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Leases and Fees Defered at the Port of Hamburg

Mar 25, 2020

All tenants of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) in the port of Hamburg can apply for the interest-free moratorium of the building- and land lease for the months April, May and June. Payments can be deferred until December 31, 2020. The Free…

Hanseaticsoft Urges Companies to Help Seafarers Reduce Stress

Mar 25, 2020

This year as Stress Awareness month (April) coincides with a global pandemic Hanseaticsoft, a provider of maritime software is urging shipping companies to tackle stress and depression amongst seafarers by ensuring connectivity at sea.During the coronavirus crisis this is even more imperative…

DP World Berbera Orders 8 RTG Cranes

Mar 25, 2020

Liebherr Container Cranes and DP World Berbera have signed a contract for the supply of eight RTGs for DP World’s terminal in Berbera, Somaliland. The cranes are due to be ready for operation before the end of 2020.The high performance, variable…

Reduced Appetite Expected for DP World’s $9bn Loan

Mar 24, 2020

Appetite for UAE global port operator DP World's $9bn loan financing is expected to weaken due to market turmoil caused by the coronavirus, bankers said.The loan was fully underwritten by Citigroup and Deutsche Bank, and went out to a wider…

Shipping Industry Urges G20 to Keep Freight Flowing

Mar 24, 2020

Ships and their crews must be able to trade freely with minimal port restrictions to ensure supply lines don't freeze up while the coronavirus shuts down much of the globe, shipping and port officials said on Tuesday.After draconian steps to stop the spread of the virus…

Intermodal Supply Chains Strain Under the Weight of Coronovirus Lockdowns

Mar 24, 2020

LONDON/MADRID/LOS ANGELES, March 23 - Freight carriers are struggling to deliver goods by land, sea or air as the coronavirus pandemic forces Western governments to impose lockdowns, threatening supplies of vital products including medicines into the most affected areas…

Port of Savannah up 17% in February

Mar 23, 2020

The Port of Savannah achieved its busiest February ever last month, handling 364,405 twenty-foot equivalent container units, an increase of 17% over the same month last year, the Georgia Ports Authority said. Griff Lynch, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority…

Port of Hamburg Says Containers Are In Good Supply

Mar 23, 2020

The Port of Hamburg, responding to reports of bottlenecks in the supply of empty containers, conducted a flash poll this week asking shipping lines about the current situation and found that shipping lines see no appreciable scarcity of equipment in Hamburg and other German seaports…

Western Supply Chains Buckle as Coronavirus Lockdowns Spread

Mar 23, 2020

Freight carriers are struggling to deliver goods by land, sea or air as the coronavirus pandemic forces Western governments to impose lockdowns, threatening supplies of vital products including medicines into the most affected areas, such as Italy…

Dock Workers at Brazil's Santos Port Call off Strike Vote

Mar 23, 2020

A union representing the on-demand dock workers has called off a vote that had been scheduled for Monday on whether to hold a strike at Latin America's largest port over concerns about risks from the coronavirus outbreak.In a statement on Sunday…

No April Fool; Brexit Ready

Mar 23, 2020

Charles Hammond, chief executive of Forth Ports, owner of the Port of Tilbury, writes about a new British port coming to market.Coronavirus has slowed down world trade and interfered with the EU-UK trade talks, and the ripples continue to be felt through the world economy…

Svitzer Gets 10-Year Contract Extension with Sakhalin Energy Investment

Mar 23, 2020

Svitzer, the towage operator that is part of Maersk, announced a 10-year extension of its marine service contract with Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd., a consortium set up to develop and manage the Sakhalin-II project, aimed at producing and exporting oil and liquefied gas…

Business Continues at Port of Cork

Mar 20, 2020

Freight operations at the Port of Cork continue to operate smoothly and its arrivals schedule remains unaffected amid the coronavirus pandemic, Ireland’s second largest port confirmed on Friday.In addition to the Port of Cork’s existing robust hygiene standards…

UAE Bans Ship Over Fuel Breach

Mar 20, 2020

The world's number two container line MSC is in talks with the United Arab Emirates after the Gulf country banned one of their vessels from entering its waters over what authorities said was a breach of tough new sulphur emissions rules for ships…

Passengers On Coronavirus-hit Cruise Ship Can Disembark in Marseille

Mar 19, 2020

Passengers who have tickets to travel back to their home countries will be allowed to disembark from the coronavirus-hit Costa Luminosa cruise ship in Marseille, the port authority and the cruise operator said on Thursday.A port official told Reuters that 639 passengers…

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