Some Rs 911 million ($2.5 million) has been paid to the Sri Lankan government as part of an ongoing compensation scheme following the devastating X-Press Pearl fire last year. The payment, the third and largest so far…
Ports in Germany have struck a landmark collective bargaining agreement with its workers after months of strikes and supply chain unrest. In the 10th round of collective bargaining with the Central Association of German…
The Beirut fire brigade has started implementing the Lebanese Environment Ministry’s plan of extinguishing the fire at the Beirut port silos, a few days after the complete collapse of the northern part of the structure…
Indonesian port operator Pelindo and a consortium of the country’s sovereign wealth fund have entered an agreement to invest in the expansion of the Belawan New Container Terminal (BNCT) in Sumatra Island. The deal is…
Jeddah Islamic Port has boosted trade with Morocco through deploying six new shipping lines and services. The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) wrote that the routes have resulted in a 117 per cent growth in trade volumes…
P&O Maritime Logistics will launch a new container route using Multi-Carrying Vessels (MCVs) across the Red Sea. In partnership with Unifeeder, P&O Maritime Logistics (both firms owned by DP World) will increase…
Jeddah Islamic Port has boosted trade with Morocco through deploying six new shipping lines and services. The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) wrote that the routes have resulted in a 117 per cent growth in trade volumes…
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that PortMiami is the beneficiary of a $16 Million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant. The grant comes as part of the…
Eight more grain silos at Beirut port have crumbled, marking the third collapse in a month. A cloud of dust rose over the port on 23 August after the collapse, which brought down the last of the northern block of silos…
Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, has signed a contract for a five-year framework agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP). The deal signed with ABP, one of the UK’s leading…
General Average has been declared by charterers after a ZIM boxship suffered a cargo fire off Colombo earlier this month. ZIM CHARLESTON experienced a fire in cargo hold no. 4 whilst navigating off Colombo on 8 August…
A Dubai court has found that the explosion at Jebel Ali Port in 2021 was caused by neglected safety procedures, a state-linked newspaper reported. On 27 June 2021, three containers carrying 640 barrels of organic…
