December 2014 | Page 5 of 5 | Container Management

Shippers switch to expensive air freight due to US port congestion

|Date: December 03, 2014

Shippers switch to expensive air freight due to US port congestion

Research into current US West Coast port congestion by maritime advisory company, Drewry, indicates that ...

Research into current US West Coast port congestion by maritime advisory company, Drewry, indicates that shippers are paying high prices to switch their transport from ocean to air for the holiday sea ...

December 03, 2014
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Qatar awards NPP contracts

|Date: December 03, 2014

Qatar awards NPP contracts

According to local media reports, Qatar has awarded contracts worth up to QAR14bn (US$3.8bn) for the cons ...

According to local media reports, Qatar has awarded contracts worth up to QAR14bn (US$3.8bn) for the construction of a new container port in Mesaieed, south of the capital Doha, as part of the county’ ...

December 03, 2014
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SECA shuts down Transfennica Iberian service

|Date: December 02, 2014

SECA shuts down Transfennica Iberian service

The Dutch-owned short-sea shipping line Transfennica (part of the Spliethoff Group) has announced that it ...

The Dutch-owned short-sea shipping line Transfennica (part of the Spliethoff Group) has announced that it is to cease its “Motorways of the Sea” ro-ro service between Bilbao, Portsmouth and Zeebrugge ...

December 02, 2014
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Piraeus and Cosco sign US$300m agreement

|Date: December 02, 2014

Piraeus and Cosco sign US$300m agreement

Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, the Merchant Marine Minister of Greece, has announced a joint agreement between t ...

Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, the Merchant Marine Minister of Greece, has announced a joint agreement between the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) and COSCO Pacific (part of the Chinese COSCO Group) that will s ...

December 02, 2014
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APM Terminals interested in potential Istanbul terminal

|Date: December 01, 2014

APM Terminals interested in potential Istanbul terminal

Container terminal operating company, APM Terminals, are interested in opening a facility in Istanbul in ...

Container terminal operating company, APM Terminals, are interested in opening a facility in Istanbul in Turkey’s Marmara region. Although, no specific timeframe has been mentioned, Turkey’s “sizeable ...

December 01, 2014
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CMA CGM acquires OPDR

|Date: December 01, 2014

CMA CGM acquires OPDR

The French shipping line CMA CGM has announced the acquisition of the German short-sea shipping operator ...

The French shipping line CMA CGM has announced the acquisition of the German short-sea shipping operator Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (OPDR), owned by the Bernhard Schulte Group. The ...

December 01, 2014
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Port of Barcelona highlights added cargo value and electrification in new strategy

PSA International’s container volumes reach 86.6m teu in 2020

Konecranes delivers its largest reachstacker order to Germany

Kalmar and Nokia expand upon partnership in terminal automation

Port of Felixstowe to trial 5G technology

MSC joins Hydrogen Council to work towards decarbonisation in shipping

Abu Dhabi Ports expands relief measures

Maersk looks to cut rail transport emissions in Germany

Hammar launches electric sideloaders globally

HHLA PLT Italy starts on schedule

Shippers switch to expensive air freight due to US port congestion

Shippers switch to expensive air freight due to US port congestion

Qatar awards NPP contracts

Qatar awards NPP contracts

SECA shuts down Transfennica Iberian service

SECA shuts down Transfennica Iberian service

Piraeus and Cosco sign US$300m agreement

Piraeus and Cosco sign US$300m agreement

APM Terminals interested in potential Istanbul terminal

APM Terminals interested in potential Istanbul terminal

CMA CGM acquires OPDR

CMA CGM acquires OPDR