CMA CGM has reported a 9.6% year-on-year increase in throughput for the second quarter of 2018 as volumes rose to 5.19m teu, reflecting the strength of the Ocean Alliance. The...

Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) has welcomed its largest container vessel at Iraq’s Port of Umm Qasr, where a new terminal development programme has progressively boosted capacity. Evergreen’s 5,652 teu-capacity Ever...

CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd are now offering an empty container service in Mexico whereby shippers can reuse import boxes to export goods. The reUse service, offered by the Avantida online...

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has suggested low sulphur gas oil (LSGO) is “one of the most realistic” solutions to achieving the 2020 Global Sulphur Limit. The Japanese carrier evaluated three...

Equipment manufacturer Hyster has received a grant to support the development of a zero-emissions container handling truck powered in part by a lithium-ion battery. The top-loader, destined for the Port...

Bremenports has announced a 70.5% reduction in CO2 since 2011 through various initiatives in its latest environmental report. The report found that CO2 emissions fell from 7,000 tonnes in 2011...

China will build a new port on the Benin River in Nigeria as part of the US$60bn investment into Africa announced at the Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation...

DP World has ordered 12 hybrid straddle carriers for its Southampton terminal in an effort to cut emissions and reduce its carbon footprint. Compared to conventional diesel-electric machines, DP World...

The Port of Antwerp has urged for collective action in response to the city mayor’s claim that cocaine travelling through the port will corrupt politics. Bart DeWever told local newspaper...

French intermodal operator Naviland Cargo has launched a new rail shuttle that will link the ports of Marseille Fos and Le Havre with Switzerland. The France Helvetia Express service will...