Rhenus Bulktec for containers
NewsRhenus Logistics in Germany is offering an application called Bulktec as a way of transporting a range of dry bulk commodities in standard s...
Self-lifting containers
NewsAlberta, Canada-based Excalibur Shelters has launched a new “self-lifting container”. Director Douglas Duncan said finding an efficient ...
Suez Canal Axis to open in August
NewsThe Suez Canal will be capable of accommodating more ships from August when a new channel is opened and dredging on an existing stretch of ...
Pan-Africa FTZ moves forward
NewsIn June, representatives from 26 African nations met in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt and signed an initial agreement that paves the way for the cr...
But need to count spreaders
NewsWhile Degroote called on ports to find ways of speeding up the handling of mega ships, in another stream at the TOC CSC Europe conference, ...
Limassol to be privatised
NewsCyprus’s largest container port is to be privatised, and interest from global terminal operating companies is expected to be keen....
Teesport capacity boost
NewsPD Ports Teesport has completed a £22M investment project, including reconstruction of 305m of the quay, enabling it to accommodate fully l...
Transnet privatisation move?
NewsThe Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has agreed to help advise and fund private sector investment in joint ventures between South ...
Turmoil in Libya
NewsPort operations in Libya continue to be affected by conflict between various armed groups. Oil and product tankers have been bombed, and mo...
Chinese investments in Pakistan
NewsSubstantial investments from China are planned to be made in Pakistan’s transport infrastructure, in support of Beijing’s plan to create...
Big plans for Nacala
NewsThe operator of the Port of Nacala in Mozambique has unveiled its long-term vision for the port’s development....
Liner freight rates sink
NewsThese are worrying times for ocean carriers, with spot rates in many trades at historic lows. Data published by the Shanghai Containerised F...
Mitsubishi shipping fund
NewsJapan-based Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has raised US$300M for its MC Seamax Shipping Opportunities Fund (SSOF), which will acquire, manage ...
China frees up cabotage market
NewsChina’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) has taken further, albeit limited steps to liberalise the country’s tightly restricted cabotage laws...
Shippers berate carriers
NewsOnce again liner shipping companies took the brunt of criticism at this month’s TOC CSC Europe conference, held in Rotterdam. In particula...
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