Ports News


DP World Launches Wholesale E-commerce Platform

Apr 29, 2021

DP World, best known for operating ports around the world, has launched a wholesale e-commerce website that it hopes will become the global platform for businesses to buy and sell goods.The platform, Dubuy, aims to connect buyers and sellers…

Alexander Cairo Port Completes Project Labor Agreement

Apr 27, 2021

The construction of a new inland port at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers took another step forward on Tuesday as the Alexander Cairo Port District completed a project labor agreement (PLA) with the Illinois AFL-CIO. The project…

COSCO/OOCL’s CI1 Service to Call at APM Terminals Pipavav

Apr 27, 2021

APM Terminals Pipavav said it has secured CI1 (China-India Express) service operated by Cosco/OOCL. The weekly service to the Port Pipavav in India will carry Freights of all kind (FAK) for import and export to the Far East region. The first vessel…

Industry Urges Government to End Montreal Dockworkers Strike

Apr 26, 2021

Dockworkers at Canada's second largest port on Monday began their second strike in less than a year, as business leaders urged Ottawa to quickly end a walkout they said could cost the economy C$25 million ($20 million) a day.The federal Liberal…

Abu Dhabi Ports Hires Banks for Dollar Bonds

Apr 26, 2021

Abu Dhabi Ports has hired banks to arrange an issuance of 10-year U.S. dollar-denominated bonds, which it will use for general corporate purposes, a presentation for investors seen by Reuters showed on Monday.Citi, First Abu Dhabi Bank and Standard Chartered will act as joint global coordinators…

Near-term Trading Environment Positive, DP World Says

Apr 22, 2021

Global port operator DP World on Thursday said the near-term trading environment was positive as it reported a 10.2% increase in first-quarter shipping containers volumes.The Dubai state-owned company handled 18.9 million shipping containers in the January-March period…

Russian Transport, Logistics Group Opens Dutch Hub

Apr 22, 2021

The RUSCON Group, a Russian container cargo transhipment and railway transportation service provider, has expanded its presence in Europe with the opening of new subsidiary in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The new Dutch company, Smartcontainer B…

Kishorn Port Eyes Offshore Wind Opportunities as Expansion Plans Approved

Apr 21, 2021

Kishorn Port's proposal to extend the port’s dry dock has received approval from The Highland Council.'This is a further and significant step in the regeneration of the port and dry dock,' Kishorn Port, located on the North West coast of Scotland…

Libya's NOC Declares Force Majeure on Port of Hariga Exports

Apr 20, 2021

Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) declared force majeure on Monday on exports from the port of Hariga and said it could extend the measure to other facilities due to a budget dispute with the country's central bank.Daily lost income 'may exceed 118 million dinars ($26 million)'…

New Weekly Service from Port Pipavav to Jebel Ali

Apr 19, 2021

APM Terminals Pipavav secured PIC 2, a new weekly service from Port Pipavav to Jebel Ali marking seamless weekly connectivity to Jabel Ali. The new service is scheduled to reach Pipavav on every Wednesday through the ports of Jebel Ali, Kandla…

U.S. Crude Oil Exports: When 'Less is More'

Apr 15, 2021

Longer sailing distances cushion fall in US crude oil exportsTon mile demand generated by US crude oil exports has fallen by 9.7% in the first two months of 2021 compared with the start of 2020. The fall could however have been much worse; In volume terms…

Talbert Joins JAXPORT Board of Directors

Apr 14, 2021

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has appointed Memorial Hospital President and CEO Bradley S. Talbert, FACHE to JAXPORT’s Board of Directors. Talbert’s appointment was unanimously approved by the Jacksonville City Council on April 13.An experienced healthcare executive and civic leader…

Port of Oakland Reports Record Cargo Surge

Apr 13, 2021

The Port of Oakland reported all-time high container volume for import and export cargo in the month of March amid an ongoing trade boom exploding through U.S. ports.The port said Oakland received the equivalent of 97,538 20-foot import containers in March…

BIMCO: U.S. Economic Stimulus Have Worked Magic for Container Shipping

Apr 13, 2021

North American import of containerized goods from the Far East soared to a noteworthy high of 1.62m TEU during February 2021, a 100% increase from the low point of the same month last year. Fueled by US stimulus, volumes moving on the trans…

Montreal Dockworkers Stage Partial Strike

Apr 12, 2021

Canada's manufacturers on Monday asked the federal government to curb a brewing labor dispute after dockworkers at the country's second largest port said they will work less this week.Unionized dockworkers, who are in talks for a new contract since 2018…

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