Port News

The official inauguration today of Germany’s first deep-water container terminal, in the Port of Wilhelmshaven, sets the stage for a fierce battle for cargo with the neighboring ports of Bremen/

Japanese shipowner NYK Line has acquired a 51 percent controlling stake in the logistics operations of Russia’s Rolf Group, which will retain 49 percent of the new joint venture.

The Massachusetts Port Authority named Thomas Glynn to serve as CEO and executive director, overseeing Boston’s Logan International Airport, the Port of Boston’s public container and cruis

Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva), India’s top container handler, is bracing for yet another disruption to shipping as unionized dockworkers at the APM Terminals facility have threatened to la

Port proponents on Thursday urged Congress to streamline the federal maritime project review process and boost spending by reforming the way harbor maintenance taxes are allocated in the next Water Re

Retailers say they welcome the agreement by the International Longshormen’s Associaiton and United States Maritime Alliance.

The International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance agreed to a 90-day contract extension, averting a threatened Maine-to-Texas dock strike at the end of this month.

The Virginia Port Authority and Virginia International Terminals have created a Web page providing operational information related to the possibility of an International Longshoremen’s Associati

DP World has sold its 50 percent stake in the container terminal in Yemen’s port of Aden just four years into a 30-year management deal aimed at transforming the Red Sea facility into a regional

Mike Leone, port director of the Massachusetts Port Authority, plans to retire at the end of September after 14 years on the job.

Planning to build the load center port of the future requires a strategic vision that emphasizes construction of large marine terminals, harbor deepening, expanding road and rail access and a cargo growth strategy.

Negotiators for the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance met Wednesday in Newark, N.J., and planned to return Thursday for a second day of negotiations.

DP World has ordered 69 cranes for a new 4 million 20-foot-equivalent unit capacity terminal at its flagship Jebel Ali container port in the United Arab Emirates.

The Port of Baltimore could once again become a contender for import cargo bound for the Midwest as a result of the decision by CSX to locate its new intermodal rail terminal near the Port of Baltimor

An administrative law judge has upheld the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor’s decision to revoke a Ports America hiring agent’s license to work in the Port of New York and New Jers

India’s port privatization program suffered a serious blow Monday when the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (Nhava Sheva), the country’s largest container handler, cancelled a global tender

Piraeus remained Cosco Pacific’s top performing container hub in August as traffic surged 53 percent from a year ago and grew 98.4 percent in the first eight months of 2012.

The Panama Canal expansion project scheduled for completion in 2015 will make it imperative that the Southeast has a container port with a 50-foot draft to handle vessels with a capacity of up to 12,5

DHL is making a multi-million dollar investment in Australia to boost its forwarding capacity.

Portuguese ports face a series of strikes through the second half of September, maritime services provider Inc

An International Longshoremen’s Association local in Bayonne, N.J., voted to authorize a strike and send pickets to other ports if no contract agreement is reached before the ILA’s current

Hamburg Sud will stop providing chassis as part of its service to the ports of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma on Nov. 1.

Global Ports’ revenues and profits declined in the first half of the year as lower traffic at its Estonian oil terminal and Finnish ports outweighed higher container volume at its domestic Russi

The president of the International Transport Workers’ Federation said his meeting with U.S.

Negotiators for the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance are scheduled to meet Wednesday to resume stalled contract bargaining under supervision of a fede

Agility Logistics will focus on organic growth to expand its Asia business and meet rapidly increasing demand, according to one executive.

Singapore-based ocean carrier APL said it is struggling to move containers to and from the Port of Dammam, Saudi Arabia, because of terminal congestion and yard delays.

In developing its Supply Chain 25, Gartner digs deep, analyzing each company as a unique entity on its own merits.

When it comes to developing a world-class supply chain, it’s all about adapting and upgrading.

Federal mediation of International Longshoremen’s Association contract talks has revived hope for a settlement or temporary extension to avert a threatened East and Gulf Coast port shutdown at t

Some companies are already nibbling at the caviar of Russia’s maritime sector in the wake of Moscow’s accession to membership in the World Trade Organization.

A sputtering U.S. economy. Rising costs in China. The eurozone crisis. Shifting sourcing patterns. An ever-more-rigorous regulatory environment.

Toy shippers are the latest importers to urge the International Longshormen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance to seek a contract agreement that averts a threatened Maine-to-Texas

James K. Lyons, long-time head of the Port of Mobile, returned to work on Friday after a temporary leave of absence.

Kuehne + Nagel said it has entered into an agreement to settle a U.S. class-action lawsuit alleging anticompetitive practices in relation to certain surcharges for freight forwarding services.

Panalpina boosted its fast-growing less-than-containerload Asia-Europe network with the launch of three services from China and Singapore to Hungary, the Czech Republic and Austria.

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Dubai’s DP World is selling its breakbulk terminal in Antwerp to focus on its core container operations at the Belgian port.

The global container terminal rankings, currently headed by Singapore’s PSA International, face a major shake up amid renewed merger and acquisition activity and the emergence of new players, ac

The volume of containers handled by the Port of Savannah in August jumped 13.8 percent year-over-year to 270,610 20-foot-equivalent units, the port’s second-highest monthly TEU count.