Hapag-Lloyd has partnered with digital contracting platform NYSHEX to digitalise its Quality Freight Product (QFP) contracts. With this partnership, Hapag-Lloyd aims to address the long-standing industry challenge of…
Unite the Union has confirmed that a two-week long strike action is to take place at the Port of Liverpool. The walkout will take place between 6:00 am Monday 19 September and 6:00 am Monday 3 October. The decision went…
A container has exploded killing three seafarers and injuring one at the Port of Crotone, Italy. The accident occurred on 31 August on working deck of offshore supply ship ASSO. The vessel was about to set sail for…
Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) has put forward operational development design plans for the Budapesti Intermodális Logisztikai Központ (BILK) intermodal terminal. According to HPC, the assessment involved…
ICHCA International, the global cargo handling association, has launched the 2022 TT Club Innovation in Safety Award, inviting entrants to submit details of their innovations. The award, which is open to an individual…
Operatives have successfully refloated a sunken tanker that caused panic in the Suez Canal. The 64,000-ton fuel tanker AFFINITY V drifted southbound, blocking the southern segment of the canal at around 7.00 pm local…
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) has entered new multi-year charters with German carrier Hapag-Lloyd for six ECO 6,900 TEU ships. GSL reported that the new charters comprise a first period of five years, followed by two…
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited (CSP) has announced interim results for the first half of 2022, boasting revenues of $704.6 million. The figure stands for a 24.7 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase. Gross profit increased…
Hutchison Ports and Terminal Investment Limited Sàrl (TiL), the terminal investment company of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), will build a new container terminal at the Port of Rotterdam. The box terminal…
Global schedule reliability continues to trend upward according the latest analysis from Sea-Intelligence. The firm published issue 132 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up…
The first-ever direct container service connecting China and Scotland has berthed at Greenock Ocean Terminal after its maiden voyage. The new east and west bound freight route from Ningbo, China, arrived for the first…
The Marino Group’s Marine Repair Services – Container Maintenance Corporation (MRS-CMC) has opened a new depot facility at Port Houston. The new facility will support global supply chain fluidity with an expansion of its…
