Backlogs in North European ports could get worse as industrial action spreads
Ports
Ships Bypass Fujairah For Cheap Iraq Bunker Fuel
Some Middle Eastern exporters are bypassing Fujairah, the region’s main bunkering hub, to avoid excessive port delays. Cargo ships departing Kuwait, Basrah, and Khor al Zubair are finding shorter lead…
https://gcaptain.com/ships-bypass-fujairah-for-cheap-iraqi-bunkers/
Oil Tankers Stop Calling On Pakistan And Sri Lanka
By Elizabeth Low and Faseeh Mangi (Bloomberg) An unprecedented energy crisis that’s gripping some of the most densely-populated and impoverished parts of South Asia may soon worsen as more fuel…
Carriers Told to Stick to Schedules as North Europe Port Volumes Fall
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The two biggest North European hub ports, Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges, handled fewer containers in the first half of this year compared with H1 21….
https://gcaptain.com/carriers-told-to-stick-to-schedules-as-north-europe-port-volumes-fall/
Pilbara eyes offshore wind as it looks to reduce dependence on iron ore
Western Australia port authority also has its eyes on infrastructure investments to support emerging cargo types
Parties in West Coast Port Labor Negotiations Report Progress on Health Benefits
Parties involved in the U.S. West Coast port labor talks have announced a tentative agreement on health benefits as negotiations on other issues continue in overtime. The International Longshore and…
Asian Investors Bet on Haifa Port as Israel Seeks Ties with Arab Gulf Neighbors
By Ari Rabinovitch and Jonathan Saul HAIFA, Israel, July 26 (Reuters) – The city of Haifa is set to become an increasingly significant east Mediterranean shipping hub, with Chinese and Indian firms buying into…
Port of Savannah Backup Swells as Shifting Trade and Ad Hoc Services Contribute to Cargo Surge
Port of Savannah’s ship backup continues to build as a shift in vessel calls from the West Coast, Charleston diversions, and growing number of ad hoc and new services leads…
Port of Oakland Terminals Reopened as Truckers’ Protest Moved to New Site
By Augusta Saraiva and Ngai Yeung (Bloomberg) — California’s Port of Oakland has fully resumed operations after truckers protesting a gig-work law blocked access for five days and disrupted the flow…
https://gcaptain.com/port-of-oakland-reopened-as-truckers-protest-moved-to-new-site/
New Grindrod Ltd chief executive revealed amid departure of Andrew Waller
Durban-based company remains a logistics powerhouse despite shipowning being put on the backburner