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APM Terminals Gothenburg slates six-week lockout
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
APM Terminals has announced a partial six-week lockout at its Gothenburg terminal, ratcheting up a year-long dispute at Scandinavia’s largest container hub.
International ports
New cranes help Montevideo terminal cope with ship upsizing
Rob Ward, Brazil Special Correspondent |
“But with the size of vessels being cascaded over to ECSA trades rising almost annually, we had to find a solution to this increase in size.”
Marine terminals
Overcapacity squeezes APMT profit
Turloch Mooney, Senior Editor, Global Ports |
The global terminal operating arm of the Maersk Group also said it lost services in the alliance reshuffle.
Marine terminals
JNPT's speedy-import push has best month yet
India Special Correspondent |
JNPT's program to ease congestion and lower logistics costs had its best month ever in April.
International ports
Alliances cause US West Coast port delays
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Disruption from the new carrier alliances just now being felt at West Coast ports and could begin as early as next week on the East Coast.
North American ports
Free container database offers collaboration springboard
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
A free container database shows how the sharing of electronic information can help the supply chain from BCOs to marine terminals.
Marine terminals
US import growth forecast to slow after strongest surge in year
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Near double-digit growth in imports makes April the highest growth month in a year.
North American ports
Productivity gains lift volumes at India's major ports
India Special Correspondent |
Container volumes at major ports surged in the first month of fiscal year 2017 to 2018.
International ports
Panamax ship values jump on rising charter rates
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The value of recently shunned Panamax container ships is growing faster than other vessel sizes.
Container lines
International ports
DP World probes Jebel Ali crane collapse
Turloch Mooney, Senior Editor, Global Ports |
One of the injured workers sustained a broken arm and a broken leg.
Marine terminals
British Columbia ports expand to attract more US cargo
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Vancouver and Prince Rupert are increasing their terminal capacity and improving their cargo-handling efficiency as they look to take additional market share from US West Coast ports.
International ports
BCOs stand to gain from tech predicting chassis demand
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
More accurate predictions on chassis demand are needed to reduce equipment dislocations at container terminals.
Drayage
Marine terminals
St. Petersburg terminal to add capacity
Eugene Gerden, Russia Special Correspondent |
The expansion project will cost $80 million.
International ports
DP World taps funds for India expansion program
India Special Correspondent |
The move is a followup to a $1 billion investment plan DP World chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem announced during his visit to India in February 2016.
Marine terminals
Baltimore port’s ambition to feed Midwest hinges on tunnel project
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Currently, westbound trains can only be single-stacked because of the height limitations of the 121-year-old, 1.7-mile long Howard Street Tunnel.
North American ports
Rail News
Bangladesh seeks foreign aid amid Chittagong congestion
Turloch Mooney, Senior Editor, Global Ports |
The Manila-based infrastructure lender will complete a fact finding report on the request by the end of this month.
International ports
JNPT off to strong fiscal year start
India Special Correspondent |
New port data compiled by JOC.com shows JNPT’s throughput in April surged 12.6 percent.
International ports
NY-NJ ‘pool of pools’ forms but isn’t port-wide
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
TRAC, Flexi-Van, and DCLI now operate competing pools that don’t share equipment.
Marine terminals
Drayage
Bayonne Bridge raising to finish months ahead of schedule
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
The completion of the $1.6 billion elevation project will enable big ships at the nation’s third-largest port to reach three of its four main terminals.
North American ports
ILWU contract extension would protect US West Coast routings
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Extending the ILWU contract into 2022 would guarantee BCOs labor peace on the West Coast for the next five years.
Longshore labor
Power outage to disrupt JNPT operations
Special India Correspondent |
The port will temporarily suspend operations at all terminals on Monday because of a power outage meant for electrical upgrades in the harbor.
International ports
Brazilian ports hurt by general strike but less than feared
Rob Ward, Brazil Special Correspondent |
The strike hit Santos with “paralysis and dislocations.”
Longshore labor
ILWU moves forward on contract extension
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
ILWU caucus Friday votes to take PMA proposal for a contract extension to a vote by the rank and file.
Longshore labor
North American ports
Houston rides Asian services to double-digit growth
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Twenty-two days of heavy fog during January and February weren't enough to stop growth at Port Houston.
North American ports
New alliance impacts on Southeast Asia ports emerge
Turloch Mooney, Senior Editor, Global Ports |
"Port Klang will be the big loser as a result of the alliance shifts.”
International ports
Container lines
Brazilian ports prep for general strike
Rob Ward, Brazil Special Correspondent |
“Every port will be on strike.”
Longshore labor
Charleston attracts share of US Gulf resin exports
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Two recent announcements of Charleston-area transloading facilities show that resin producers are casting a wide net for ports.
North American ports
Europe, Americas fuel growth at DP World
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The Dubai-based port operator handled 16.4 million TEU in the first three months of 2016.
Marine terminals
Private ports increase pressure on JNPT
India Special Correspondent |
The west coast hosts three dominant private, or minor, container facilities that compete with JNPT.
International ports
Bayonne height restriction removed ahead of bridge raising
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Authorities on Tuesday removed the height restriction on certain ships going under the Bayonne Bridge in the Port of New York and New Jersey.
North American ports
With eye on Canada, NW Alliance preps for mega-ships
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Seattle-Tacoma focuses on efficient terminal operations to provide their edge in competition with Vancouver and Prince Rupert for market share.
North American ports
CMA CGM signs deal to run new Mundra container terminal
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Under the agreement, the French carrier’s subsidiary CMA Terminals will operate the facility for 15 years.
International ports
Crowley aims to speed up San Juan gates via new system
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Installation of the new Tideworks Technology system at San Juan follows the rollout of the system last September at Crowley’s Port Everglades, Florida terminal.
Container lines
Drayage
HPH Trust plays down new alliance impacts
Turloch Mooney, Senior Editor, Global Ports |
There are signs potential negative effects of the new alliances on transshipment and tariffs may be overstated, according to the CEO of HPH Trust.
Marine terminals
Container lines
Indian efforts to avert national port strike continue
India Special Correspondent |
A consortium of seven labor federations had earlier served notice of a nationwide strike from April 19, but later agreed to defer the action until May 12.
Longshore labor
Thessaloniki port sold to group that includes CMA CGM
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The total value of the deal amounts to 1.1 billion euros.
International ports
New equipment to mitigate Chittagong’s capacity woes
Syful Islam, Bangladesh Special Correspondent |
Traffic at the port has doubled in five years.
International ports
Improving economy powers growth at Chinese ports
Turloch Mooney, Senior Editor, Global Ports |
The sold numbers come as other China government data indicates an improved trade and general economic environment.
International ports
Savannah exceeds NY-NJ for trans-Pac alliance services — for now
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
For the first time, Savannah has more weekly trans-Pacific alliance services than the Port of New York and New Jersey.
North American ports
Container lines
Mobile gains second North Europe service
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Mobile officials had been seeking a North Europe service.
North American ports
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