In years gone by, it was easy to accept the notion that economic prosperity and free market collaboration were inextricably linked. Indeed, the first half of the last decade provided...

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...

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” economic growth compared...

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 move is part of...

Terminal operator Westports Holdings plans to invest RM1bn (US$300m) in a new container terminal at Port Klang in Malaysia. The company, which already operates the largest terminal in Port Klang,...

Contship Italia’s La Spezia Container Terminal’s (LSCT) acquisition of Speter S.p.A, reported in CM earlier this year, is now complete, as is the integration of the organisation, systems and processes....

Three infrastructure funds plan to bid for the Port of Melbourne, according to an anonymous source who Reuters said has knowledge of the bidding process. The sale is estimated to...

Philippines-based terminal operator, International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), announced it will spend US$330m to expand and enhance its facilities in Manila and Subic Bay. The funds will go to...

In response to recent congestion, the Port of Long Beach intends to begin operations in December at a “temporary empty container depot” planned for a vacant pier. The Long Beach...

Four banned quay cranes are being delivered to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai and will arrive on 29 November. The cranes were manufactured by Chinese state-owned company Shanghai Zhenhua...