Ports and Logistics
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CMA CGM starts business matchmaking for clients
French container line CMA CGM has created a business matchmaking offering for its clients. The new Networking Intermediation Services gives…
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Shanghai port retains top box billing
Shanghai port has maintained its top position for a 10th consecutive year in terms of container throughput in 2019 with…
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DP World’s Djibouti battle continues at court in London
DP World has won another legal hearing against the government of Djibouti over the Doraleh Container Terminal, having been kicked…
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Petrochemical terminal explosion rocks Zhuhai Port
A petrochemical terminal at Zhuhai Port in southern China suffered a major explosion and caused a massive fire today. The…
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China Merchants takes over Dandong Port in controversial court ruling
China Merchants Group’s Liaoning Port Group has taken over bankrupt Dandong Port as a local court forced the approval of…
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Will 5G change logistics and ports?
The recent conference and summit circuit in Singapore has had a strong focus on technology and how it will forever…
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Dalian Port appoints new chairman
Dalian Port has announced the appointment of Wei Minghui as the new president of the company, replacing Xu Song who…
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European owners hit out at new container lashing directive
European short-sea and feeder ship operators are challenging efforts by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) to redefine container lashing…
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DP World awarded 30-year concession for Saudi container terminal
Dubai’s DP World has been awarded a 30-year build-operate-transfer (BOT) concession by the Saudi Ports Authority for the management and…
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CMA CGM completes sale of ten terminals to China Merchants jv
French shipping group CMA CGM has sealed an agreement with China Merchants Port Holdings to sell a portfolio of stakes…
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Hutchison Ports snaps up APM Terminals Rotterdam
APM Terminals has signed a letter of intent for the sale of APM Terminals Rotterdam to Hutchison Ports. Hutchison Ports…
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How to privatise ports, the Australian way
Every country in the world views their ports as critical to their ability to trade with other nations. This is…
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2010s conclude with a Dane leading MSC and a Swiss CEO at Maersk
After a slew of top names all left including the deputy CEO, the COO and the CFO in recent months,…
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Why ports must digitise
Alexandra Anagnostis-Irons, founder of Total Marine Solutions, writes for Splash today on the importance of sharing data. Recognising the trend…
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APL boxship hits Antwerp crane
The port of Antwerp is operating minus a gantry shore crane after yet another boxship collision. In squally conditions, the…
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Rosatom builds on its Arctic liner ambitions
Russian state nuclear company Rosatom is buying non-controlling stake in logistics firm Delo Group from its main owner Sergey Shishkarev,…
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Fratelli Cosulich enters LNG joint venture with Novella and Autogas
Italy’s Fratelli Cosulich has made a step forward in the process to enter the Italian LNG bunker market by taking…
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Hamburg port operator vows to be carbon neutral by 2040
German port and transport logistics company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has jumped ahead of terminal rivals, vowing this week…
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Why do bollards need greater scrutiny?
Last month, Splash ran a much read article that looked at the questionable state of bollards in today’s supersized ship…
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Sri Lanka latest nation to push back from China’s Belt Road embrace
Another country is trying to push back from the embrace of China’s Belt Road Initiative (BRI). Citing national interest, Sri…
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