Ports and Shipping

BEIJING: The Chinese economy has said goodbye to high-speed growth as well as stable foreign trade volumes, which is putting...

BROOKLYN: A port called Red Hook Terminal in Brooklyn, New York found itself in a fishy situation. Receiving a container...

KINGSTON: Members of the Port of Kingston business district streamed to the Shipping Association of Jamaica's (SAJ) head office on...

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has pushed to October 1,2015 a proposed upward review of some tariffs at...

ATHENS: French container carrier CMA CGM is to secure $1bn in financing from the Export-Import Bank of China. The two...

Ultra HD (4K) TV panel shipments reached just over nine million in the second quarter of 2015, up 58% on...

YANGON PORTS: Importers are calling on customs officials to strictly supervise vehicles as they are brought into the country, ending...

SAN FRANCISCO:  The diversion of cargo from West Coast ports this past year taught East and Gulf Coast ports a...

PORT OF LOS ANGELES: Labor secretary Thomas E. Perez joined the mayors of Los Angeles and Long Beach Monday on...

SINGAPORE:The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Dredging International Asia Pacific-Daelim Joint Venture (DDJV) have signed a...

HONG KONG: Container shipping lines in Hong Kong are holding their breath over a new competition law, which if it...

ATHENS: Danes who invested in OW Bunker’s initial public offering (IPO) are suing the now-defunct bunker supplier for DOK 800m...

COPENHAGEN: Rates this week jumped a whopping 167% or $343 to $548 per TEU as carriers were finally able to...

ATHENS: The capesize market has advanced each consecutive trading day since June 11, with the Baltic Cape Index growing by...

OSLO: Offshore drilling firm Sevan Marine has engaged the law firm Selmer to conduct an investigation into allegations of its...

CAPE CANAVERAL: Canaveral Cruise Lines is adding another ship a bit earlier than planned to its fleet based out of...

NORFOLK: A group representing trucking companies has told the Virginia Port Authority it will oppose a container-terminal appointment system. An...

SAUDI PORT: Transportation infrastructure is at the centre of Saudi Arabia’s plans to diversify its oil-dependent economy into a connected...

ATHENS: Anthony Veder has ordered an 18,000-cbm LNG carrier from Germany’s Neptun Werft shipyard. After being delivered in late 2017,...

AMMAN: The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) is working at 90 per cent of its capacity, with an average of 800...