Dockers issue strike notice 03 Apr 2024, Montoir/Saint-Nazaire, France Notice of a new strike from 4 to 8 April has been lodged by dockers at the port of Montoir/Saint-Nazaire. READ MORE 2nd temporary alternate channel opened for commercially essential vessels 03 Apr 2024, Baltimore, United States The Captain of the Port established a second temporary alternate channel on the southwest side of the main channel near Hawkins Point in the vicinity of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. READ MORE Outer berths closed 03 Apr 2024, Buckeye Bahamas Hub Terminal, Bahamas ...

A new website has been developed by the Future Fuels and Technology Project (FFT Project), a partnership project between IMO and the Republic of Korea, supporting the development of new regulation within the possible IMO Net Zero Framework to achieve the targets contained in the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy. With ports and port infrastructure playing an important role in the accessibility and safe use of the fuels and as part of the recent Memorandum of Understanding with the IMO, IAPH has fully supported the portal development with access to its ...

The year has begun with record volumes for APM Terminals Gothenburg, in part due to increasing volumes of forestry products shipped in containers rather than bulk cargo loads. This has been achieved without adding to road traffic in and around the terminal, thanks to an even stronger rail offering. “The transition from bulk to containers really took off in 2023, prompted by a sharper focus on sustainability, and reliability, combined with lower transport prices for container freight,” according to Per Wahlström, Senior Commercial Analyst at APM Terminals Gothenburg. In March ...

Bangladesh plans to import a total of 24 LNG cargoes from Gunvor Singapore Pte. Ltd. in the next two years until its new long-term LNG contracts that start from early 2026 kick in, a senior Petrobangla official told S&P Global Commodity Insights on April 1. The South Asian country is expected to ink a sales and purchase agreement, or SPA, with Gunvor soon after final approval from the cabinet committee on government purchase, he said. Bangladesh’s cabinet committee on economic affairs on March 27 gave its in-principle approval to Petrobangla’s ...

Shanghai Port remained the world’s busiest container port for the 14th consecutive year in 2023, totaling 49.158 million TEUs, according to a press conference in Shanghai on Thursday. Shanghai is accelerating its role as international economic, financial, trade, shipping and scientific innovation centers to achieve a high-quality development, said Gong Zheng, its mayor. Last year, Shanghai’s GDP reached 4.72 trillion yuan ($653.1 million), ranking the forefront of cities in the world, according to Gong. Its financial market recorded a transaction value of more than 3,300 trillion yuan in 2023. Shanghai, ...

With efforts underway to clean up thousands of tons of steel debris from the collapsed bridge in Baltimore’s harbor, Maryland Governor Wes Moore on Sunday urged Republicans to work with Democrats to approve the federal funding needed for rebuilding the bridge and to get the port economy back on its feet. Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed early on Tuesday morning, killing six road workers, when a container ship nearly the size of the Eiffel Tower lost power and crashed into a support pylon. Much of the span crashed into ...

A temporary route for ships has opened near the collapsed Baltimore bridge, as part of what officials call an “enormous” recovery effort. Six people died after the Dali cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge last week. Four bodies remain lost in the wreckage. Shipments have also been suspended at the port, one of the busiest in the US. Maryland Governor Wes Moore said: “We need to do more work clearing the channel in order to move forward.” At a press conference on Monday, he emphasised the urgency of ...

Salvage crews worked to lift the first piece of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the water on Saturday to allow barges and tugboats to access the disaster site, Maryland and U.S. officials said, the first step in a complex effort to reopen the city’s blocked port. The steel truss bridge collapsed early on Tuesday morning, killing six road workers, when a massive container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon. Much of the span crashed into the Patapsco River, blocking the Port of Baltimore’s shipping channel. ...

Preparation for opening of temporary alternate channel 01 Apr 2024, Baltimore, United States The Captain of the Port is preparing to establish a temporary alternate channel on the northeast side of the main channel in the vicinity of the Francis Scott Key Bridge for commercially essential vessels. READ MORE Extension of trade promotions 01 Apr 2024, Kolkata, India Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Kolkata has advised the extension of trade promotions and rebate & remissions for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. READ MORE Delays expected due to ...

West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) expects to significantly lift standards of efficiency and security with the official opening of a brand new four-lane in-gate facility at Onne Port, Rivers State. Nigeria. Hot on the heels of a new, on-terminal, container freight station (CFS), this investment brings WACT a step closer to its vision of becoming the gateway to Eastern Nigeria and beyond. The new in-gate is part of WACT’s USD 115 million investment in a terminal upgrade project. It offers a comprehensive suite of logistics solutions designed to empower Nigerian ...

First vessel passes through temporary alternate channel around bridge wreckage 02 Apr 2024, Baltimore, United States The tugboat Crystal Coast pushing a fuel barge was the first to transit the temporary alternate channel created by the Key Bridge Response Unified Command. READ MORE Revised dredging schedule 02 Apr 2024, Mumbai, India Port authorities have announced a revised schedule for post-monsoon maintenance dredging at Indira Docks Outer Berths. READ MORE Source: GAC

CMA CGM, a global player of sea, land, air and logistics solutions and GTS General Transport Service, a leading Italian intermodal company, are pleased to announce the establishment of a strategic joint venture aimed at offering reliable, affordable, and decarbonized transportation and logistics services in Italy and in Europe. The joint venture, named European Container Network, will combine the expertise and resources of both companies to provide innovative and sustainable transportation solutions to any containerized business in Italy and Europe. By leveraging GTS assets, expertise, and network across Italy and ...

Wilson Sons, a leader in port and maritime logistics in Brazil, has a new client operating from Rio Grande Container Terminal and Santa Clara Container Terminal, in Rio Grande do Sul. The food company Aurora Coop began operations this month, exporting processed poultry and pork to Singapore, China, Hong Kong (Asia), Spain (Europe), Panama (Central America), and others. Initially, the cargo includes goods from the Aurora Coop meatpacking plant based in the cities of Erechim, Tapejara and Sarandi. Aurora Coop has chosen the terminals operated by Wilson Sons especially because ...

When a massive cargo ship sent Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge crumbling into the water, it created both a human and economic disaster. Two bodies have been recovered and four other construction workers are missing, presumed dead. But the bridge’s collapse has also cut off a main artery handling billions of dollars of goods to and from a key port. The Port of Baltimore is the 14th largest in the US. Boat traffic is at a standstill and the wreckage of the bridge still lies across the Patapsco River. Officials ...

The disruption to East Coast shipping as a result of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore will not affect the credit of rated U.S. ports or automakers, Fitch Ratings says. The collapsed bridge, which was destroyed when a cargo ship struck a bridge support, is now blocking entry to the Port of Baltimore. Disruptions to port traffic will persist for months while the bridge debris is cleared and a new bridge is constructed. We do not rate the Port of Baltimore but do track its throughput ...