International ports

The largest facility in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust is gearing up to host the first vessel from an intra-Asia service recently introduced by a consortium.

Neither Codesp, nor CPSP could say when the full draft would be restored.

The JNPT call began with the July 5 arrival of the 5,009-TEU CMA CGM Virginia.

A leading European barge operator is imposing a congestion surcharge in Antwerp and Rotterdam.

“It is more like business as usual today.”

Russia's Far East ports offer shorter transit times to St. Petersburg, but shipper interest is weak.

April-to-June volumes handled via the country’s 12 major ports totaled 2.25 million TEU.

The draft restrictions are particularly problematic for Santos because of the seemingly ceaseless upsizing of tonnage taking place on the east coast of South America.

The recent cyber attack on the Maersk Group made existing congestion worse.

“With the big ships now, speed and flexibility are as important as reliability of service,” Gary Fast, associate vice president of international transportation at Canadian Tire, told the JOC Canada Trade Forum in Toronto.

Carriers can lose up to 16 hours as vessels wait to be refueled.

The decline will make it more difficult for India’s top port to reach its 7 percent growth target for fiscal year 2017 to 2018.

The 2016 container traffic results show that Japan’s “strategic international container ports” policy is paying off, the transport ministry said.

Port users fear further delays in container handling in the already congested port following the incident.

“While we are working on a solution, we do not have an update on expected resumption of services.”

The long-neglected south Brazilian port of Imbituba has secured its first deep-sea contract in more than two years.

Gridlock threatens to return to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust following the so-called “Petya” ransomware attack on Maersk Group’s global systems.

With the modernization, Fujairah will be in position to handle 1 million TEU.

Bangladesh is set to start construction of a third seaport at Payra.

Portonave is the second-largest container terminal in Brazil.

The two “high-standard” gantry cranes will be at the RC6 and RC7 berths on Rokko Island.

Port sector consolidation in China is expected to accelerate this year.

Apart from adding the ports and routes, the two sides are in discussion over changing how transit route maintenance costs are shared.

Milaha Maritime & Logistics is aiming to further capitalize on transshipment cargo opportunities generated from the regional diplomatic conflict.

The main impact of strikes in Spain has been felt by the country's top three ports of Algeciras, Valencia, and Barcelona.

The new track will also help raise rail’s share of hinterland container traffic.

The port also plans to boost its logistics business to exploit growing demand for just-in-time deliveries that resulted in Amazon deciding to locate its largest UK fulfillment center on the site.

Chennai’s productivity levels rose in April and May.

Strong fruit exports, especially melons, are driving growth at the northeast Brazilian port of Pecem this year.

Stakeholder efforts to increase price transparency and drive down logistics costs for shippers using terminals at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) are gaining further momentum.

Throughput at the country’s ports grew faster than expected.

Average container ship sizes through the Panama Canal have increased by roughly 47.5 percent to 6,000 TEU since the June 26 opening of the Panama Canal’s larger lock.

Halifax had been looking to renew its lease on life after a rough winter in 2014 and later failing to benefit from the severe congestion at US West Coast ports that diverted so much Asia cargo to the East Coast. Consider that lease renewed.

The closure caused heavy losses for shippers, carriers, and terminal operators.

Thilawa has become an important maritime gateway for Myanmar.

The end-to-end transport solution introduced in conjunction with rail operator Container Corporation of India (Concor) includes all cargo processes.

The fuel does not require any modification to vessels and emits 25 percent less carbon dioxide (CO2) than standard marine fuel.

Volume reached a new monthly high of 47,000 TEU in May.

The port forecasts traffic will grow to 339,000 TEU by 2019 and 2020.