Container Management

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Nhava Sheva Freeport Terminal Prviate Limited (NSFTPL) have signed a US$131m loan agreement to upgrade the Jawaharlal Nehru Port container terminal located in Navi Mumbai Maharashtra. Aiming to enhance international trade in India through...

Overhaul has been selected as one of the launch partners on Microsoft’s new initiative which aims to advance visibility, predictability, and resilience for global multimodal supply chains. Microsoft is one of the world’s largest cloud software providers and the launch...

DP World is investing £12m (US$14.8m) in two new rail mounted gantry (RMG) cranes at London Gateway to meet fast growing demand for rail connections from customers at the smart logistics hub. With London Gateway set to increase its capacity...

New research commissioned by DP World and led by Economist Impact has found that 96% of companies confirmed that they are making changes to their supply chains due to geopolitical events, rushing to move manufacturing close to home to protect...

The Port of Los Angeles (LA) handled 9.9m teu in 2022, marking the second highest year in the port’s 115-year history. Although total throughput fell by 7% compared to 2021, last year also marked the 23rd consecutive year that the...

Container throughput at the Port of Algeciras almost reached 4.8m teu in 2022, while overall tonnage was up 3% to 108m tonnes. Import-export containers were up 7% while rail traffic grew by an impressive 66% year-on-year increase in 2022, representing...

AD Ports Group has entered into a framework agreement with the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Angola to begin collaboration on the development of maritime services and infrastructure across the country. The UAE-based Group also agreed to form...

Swedish haulage company Skaraslättens Transport has deployed two electric trucks on container flows to the Port of Gothenburg, with a third truck to join in due course. Skaraslättens Transport is Sweden’s biggest provider of container transport on the roads, hauling...

Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd has completed its first ship-to-shore (STS) lift height increase with its new patented jacking system as part of Liebherr Transform. The operation was conducted under the supervision of Liebherr engineers at Patrick Terminals’ Brisbane Autostrad facility...

Container volumes at the Tanger Med Port Complex increased 6% year-on-year in 2022, surpassing 7.5m teu, thanks to high productivity levels over the past year. A total 14,404 ships called at the port, including 961 ships of over 291 m...