Ports and Logistics
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Rijeka launches tender for new deep sea container terminal
The port authority of Rijeka in Croatia has launched a tender for the concession of the new Zagreb Deep Sea…
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Former Shell CEO to chair PSA
Terminal operator PSA International has installed the former head of Royal Dutch Shell as its new group chairman. Peter Voser…
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Italy’s belt road embrace
With Italy becoming the first G7 country to enter an MOU with China and its Belt Road Initiative (BRI), there…
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Port of Antwerp readies landmark hydrogen fuelling
The Port of Antwerp aims to open a hydrogen bunkering station later this year, its CEO Jacques Vandermeiren revealed earlier…
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New VLCC terminal at Corpus Christi moves a step closer
A new $1bn VLCC-sized crude export site is moving ahead in Texas. Commissioners with the Port of Corpus Christi Authority…
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How the world values maritime infrastructure
Nick Chubb from Intelligent Cargo Systems tries to get his head around Flexport’s valuation in light of the recent $3.4bn…
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Senior management resign at Dalian Port
Dalian Port has announced that it has received resignation letters from its president Zhang Yiming, vice president Bai Jingtao and…
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PSA consortium to acquire container terminal in Poland
Singapore port operator PSA International, the Polish Development Fund (PFR) and the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund (GIF), managed by IFM…
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ICTSI outlines plans to transform Hanjin Subic away from shipbuilding
The Philippines’ largest terminal operator has outlined how it might transform the country’s biggest shipyard. International Container Terminal Services, Inc…
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MSC set to become new owner of MCT Gioia Tauro
Following an ultimatum given by the Italian transport minister to solve the dispute between MSC and Contship Italia, the shareholders…
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Authorities order temporary shut down of Vale’s Guaíba Island Terminal
Brazilian miner Vale has received a notice from the Mangaratiba city government in Rio de Janeiro, ordering the temporary suspension…
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MSC and Contship Italia given Gioia Tauro ultimatum
The fight between the two 50:50 shareholders of Medcenter Contianer Terminal, Italy’s main transhipment hub located in Gioia Tauro, is…
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SSA Marine inks 25-year container terminal deal at Jaxport
The Jacksonville Port Authority Board has approved a 25-year agreement with Seattle-based terminal operator SSA Marine to create a $238.7m…
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Qatar offers cash to liners who give the UAE a miss
Qatar is looking to undermine throughput at nearby ports, using its financial muscle to lure liners in its ongoing spat…
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APM Terminals opens Costa Rica port
The inauguration of the delayed APM Terminals Moín yesterday will enable products to be shipped on transatlantic routes to European…
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Port congestion crisis grows at Manila
As Manila faces up to its worst port congestion crisis since the crippling box crunch of 2014, stakeholders including terminal…
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Flexport secures $1bn in new financing
California-based digital forwarder Flexport yesterday announced it has secured $1bn in a funding round led by the SoftBank Vision Fund…
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Tilbury port set to double in size
The British government has approved a new port to be built to the east of London. Tilbury2 will be built…
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Manila seeks to fix empty container congestion issue
A familiar problem has hit the port of Manila again; congestion brought around by too many empty containers lying around…
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Zhejiang Seaport Group buys into Shanghai container terminal operator
Zhejiang Seaport Group, the integrated operating platform of seaports in Zhejiang, has signed a strategic agreement with Shanghai International Port…
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