Container Management

Operations have begun at COSCO Shipping’s first green and smart port investment in South America, the Chancay Peru Terminal, situated approximately 78 km north of Lima. The natural deep-water port spans 1,500 m in length with a total of four...

International Container Terminal Services, Inc’s (ICTSI) Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), located at the Port of Melbourne, has been officially approved to perform 14.4 Rural Tailgate Inspections. The approval reinforces the terminal operator’s commitment to streamlining biosecurity compliance for containers...

Hapag-Lloyd has recorded a 46% drop in profit to US$1.8bn in the first nine months of 2024 as lower freight rates in the first half of the year and increased transport expenses due to the rerouting of ships around the...

Canada’s labour minister Steven MacKinnon has stepped in to end the work stoppages and labour disputes at the country’s major ports, including Vancouver and Montreal. MacKinnon announced the binding arbitration measure in a press conference, directing the Canada Industrial Relations...

ORBCOMM has introduced the latest generation of its dry container Internet of Things (IoT) solution, which is designed to increase container security, protect cargo integrity and improve asset visibility.  Shipping lines can use the new technology to investigate the possibility...

APM Terminals (APMT) has awarded the contract for civil works and electrification for the expansion of its Maasvlakte II (MVII) container terminal to CareGo, a consortium comprising ABB, Dura Vermeer and GMB.  The expansion will cover a 51-ha container yard...

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) chairman and CEO Enrique K. Razon Jr. has accused Danish shipping line Maersk of conspiring to delay the commencement of a concession contract between ICTSI and South Africa’s state-owned port operator Transnet. In July...

Thanks to a joint support of €18.8m (US$20m) from the European Union (EU) fund Connecting Europe Facility for the project EU.OPS network, the ports of Aarhus, Gothenburg, Bremerhaven, and Stockholm will provide onshore power to container ships calling at the...

DP World London Gateway has inaugurated its fourth and the world’s first electric berth with the arrival of the first ships including the MSC Sena.  The vessel was serviced by an all-electric fleet of vehicles and equipment, including four of...

ZIM has accelerated the global deployment of smart containers through the integration of Hoopo’s hoopoSense solar trackers with the aim of advancing visibility and transparency.  The hoopoSense Solar tracker sets a new industry standard with its advanced power efficiency, boasting...