Port News

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

Quayside productivity is weaker on mega-ships, compared with midsize vessels, according to analysis of aggregated 2017 performance data from a selection of the world’s largest container ports.

Drayage companies say their independent owner-operators are avoiding POMTOC.

Port of Hamburg CEO Ingo Egloff had described the legal challenges as a “blockade”

Private terminals in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) are reportedly flouting an order to cap rates under port productivity program.

The ongoing strong demand this year and production disruption in China are again raising questions over the availability of container equipment.

The Port of Oakland Commission on Thursday is scheduled to take its second and final vote on the CenterPoint agreement.

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.

Local shipping sources in JNPT told JOC.com that some vessels have been stranded at berth or at anchorage.

It is one of the first steps APM Terminals has taken as part of its strategy to make inland logistics a commercial focus.

With land and location, Brownsville is on the verge of attracting multibillion-dollar projects.

Ports and most warehouses escaped serious damage, but freight networks in surrounding areas weren’t so lucky.

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.

Truckers in LA-LB, and increasingly at other ports, are charging beneficial cargo owner customers for excessive time their drivers spend at congested marine terminals.

The Port of New York and New Jersey hosted its first 14,000 TEU ship on a regular service without a hitch Tuesday.

Success at organizing superintendents at APL and Pasha terminals has International Longshore and Warehouse Union looking forward to another victory.

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.

Bangladesh has revised it plans for the Payra port.

Exports to the largest global consumer of wastepaper are in serious trouble.

US Gulf ports’ share of the nation’s container trade has been inching up for several years.

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

The competitive service contract market has required major international carriers to make chassis available to many customers, despite carriers' vision to end chassis provision.

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

Shippers have an opportunity to argue their case against detention and demurrage.

Hutchison Ports is poised to establish itself in the Black Sea.

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

The agreements bring the number of Hutchison Ports' terminal locations to 51 globally.

The port said it is in negotiations with an unnamed potential operator for the new Dames Point auto terminal.

Mundra represents as much as 90 percent of APSEZ’s container business.

One of the world’s largest container terminal operators is shifting its commercial strategy.

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

“It’s a first step, but a critical first step.”

False logs are an "epidemic," and shippers are vulnerable, speakers tell the JOC Inland Distribution Conference. The latest federal data back them up.

“We need long-term planning.”

“The future is at hand.”

East and Gulf Coast ports through October grew their import volumes at more than double the pace of West Coast ports.

Compared with the approximately 3 percent increases of recent years, 2017 was a banner year.