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Hutchison Ports BEST has been awarded the prestigious Lean and Green award, earning 4 stars for its outstanding performance in reducing emissions in logistics processes. This European recognition is awarded to companies that have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to sustainability and reducing their carbon footprint through the optimization of their logistics and transport processes. Lean ... […]

Further industrial action at Qube ports 20 Nov 2024, Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin & Port Kembla, Australia Qube Ports has received notification of further Protected Industrial Action at Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin and Port Kembla, for 7 days starting from 22 November. READ MORE New gantry cranes 20 Nov 2024, Krishnapatnam, India Krishnapatnam Port has imported two ... […]

Iran’s Oil Ministry has launched a major project to renovate its main oil export terminal in the Persian Gulf amid reports suggesting that aging facilities in the area have caused minor disruptions to the flow of oil to customers. CEO of Iran Oil Terminals Company Abbas Assadrouz said during a tour of the Kharg Island ... […]

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft (HHLA AG) will continue to be majority-owned by the City of Hamburg and will be further developed together with the new major shareholder Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s largest container shipping company. Following the approval of the Hamburg parliament and the EU Commission, all closing conditions have now been met ... […]

India is preparing to establish dedicated container rail terminals at 23 locations across the country to enhance the movement of export-import (exim) cargo via its railway network, according to a report by The Economic Times. Quoting sources familiar with the initiative, the report noted that the Indian Railways has proposed more favourable financial terms to ... […]

APM Terminals Pier 400 takes giant step for big vessels with the delivery of three new, larger cranes. The Los Angeles terminal will soon be saving as much as 14 hours per vessel, ramping up efficiency, and further future-proofing the terminal’s crane fleet. As global trade continues to expand and with ships growing larger to ... […]

Terminal closed 19 Nov 2024, Port Freeport, Bahamas Litwathon Terminal at Port Freeport was closed at 08:00 hours local time today (19 November). READ MORE Reinstatement works off Tanjong Penjuru 19 Nov 2024, Singapore From 19 November 2024 to 19 May 2025, reinstameent works are being carried out south of Tanjong Penjuru. READ MORE Establishment ... […]

Sea vessels that are insured by Ascent General Insurance and three other insurance firms would from Sunday next week be banned from entering international commercial seaports in Taiwan for failing to actively resolve shipwreck-related disputes, the Maritime and Port Bureau said. The bureau contacted Ascent General Insurance, Edinburgharian PANDI Management Limited, Polaris Insurance Co and ... […]

Germany’s newest LNG import terminal at Mukran has the capacity to offer “immediate” support to Austria’s gas supply following the cutoff in Russian supplies to Austria’s OMV, operator Deutsche ReGas said. Russia’s Gazprom Export halted gas supplies to OMV on Nov. 16 after the Austrian company said it would recover arbitration compensation by offsetting it ... […]

DP World’s innovative Modal Shift Programme in Southampton has removed 64,300 truck journeys from UK roads and cut carbon emissions by more than 17,000 tonnes in its first year, significantly advancing more sustainable logistics in the country. The Modal Shift Programme was launched in September 2023 to improve the commercial viability of rail transport for import laden ... […]