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The Hambantota project is one of several Chinese backed ports in the Indian Ocean.

The Port of Philadelphia by the end of the year could be hosting ships of up to 14,400 TEU.

The first phase of the development includes an 800-meter (2,625 feet) berth and a 131-acre container yard with a capacity of 1 million TEU.

The union last week canceled five of eight days of planned strikes between May 24 and June 9.

“Unfortunately, we do not expect any great change in the situation in the coming two weeks.”

Truck turn times at Seattle’s largest container terminal ranged from one hour to as much as one day.

The biggest beneficiary has been Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust.

DP World will soon take control of the 1.3-million-TEU capacity Embraport terminal.

Throughput volume at the world's major gateways has been so strong in the first quarter that analyst Alphaliner has revised upwards its forecast for 2017.

Indian Shipping and Transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday kicked off an array of connectivity-related infrastructure projects at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust.

The facility was slated to become one of the largest container terminals in sub-Saharan Africa.

The opening of the elevated Bayonne Bridge in June is likely to bring change.

The drop widened the gap between the German port and its top rivals.

Prior to the collapse of the national shipping line, Busan was poised to supplant Hong Kong in global port rankings.

The North American Chassis Pool Cooperative (NACPC) already provides premium pools in the Ohio Valley, Savannah, and Houston.

Ports with newly green-lighted projects praised the Corps action.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust is ramping up its productivity efforts as the battle for market share in India’s northwestern hinterland intensifies.

Hapag-Lloyd joins group of carriers that charge for refrigerated container gensets.

The company did not provide details of volumes handled at its individual terminals.

The strong showing may reflect some additional business due to the resetting of the alliances, but is more likely a sign of the good trade performance by the overall economy over the past months.

The launch of the new BBC Euro-Gulf Express Line follows BBC’s addition this month of westbound capacity on its Mediterranean-America service.

The Swedish government is coming under increasing pressure to intervene in the year-long industrial dispute at APM Terminals Gothenburg.

More investment and greater productivity are welcome, but shippers are wary of higher rates.

Such a move already has support on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers have been weighing options to strengthen Federal Maritime Commission safeguards against collusion among carriers in the world’s three major VSAs.

Growth in US containerized exports continues, but slows, despite uncertainties over the direction of US trade policy, a strong dollar, and growing competition.

The deal follows the official adoption earlier this year of an ambitious development plan for the port.

Labor actions have already caused delays at Santo marine terminals by putting thousands of containers in limbo because they can't be cleared.

Though two trans-Pacific services were added to the US Gulf last year, questions persist about whether there will be enough ship capacity to handle the resins exports demand.

Although the harbor drayage community has known about the clean-truck mandate since 2008, only 46 percent of the trucks that pick up and deliver containers in Seattle and Tacoma are compliant.

The union had suspended industrial action in hope of cutting a deal with APM Terminals.

The plan was announced during an official ceremony held on Friday to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the port’s opening.

“Anything that puts restrictions on the largest vessels coming into Hong Kong impacts Hong Kong’s competitiveness.”

Roughly $4.6 billion is needed at East and Gulf coast ports to remedy pinch points in harbor infrastructure.

Legislation would let resin exporters load additional cargo into containers.

“We’re angry that the port authority is acting like a real estate broker instead of trying to help the industry.”

New York-New Jersey port officials and the major container lines are trying again to convince US federal maritime regulators to allow them to discuss a contentious per-container charge.

The growth of these ports is coming at the expense of the two largest US gateways.

Although vessels of more than 9,000 TEU have called at Santos, they have not been as long as the Hyundai Loyalty.

Nearly half of the fastest-growing North American ports were outside the United States.

Container shipping stakeholders are pressing the Hong Kong government to adjust the air draft clearance restriction of an iconic Hong Kong suspension bridge.