, which takes effect on Thursday, amid the growing need for regional economic development. Vladivostok, now the largest Russian port on the Pacific Ocean, also known historically as Haishenwai in Chinese, will enable traders to diversify their routes and cut transport costs, particularly between industrial hubs in the northeast and manufacturing and trade centers in South China, industry ...

Groups representing major retailers and manufacturers urged the White House on Monday to intervene in contentious West Coast port labor negotiations, citing worries about shipping disruptions during critical holiday shopping seasons. The call came after the largest terminal at Southern California’s Port of Long Beach closed for the day shift Monday as dock workers rally for better pay. Monday’s temporary closure followed similar disruptions on Friday in Oakland, California. More than 22,000 dockworkers at ports stretching from California to Washington state have been working without a contract since July. Contract ...

Revised Scale of Rates 06 Jun 2023, Vizag, India Visakhapatnam Port Authority Traffic Department has issued a revised scale of rates for berth hire tariffs. Read More » Marine Weather Forecast 06 Jun 2023, Bahamas Buckeye Bahamas Hub Terminal Weather Update for 5 June 2023. Read More » Amendment in rates at SPM 06 Jun 2023, Visakhapatnam, India Amendment in rates applicable for vessels at SPM. Read More » Reduction in fuel surcharge 05 Jun 2023, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) has adjusted the fuel surcharge ...

The employers of more than 22,000 dock workers at U.S. West Coast seaports on Friday said the union representing those laborers “is staging concerted and disruptive work actions” that have shut down some terminal operations at major gateways. The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), which represents terminal operators, said union workers have “effectively shut down” or “severely impacted” some terminals at ports including Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland in California and Tacoma and Seattle in Washington state. The latest work actions come as labor talks between the PMA and the ...

The importance of harmonized implementation of “Fit for 55” proposals and more particularly AFIR, as a means to guarantee a real playing field between EU ports has been extensively debated during FEPORT General Assembly meeting held on June 2nd, 2023, at Saintes Maries de la Mer. FEPORT members are satisfied that when voting on May 24TH, 2023 on the political agreement on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation[1] and FuelEU Maritime[2], the European Parliament reaffirmed the responsibility of Member States in collaboration with the (port) managing body or another competent authority ...

AD Ports Group, the leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry, has signed a 25 years agreement with Singapore based Crystal Offshore, a recognised one-stop Logistics Solution provider to the Marine & Offshore Industry. Under the agreement’s terms, a 20,000 square meter plot of land and an associated quay wall in Khalifa Port will be allocated for Crystal Offshore to construct a base, featuring office facilities and fabrication workshops to provide advanced repairs and refits to jack-up rigs as well as marine and offshore vessels. Saif Al Mazrouei, Chief ...