The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of València (PAV), the contracting body, has been informed of the admission of the four bids submitted to the tender for the execution of the works for the container quay in the northern extension of the Port of València. These bids correspond to the...
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) and Wallenius Wilhelmsen have entered into a 20-year terminal agreement, consolidating the company’s port and logistics operations at the Port of Brunswick.
For customers like Wallenius Wilhelmsen, the expansion of infrastructure in Brunswick translates to increased capacity to pursue new business prospects.
To boost capacity in Brunswick, GPA has expanded Ro/Ro storage by an additional 530,000m² and erected multiple warehouses to cater to processing requirements...
https://container-news.com/georgia-ports-authority-wallenius-wilhelmsen-ink-20-year-terminal-deal/
The loading and unloading of goods in the ports of Iran increased by four percent in the previous Iranian calendar year 1402 (ended on March 19), as compared to the same period in a year earlier, the data released by the country’s Transport and Urban Development Ministry showed. During the...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iran-annual-loading-unloading-of-goods-in-ports-up-4/
On 5 April 2024, Maersk Edmonton, a vessel operating within West Africa Xpress Service (WAX Service) of Maersk and CMA CGM, made its inaugural call at the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA).
This milestone marks Maersk’s first visit to the ECT but also signifies the beginning of a promising partnership between the Danish container giant and SLPA.
The launch of this new service was initiated by CMA CGM Sri Lanka and was formally established during a delegation...
https://container-news.com/maersk-edmonton-marks-debut-call-at-sri-lankas-east-container-terminal/
In order to further implement its strategy aimed at growth and innovation, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) acquired a majority share in Roland Spedition GmbH (Roland), one of the largest owner-led container operators for hinterland transport in Austria. HHLA will acquire 51 percent of the...
Plastic is the perfect product with which to make all kinds of products. It has a long lifespan, is light and easy to maintain. But production also means waste: no fewer than 1.5 million tonnes per year in the Netherlands. Almost half the plastic waste is recycled. If it were up to the Rotterdam...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/plastic-waste-as-a-raw-material for-a-circular-port/
AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry, has signed several agreements with Unicargas and Multiparques leading to securing a 20-year concession agreement (extendable for another 10 years) with the Luanda Port Authority for the operation and upgrade of the...
Emerging countries are gaining visibility in the traffic statistics of the Port Authority of València (PAV). This is indicated by trade with Ukraine, Turkey, Algeria and Saudi Arabia, to cite some of the most prominent examples. In the case of Urania – a unique country due to being immersed in a...
QTerminals Kramer Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed an agreement for a temporary connection of the Rail Terminal West II (RTW-II) site to the Container Exchange Route (CER).
RTW-II is a temporary location of QTerminals Kramer Rotterdam situated on the Magallanestraat on the Maasvlakte and will be connected via the CER to other locations of QTerminals Kramer Rotterdam (RCT, KCL/DCS, KDD), the State Inspection Terminal of Dutch Customs, Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG)...
https://container-news.com/qterminals-kramer-rotterdam-site-rtw-ii-connected-to-cer/
In February, Drewry’s Global Container Port Throughput Index registered at 109.2 points, marking a 0.8% decline from the previous month but an 8.3% increase compared to February 2023.
According to the Japan International Freight Forwarders Association, Inc. (JIFFA), the index is forecasted to have dropped 1.9% to 107.1 points in March but is expected to show a 0.9% improvement year-on-year. Although container liftings saw growth in Greater China, it wasn’t sufficient to counterbalance throughput...
https://container-news.com/container-port-throughput-indexes-show-mixed-trends-worldwide/