Abu Dhabi Ports has launched the Smart Container Initiative to house its digital solutions in a resilient, safe and optimised eco-friendly mobile environment. The solar-panelled steel and aluminium smart container uses environmentally friendly technologies such as in-row cooling, renewable energy and efficient space allocation in order to reduce po...

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Maersk have agreed to build and operate a transload and distribution facility in Vancouver, therefore expanding CP’s existing Vancouver Intermodal Facility and benefitting from turnkey rail infrastructure. The transload facility is designed to apply Maersk’s global integrator of container logistics strategy. The co...

P&O Ferrymasters has become the first major logistics business in Europe to launch an advanced track and trace service for its container customers. By allowing customers to receive real-time updates on the precise location of their goods as they are transported by rail, road and sea the service aims to improve efficiency, reduce cost and ...

Five major international freight transport and cargo handling organisations have collaborated on the production of new guidance on packing standards for freight containers and other transport units. Co-operating on a range of activities to further the adoption and implementation of crucial safety practices throughout the global supply chain are the...

Global Ports has installed additional cranes for handling container vessels at its two terminals in Finland, Multi-Link Terminals in Kotka and Helsinki, thereby expanding both facilities’ capacities. A new Konecranes ship-to-shore (STS) crane has been put into operation at Multi-Link Terminals Helsinki, replacing an older model. The new unit, which...

Khalifa Port’s phase one expansion, which features the development of a new quay and a logistics area, is on pace to be completed in Q1 2021 according to Abu Dhabi Ports. It is hoped that the Khalifa Port expansion, announced in December 2019, will attract new business and boost capacity in line with evolving customer expectations. ...

The Sri Lankan government will expand the ports of Galle, Trincomalee and Kankesanthurai in an effort to accommodate a potential increase in exports to both regional and global destinations. Jayantha Samaraweera, state minister of container warehouse facilities, container yards, port facilities, and boat and shipping industry development, told loca...

Identic Solutions has equipped Lyttelton Port with its most advanced terminal-based reefer solution, which will allow for real time monitoring of data. The Lyttleton Port Company (LPC) has used Identec Solutions’ Terminal Tracker solution since 2007 and decided to take its reefer monitoring system to the next level by equipping the port with 460 Re...

Patrick Terminals’ Sydney Automated AutoStrad facility has migrated to the Navis N4 3.8 terminal operating system (TOS), replacing its decades old, in-house TOS. The go-live was successfully completed remotely with minimal staff on site at the terminal in Port Botany. With modernisation and automation in mind, the operator selected N4 as its TOS fo...

CSP Spain’s Iberian Valencia Terminal has acquired six Konecranes new rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) as part of its €62m (US$73m) investment plan in the Port of Valencia. Part of CSP Spain’s 2020-2023 plan, the investment aims to increase the competitiveness of the Valencian container terminal by improving its offering and capacity. The six new RTG cran...

Sinotrans, the logistics division of China Merchants Group (CMG), has established its own rail link between Shenzhen and Duisburg, offering a new connection for freight transport between the Pearl River Delta and Europe. The service will travel from China through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland and then Duisburg in Germany. Guanpeng Li, CEO of...

The British International Freight Association (BIFA), which has pushed for an end to “spurious” surcharges applied by container shipping lines, has welcomed the announcements made by some companies that they will discontinue low sulphur fuel surcharges. The trade association accused the carriers of profiteering when they announced in 20...

DCT Gdansk has appointed a permanent representative located in Prague who will work closely with its customers in Czech Republic and Slovakia. Adéla Kurečková, whose career has spanned the the shipping, freight forwarding and customs clearance industries, will join the company as business development manager for the region. Kurečková will aim to as...

The Port of Rotterdam, in partnership with Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam (ECT), has commissioned a project to deepen a 500 m stretch of the Amazonehaven port basin at Maasvlakte from 16.65 m to 17.45 m. The aim is to ensure the ECT Delta Terminal, which receives some of the largest container ships in the world, ...

CMA CGM improved profitability in all its business activities during the second quarter of 2020 as it adapted fleet capacity to demand and maintained cost discipline, mitigating a pandemic-related 13% decrease in container volumes carried. Average revenue per teu was up by 3% to US$1,112 aiding the carrier’s financial performance, while unit cost b...

Exis Technologies has launched Hazcheck Detect, a cargo screening tool to detect misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods in containerised shipments, with Maersk the first customer signed up to the solution. Parent company, the New York-based National Cargo Bureau (NCB), published a white paper in July 2020, reporting that a recent Container Insp...

PSA Corporation and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) have joined forces to launch a joint venture in Singapore, aiming to boost efficiency in container operations. The joint venture company, HMM-PSA Singapore Terminal (HPST) is scheduled to commence operations before the end of 2020, subject to regulatory approvals. PSA will hold a 58% stake in HPST,...

DP World and global institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) have announced the expansion of their ports and terminals investment through a new commitment of US$4.5bn that will increase the total size of the platform to US$8.2bn. The Dubai-based company holds a 55% share while CPRQ owns the remainder of the ...

Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in the Port of Riga has received a ship-to-shore (STS) crane from Sany, after the parties worked with Latvian and Chinese authorities to facilitate the deployment of engineers during COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. The STS454701 unit marks the second large STS crane that BCT has purchased from Sany since 2014, as it...

The Board of APM Terminals Pipavav (Gujarat Pipavav Port) has approved a Rs7bn (US$96m) expansion plan, which will upgrade the port’s existing facilities to handle bigger ships. The investment will help to increase annual container capacity from 1.35m teu to 1.6m teu, catering to a potential rise in imports and exports. With the implementation of ....

Advent eModal has announced the release of Empty Manager, a street turn application designed to streamline the exchange of empty container equipment between trucking companies. The application hopes to digitise what is typically a manual process, providing full visibility and traceability for all parties. Empty Manager, which is free to use for any...

Safmarine will be integrated into Maersk while the Damco brand’s air and less than container load (LCL) offering will be combined with Maersk’s logistics and services products as the Danish conglomerate looks to boost its end-to-end service delivery. The restructuring means that by the end of 2020, the Safmarine and Damco brands will no longer ...

The Port of Montreal has resumed activities on its docks a week after the truce agreement between the longshore workers’ union CUPE Local 375 and the Maritime Employers Association (MEA). Within the week, seven container ships called at the port’s terminals and thousands of trucks and about 10 trains picked up the slack to move ...