Port of Rotterdam commissions study into possible ammonia facility
An initiative of 18 companies led by the Port of Rotterdam begins study into potential establishment of large-scale ammonia cracker.
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An initiative of 18 companies led by the Port of Rotterdam begins study into potential establishment of large-scale ammonia cracker.
French CMA CGM buys two container terminals in New York port area from Global Container Terminals worth upwards of USD 3bn.
A nationwide strike in South Korea is crippling supply chains and has so far caused disruption totaling USD 2.69bn, the government warns.
Port strike along pacific west coast appears as largest threat to a normality of container freight in Q1 2023, Sea-Intelligence predicts. Normalization might even happen sooner.
A Dutch firm is establishing a hydrogen factory at the Port of Rotterdam. The facility, which is expected to be completed in 2024, will cost EUR 100m.
Container traffic has dropped by 40 percent in South Korean ports after thousands of truck drivers went on strike Thursday.
The former managing director has stepped down for family reasons, and APM Terminals has found a replacement within its own ranks.
Backed by a number of shipping profiles, Portchain landed its first positive result last year. A deal with Hapag-Lloyd has increased in volume, and now the company is focusing its efforts on more contracts with carriers.
Oakland container terminal is now again operational after workers threw a wrench into loading and unloading activities. Contract negotiations still ongoing.
With seven floating LNG terminals, Germany intends to reduce its dependency on Russian natural gas. The first terminal has been finished after only 194 days, with more slated for completion within the year.
Europe’s second-largest port had less to do in the first nine months of 2022, writes the Port of Hamburg in an update, which points to supply chain disruption as the primary reason.
After the announcement of a wage increase of up to 18 percent, 600 port workers in Liverpool have dropped their plans to strike. The British port has been hit by several strike actions during labor agreement negotiations.
Containers from China are a bright spot for the Port of Hamburg’s major terminal company, which has otherwise seen a marked decline in volumes.
ABTP, an association of port terminals in Brazil, has asked authorities to investigate the 2M alliance’s market dominance. It’s a question of ”national sovereignty,” says president of ABTP.
There are currently three-month delays on BMW cars across the Atlantic due to truck driver shortage in key German port Bremerhaven where congestion results in accumulation of new vehicles.
A new green shipping corridor is being discussed by the ports of Singapore, Los Angeles and Long Beach. The corridor’s focus will be on low- and zero-carbon fuels for bunkering.
Russia’s war against Ukraine has increased the strategic importance of Northern Greece port Alexandroupolis – and made the Greek government call off its divestment plans.
Port major DP World plans to invest new initiative to reduce the company’s carbon emissions. The goal is a reduction of almost 700,000 tonnes of CO2 over the next five years.
Following political tensions tied to Cosco’s co-ownership of a Hamburg terminal, two German government parties seek to put a stop to Chinese investments in critical domestic infrastructure.
Major ports in four out of five regions are less affected by delays compared to the start of 2022 – but ships are still arriving later than in 2019.
Abu Dhabi port company AD Ports buys 80 percent of Dubai-based Global Feeder Shipping for nearly USD 800m, creating a new major player in the feeder segment.
Port of Rotterdam saw a minor increase in handled volumes in the first nine months of 2022 compared to last year, although the number of containers dropped.
If the ongoing truck driver strike leads to a financial crisis, the South Korean government is prepared to halt the labor actions, says the country’s interior minister.
The Port of Cuxhaven, the center of German offshore wind, is running at full capacity, and the country needs additional ports for the planned offshore wind build-out.
APM Terminals in Guatemala has been targeted by a ransomware attack, according to media Version2. To ShippingWatch, the company will only confirm that the port ”is currently facing some isolated technical issues.”
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