Criminal networks are misappropriating container reference codes to smuggle hundreds of tonnes of drugs and illegal goods into the EU, and Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg are the ports most targeted for criminal infiltration.That’s according…
A major joint operation organised by the Australian Border Force (ABF), World Customs Organization (WCO), the World Shipping Council and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has led to 43 arrests and more than 100 drug seizures, including 98…
Port Houston reported hints of softening demand amid an overall 'solid' month for its cargo volumes in February. A total of 313,452 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), or a 15% increase compared to the same month last year were handled during the month…
Australia's hydrogen industry has the potential to generate A$40 billion (US$27 billion) in annual turnover (domestic gross value added) and create 58,000-72,000 jobs per year by 2040, according to a new report by NERA and Arup.The report, Powering…
The Spanish government has tightened its rules around ship-to-ship oil transfers after an uptick in the activity along its coastline.Oil tankers seeking to carry out operations off the Mediterranean and Atlantic shores, even outside territorial waters…
During today’s JAXPORT Board of Directors meeting, State of Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, Aruba Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes, and other dignitaries from the island of Aruba joined leadership from JAXPORT and Eagle LNG…
Five Russia-bound containers from India's Jindal Stainless Ltd (JSL) have been stuck at the Belgian port of Antwerp for around a year, unable to enter the European Union, the company said on Friday.'The containers are carrying around 100 metric tonnes of stainless steel…
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has closed the port to large ships because of a strike announced by the Verdi union over wages, it said on Wednesday.'Due to the massive restrictions to be expected from the announced warning strikes, the administration…
Global freight movements continued to dwindle in the first two months of 2023 as manufacturers and distributors struggled to reduce excess inventories and cope with rising interest rates and increased caution among buyers.Container flows fell…
The leader of the busiest U.S. seaport on Friday said February's cargo volume hit the lowest level since the start of the pandemic as inflation and economic upheaval hurt demand, and signaled that activity may not pick up until the second half of this year…
Norway exported more than 120 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas in 2022, mainly via pipelines, making it Europe's largest gas supplier following a drop in Russian flows last year.The Nordic country exports its gas via a network of subsea pipelines to consumers…
Disruption at the Dunkirk liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operated by Fluxys ended on Friday morning, a company spokesperson said, with shipping data showing a tanker carrying LNG from Russia has docked at the site.Operations at the terminal…
The Jumbo-SAL-Alliance (JSA) commenced its scope of work in the Basrah Refinery Upgrading Project for JGC Corporation, when Jumbo Javelin loaded the first of 19 transports at Dahej India.In total, the project will see the Jumbo-SAL-Alliance undertake the transportation of 450…
Russia has proposed that a U.N.-backed initiative that has enabled grains to be exported from Ukraine's Black Sea ports should be renewed for just 60 days.The deal to free up grain exports from Ukraine's southern Black Sea ports, which expires later this month…
APM Terminals Gothenburg announced it will double its reefer connections to more than 200 in the first half of this year as it scales up to meet growing demand. Improvements to the pre-trip inspection (PTI) process will also increase efficiency…
