Ports and Logistics
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Cambodia gets work underway on major new port project
Construction is underway at what will become Cambodia’s third main port. A total of $1.5bn has been earmarked for a…
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No lockdown let up in China as damaging economic data rolls in
Shanghai officials have claimed, once again, that they are overcoming the worst of the covid crisis, six weeks after the…
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New monitoring requirements give US FMC more insight into alliance carrier operations
The three global ocean carrier alliances – 2M, Ocean and THE – and each of their member companies will now…
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National Shipper Advisory Committee makes its first two recommendations to the US FMC
The National Shipper Advisory Committee (NSAC) to the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has met and adopted two recommendations that…
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Study issued by US west coast ports employers association says automation creates work, a claim the ILWU refutes
A new study commissioned by the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents the shipping lines and terminal operators at US West…
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British Virgin Islands’ port boss charged in cocaine smuggling sting
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is in turmoil following the arrest last week in Miami of the premier of the…
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Gasunie teams with Vopak for hydrogen import terminals
Dutch state-owned energy network operator Gasunie and tank storage specialist Vopak have joined forces to develop future terminal infrastructure projects…
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China’s April PMI stats foreshadow challenges ahead
As Beijing talks up stimulus packages, official data published over the weekend shows just how sharply the rolling municipal lockdowns…
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Port of Long Beach boosts rail capacity
The Port of Long Beach has completed construction of a rail project designed to increase efficiency of goods movement and…
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Orsted to lease port in New Jersey to build wind farm parts
Starting in 2024, Orsted will lease space at the Lower Alloways Creek Township port – also known as the New…
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Qinhuangdao port enters lockdown as Beijing readies stimulus package
The northern port of Qinhuangdao in Hebei province is the latest Chinese commodities hub to get hit by virus-related lockdowns…
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Feng Boming leaves Cosco Shipping Ports
Hong Kong-listed terminal operator Cosco Shipping Ports announced that Feng Boming has resigned as its executive director and chairman to…
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Antwerp and Zeebrugge start work together as a unified port
The ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge have officially started work as a unified entity this week. The new Port of…
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Spetalen-backed Hyon teams with Gen2 Energy and ASCO for hydrogen hub in Norway
Norwegian hydrogen bunkering firm Hyon, whose majority owners include Nel, Norwegian Hydrogen and Øystein Stray Spetalen’s Saga Pure, has together…
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Desperate Sri Lanka makes dollar plea to shipping lines
Sri Lanka’s worst financial crisis since independence in 1948 is seeing the authorities do everything possible to get US dollars…
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Hapag-Lloyd offers rail option to the west coast from Virginia
Hapag-Lloyd has reworked its Mediterranean Gulf Coast Express (MGX) service, adding a US East Coast stop at the Port of…
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US Maritime Administration appeals ruling that awarded $367m to Anchorage for breach of contract
In February this year, the Municipality of Anchorage was awarded more than $367m in damages from the US Maritime Administration…
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Port of Gothenburg unveils methanol bunkering hub scheme
Sweden’s Gothenburg Port Authority is getting ready to fuel methanol-powered ships. The port has received acceptance from the Swedish Transport…
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Port congestion grows as China’s capital braces for Shanghai syndrome
Familiar scenes of supermarket stampedes are emerging from the Chinese capital as mass testing gets underway in Beijing, the latest…
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SSE Renewables adds Port of Den Helder to Dutch offshore wind scheme
UK-based SSE Renewables has picked the Dutch Port of Den Helder as its potential operations and maintenance base if successful…
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