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Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Enhances Connectivity

Mar 19, 2018

Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Private Limited (BMCT) continued to improve connectivity and ease of doing business for JNPT (Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust) users with its first barge and train volumes last week. A 90-TEU (twenty-foot equivalent…

Hamburg Süd: Upgrades Asia – Europe/Mediterranean network

Mar 19, 2018

Since February 2017, Hamburg Süd, through its partnership with 2M, has been able to offer its customers access to the world’s most comprehensive Asia – Europe/Mediterranean network. As part of a regular network review, and in an effort to enhance schedule reliability…

PSA International sees profit jump 5.0%

Mar 19, 2018

* PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) handled 74.24 million TEUs for the year ended 31 December 2017, representing an increase of 9.8% from the previous year.* PSA's flagship Singapore Terminals contributed 33.35 million TEUs, increasing 9.0% over 2016…

DP World Acquires Cosmos Agencia Maritima in Peru

Mar 18, 2018

Dubai-based DP World, , one of the world's largest port operators, said it had bought a logistics firm  Cosmos Agencia Maritima (CAM) in Peru for $315.7 million, giving it a 50 percent stake in the country's second largest container terminal…

Port of Gothenburg: Sustained Growth in Ro-Ro Operations

Mar 18, 2018

Ro-ro operations at the Port of Gothenburg are looking bright, with sustained growth three years in succession. There has been an increase of 10 per cent over the past year alone, with the number of units currently standing at 593,000.  But…

Kalmar Promotes New Range of Reachstackers in Latin American

Mar 16, 2018

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, launches a new range of equipment designed to offer customers in the Latin American market a value-based choice of the high quality, reliable equipment that Kalmar is known for.  Based on Kalmar's proven G-generation platform…

World’s Second Largest Container Ship CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupéry Docks in Hamburg

Mar 16, 2018

The ‘CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupéry', the largest containership ever to call at the port on the Elbe, berthed in Hamburg early on Thursday morning, 15 March.  The maiden call by this ocean-going giant is a further milestone in the Port…

MSC Improves Cargo Transit Between Seville and the Atlantic

Mar 16, 2018

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, a global leader in transportation and logistics, is pleased to announce the launch of a new freight rail service between Seville, Spain, and the Atlantic, beginning 4 April 2018. The service is expected…

Work in Progress to Expand Dunkirk Box Terminal

Mar 16, 2018

Container handling in the Port of Dunkirk takes place mainly at the Flanders Terminal. The activity continues to grow steadily, with numbers increasing from 200,000 TEU in 2010 to 375,000 TEU in 2017. In February 2017, to maintain this development…

Kalmar Backs Suomen Satamatekniikka Oy

Mar 16, 2018

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a Kalmar Care service agreement with Suomen Satamatekniikka, a subsidiary of Steveco, covering the maintenance and service of 16 Kalmar straddle carriers at the Port of Helsinki, Finland.  The order…

Brazilian Grain Producers Explore Increased Use of Panama Canal

Mar 16, 2018

Brazilian farmers in top soy state Mato Grosso signed a memorandum of understanding with the Panama Canal Authority to evaluate ways to cut transportation costs and boost Brazilian grain volumes using the waterway, the authority's chief administrator said…

Port Manatee Draws German Interest

Mar 16, 2018

Port Manatee holds promise as a trade gateway for German companies, according to Germany’s Miami-based consul general, who visited the Florida Gulf Coast port Thursday [March 15].“Port Manatee is an important part of Florida infrastructure…

Hamburg Welcomes Its Largest Ever Box Ship

Mar 16, 2018

The largest ever containership to call at the port on the Elbe berthed in Hamburg early on Thursday morning, March 15.The oceangoing giant CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery made its maiden call at the Port of Hamburg's HHLA Container Terminal…

DP World's Earnings Grow 15.1%

Mar 16, 2018

Global trade enabler DP World today announces strong financial results for the twelve months ending 31 December 2017. The company delivered earnings in excess of $1 billion and above 50% EBITDA margin for the full year.Revenue grew 13.2% and adjusted EBITDA increased 9…

Panama Canal Pact with Mato Grosso for Bulk Grain Cargoes

Mar 15, 2018

The Panama Canal signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Cuiabá, Brazil that will promote the Panama Canal's position as a route for grain shipments traveling from northern Brazil to ports accessed in the Pacific Ocean. The agreement…

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