Bright future for container market?

Italy’s CIPESS has approved € 206.8m for the first phase of Trieste’s Pier VIII container terminal, set to start operations by 2027.

RTE says terminal operators should be aware that the use of data loggers and telematics systems inside containers means “it’s safe to assume that somebody is seeing what’s happening with the container in your terminal”.

In September, a reefer container with 12 tonnes of Peruvian blueberries arrived at Tianjin Port, while South Korea approved a duty-free agreement for NZ exporters.

The Maritime Employers Association submitted a final offer to CUPE Local 375, with a 20% wage increase, demanding a response by 10 November.

Konecranes will set net-zero emission targets in line with the SBTi Net-Zero Standard, aiming to halve emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero in the long term.

Carrier Transicold, in partnership with Net Feasa, has launched IoTPASS, a dry container telematics solution set for global release in Q4 2024.