International ports

Most of the improvement stems from the company's $44.1 million investment in new equipment, including three ship-to-shore gantry cranes, at the year’s start.

Chennai's turn times, average gross crane rates, and average output per ship berth day declined substantially in November, according to JOC.com data.

The Quebec Port Authority cited the port's depth of 15 meters (49 feet) as a major factor in the decision, as that depth is suitable for the largest container ships in service — such as the 20,000 TEU ships.

Shippers allege that due to the new axle load policy they need to use two truck/prime movers to carry goods typically found in one TEU or FEU container, resulting in higher carrying costs.

The November improvement was largely driven by significant productivity gains at APM Terminals-operated Gateway Terminals India.

Brazilian terminal operators have slowly been squeezed out of the market as international players such as China Merchants Port Holdings, which has 90 percent of TCP, and DP World break into Brazil.

The drop represents a step back in JNPT's effort to meet government goals regarding road-to-rail freight conversion, as part of a larger program to increase productivity.

Beneficial cargo owners this week reported container dwell times as long as 15 days.

The electronic lock system's goal is to reduce en route theft, smuggling, and dumping of unwanted goods, but shippers say its cost is high, it will increase port congestion, and is not necessary.

“Unless these problem areas are fixed, it would not be advisable to reduce the time limit of 48 hours.”

A $1 billion investment has almost tripled the capacity of the port — an interconnector for the Southeast Asia, Central Asia and Afghanistan regions.

Fruit shippers' longstanding frustration with what they describe as high rates and low service levels could change with the introduction of more competition.

The DPD program is a vital part of government efforts to lower logistics costs and improve supply chain efficiency.

A time slot booking system has been launched at Hamburg as the port tries to smooth out the spikes caused by increasing mega-ship calls.

Dredging at the port of Rio de Janeiro will enable it to handle ships of 10,000 to 12,000 TEU.

DP World sees India as a major growth area and to that end, the company previously announced a plan to spend $1 billion on new infrastructure projects in the emerging economy.

Strike action by the Receita Federal (customs) in Brazil has intensified as it enters its fourth week and is now causing severe delays.

Despite its draught restrictions, the Port of Hamburg delivered Europe-leading reliability through the peak August to October period.

Indian authorities handling the upgrade of the Chabahar port in Iran plan to team up with a local company.

The $85.1 million dredging work will raise the outer bar of the Passur River.

The inability of mega-ships to enter and leave Hamburg fully loaded is affecting container throughput and could hurt the port's competitiveness.

Hamburg's HHLA is the latest Europe port to post a strong increase in container throughput with 2017 shaping up as a good year.

“We need long-term planning.”

A long-shot proposal has been floated to build a railroad that supporters say could make it quicker and cheaper to move cargo by land between Mexico’s Pacific and Gulf coasts than the Panama Canal.

APM Terminal's Zeebrugge facility is now 76 percent owned by Cosco Shipping Ports.

India’s efforts to bring down cargo dwell times as part of a larger ease-of-doing-business program have yet to translate into steady improvements.

The settlement followed discussions between union leaders and government agencies Tuesday morning.

Hundreds of containers are stranded at the terminal and off-site yards.

Receita Federal (customs) officers in the port of Santos are escalating their slowdowns and strikes that began last week.

“The work stoppage is a major setback for the project.”

Chittagong port truckers on Sunday called off a 48-hour strike.

“Transport through the sea route will save about 15 to 20 days of travel time.”

Although the gain is encouraging for public ports, the threat private ports pose to their market share remains.

The shuttle plugs a gap in south Brazilian logistical networks that emerged seven years ago.

Congestion problems at Prince Rupert continue to plague beneficial cargo owners after six weeks.

The revised rates took effect October 1 and will remain in force until March 31, 2019.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust’s truck-to-train freight conversion and dwell-time reduction efforts appear to have slackened in September.

Shippers have suffered several waves of strikes and slowdowns over the past 14 months.

Santos Brasil’s plan to sell two terminals will cost it its title as South America’s largest container terminal operator.