Port News

International Container Terminal Services will complete the first phase construction of a terminal at the Port of La Plata in Argentina next year.

China’s Ningbo Port saw container traffic increase 13.7 percent year-over-year to a new record of 7 million 20-foot equivalent units in the first six months of the year.

An unofficial “go-slow” campaign by a group of dockworkers at the Gateway Terminals India operated by APM Terminals threatens to worsen congestion in Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru), India&

Canada’s Port of Prince Rupert reported loaded container volume soared 33.1 percent in July on Thursday, an unusually strong expansion that came as most North American ports are showing lacklust

Total container volumes handled by the six major ports in Northern Europe continue to decline from their March high, largely because of fears of default by several European Union member countries, acc

Hutchison Port Holdings’ operating profit declined 20 percent in the first six months of 2011 ended June 30 to $462.5 million compared to the same period last year.

India’s Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) disputed reports that crane replacement at the port-run terminal was done proper planning and prior consultations with users as well as other stake

MIQ Logistics acquired British third-party logistics provider The Logistics Corporation to expand its operations in the U.K. and Europe.

Several financially strong companies, mainly in Asia, are poised to break into the global container terminal market, challenging the established operators that dominate the industry, according to a ne

The German twin ports of Bremen-Bremerhaven boosted first half container traffic by 25 percent from a year ago, outpacing growth of their North European rivals.

The Western India Shippers Association says shipping lines and the Indian government share responsibility for the congestion and delays blighting operations at India’s largest container gateway.

APM Terminals said productivity of cranes at its container terminal in Apapa, Nigeria, has risen 25 percent in the past twelve months, and berth productivity is 50 percent higher than a year ago.

The South Carolina Ports Authority hired Kara Ramsey as manager of cargo sales to the shippers that use the ports it owns and operates in Charleston and Georgetown.

Railroad executives might not agree precisely on how much the economy is recovering from its springtime slump, but one thing was clear from the early returns on railroad earnings: They can price for h

The next union contract for East and Gulf Coast dockworkers will be negotiated amid economic uncertainty, the prospect of new business from a wider Panama Canal and heightened competition from West Co

Many shippers are avoiding moving cargo through the Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), as some face delays of up to 10 days because of congestion recently exacerbated by crane installation.

Container volumes through South Korean ports rose 10.5 percent to a record 10.5 million 20-foot equivalent container units in the first half of the year compared to the same period a year ago.

Resins are the unchallenged king of the Houston container market, but there are millions of reasons that could change in the years ahead.

The Port of Corpus Christi, Tex. is still operating under normal conditions as it awaits an update on the dangers posed by Tropical Storm Don.

Truckers that dray containers to and from many of the ocean terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey say there aren’t enough chassis available in the ocean carriers’ chassis pool t

The U.S.

Harold Daggett took over as president of the International Longshoremen’s Association on Thursday with a vow to fight automation, increase organizing and research activities, aggressively enforc

The Commonwealth of Virginia is offering shippers a tax credit for moving containers off the highways to the marine highway or railways, Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton said Tues

The president of the West Coast longshore union pledged cooperation with the International Longshoremen’s Association and criticized other unions he said were poaching dockworker jobs.

A new slate of eight directors was sworn in as new members of the board of the Virginia Port Authority on Tuesday, which will be headed by a new chairman, Michael J.

The volume of containers handled by at terminals operated by the Guangzhou Port Group increased by 10.3 percent year-over-year in the first half of 2011 to 5.2 million 20-foot equivalent units.

The International Longshoremen’s Association and management should consider separate contracts for short-sea shipping and proprietary cargo such as bananas, management’s chief negotiator t

Management officials urged the International Longshoremen’s Association to work with employers to compete with West Coast ports and attract the investment Atlantic and Gulf ports need to benefit

The volume of containers handled by the Port of Tacoma dropped by 11 percent in June compared to the same month a year ago, reflecting the sluggish trends in the U.S.

India’s Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), which is struggling to cope with increased congestion, unveiled plans to build a fifth container terminal to accommodate a projected significant g

DP World said an 11 percent jump in container traffic in the first half of the year will deliver “significant improvement” to the Dubai-based terminal operator’s earnings in the peri

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard Lidinsky said the FMC has been asked by West Coast members of the U.S.

Dennis Daggett, son of International Longshoremen’s Association president-in-waiting Harold Daggett, is the new president of the ILA’s Atlantic Coast District, which covers ports from Main

Hamburg Sud will stop providing chassis for merchant haulage in and around the Port of Oakland as of Sept.

Container, auto and breakbulk volumes at Georgia’s two deep-water ports surged at double-digit rates in the 12 months of the fiscal year ended June 30, the Georgia Ports Authority reported Monda

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell replaced 10 out of the 11 members on the board that oversees the Virginia Port Authority in an effort to spur lagging volume and revenue.

Severe terminal congestion at India’s Port of Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru) spurred major ocean carriers to skip calls at the port and reroute ships to Mundra, a privately-owned cargo hub farth

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will replace fewer old trucks than expected under a $28 million clean-air initiative but says the program is a success and may be a forerunner of similar

The largest export coal shipment ever handled by the Port of Mobile sailed early Friday, highlighting the Alabama State Port Authority’s recent investments into the McDuffie Coal Terminal.

The Tampa Port Authority’s board this week agreed to spend $12.9 million to expand the port’s container-handling capacity and inland connectors.