Friday, March 24, 2023

Ports & Terminals

Jeddah Islamic Port, part of The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) won the Port of The Year and Digital Transformation awards at the 7th Green Shipping Summit held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on February 15-16 beating top international...
"I want to wake up in a city that doesn't sleep" so goes the lyrics from the song "New York, New York" made famous by Frank Sinatra in the late 1970s.. While the Port of New York and...

DP World to develop and operate container terminal at Deendayal port – India

DP World has won a major concession to develop, operate and maintain the mega-container terminal at Deendayal port in Gujarat, on the western coast...

South Africa’s Transnet looking for partner to operate Joburg/Durban rail corridor

Transnet SOC Limited, a state-owned enterprise of South Africa, operates several divisions such as Ports, Rail, Pipelines, and Engineering and is considered the largest...

The end of Container Dwell Fee at San Pedro Bay ports

The Container Dwell Fee announced by the San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles on the 25th of October 2021 will...

Transnet strike in South Africa officially over as SATAWU calls off strike

SATAWU (South African Transport and Allied Workers Union) who initially rejected a wage negotiation deal reached between Transnet and majority union UNTU (United National...

Transnet concludes 3 year wage deal while South Africa counts costs of the strike

Transnet, the State Owned custodian of ports, rail and pipelines in South Africa concluded a 3 year wage agreement with majority labour union UNTU...

South Africa joins list of countries going through labour disputes in logistics sector

Workers belonging to some unions have embarked on a strike at the ports of Durban and Richards Bay in South Africa, resulting in work...

A tale of two ports – Long Beach vs Los Angeles

Close on the heels of the Port of Los Angeles announcing that it is seeing a 15% drop in total volumes in August 2022...

Port of Los Angeles volumes drops in August 2022 as reduced demand manifests itself

After record-breaking cargo volume in 2021 and the first half of 2022, the import surge at the Port of Los Angeles slowed in August...

Peak season brings fears of congestion on the East Coast

Ports across the US East Coast are now in the eye of the storm, with import containerized volumes processed in the region mounting higher...

Port of New York/New Jersey’s “container imbalance fee” could be counterproductive

On the 2nd of August 2022, the Port of New York and New Jersey announced the  implementation of a new quarterly container imbalance fee...

Can US ports handle the privileges that American Port Access Privileges Act may bring with it..??

"Foreign exporters’ access to the American market and our consumers is a privilege, not a right. Cargo vessels looking to offload foreign-made products and...

US Agri exports to benefit financially from USDA initiative

"ocean carriers are refusing to take American exports back to Asia, leaving with empty containers instead. That’s costing farmers and ranchers—and our economy—a lot...

How the Ocean Shipping Reform Act 2022 will address US supply chain disruptions – or not..

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA22), was passed by Congress on the 13th of June 2022.. Naturally, there have been bouquets and...

Port of Long Beach boosts rail capacity

The Port of Long Beach has completed the construction of a new rail project that will increase the efficiency of goods movement and reduce...

Countless containers washed away as heavy rains and floods pulverizes Durban

Below were some of the scenes playing out in the port city of Durban which has been battered by heavy rains and floods in...

Are good times here, as Long Beach continues to topple records, achieving busiest February

Ongoing efforts to expedite the transfer of long-waiting cargo off the docks lifted the Port of Long Beach to its busiest February on record. Dockworkers...

How US ports may have contributed to the global lag in container turn around times

The global supply chain and specifically the ocean freight industry and ports and terminals have gone through a very trying and tough time in...

Port Facts Series – Port of Savannah

A port is a place within a harbour where a ship can dock for commercial purposes either handling cargo, passengers or taking care of...

Records tumble in San Pedro Bay as the Port of Los Angeles joins Long Beach with busiest January ever

Close on the heels of a record-setting January for the Port of Long Beach, the Port of Los Angeles, the USA's largest port declared...

Port of Long Beach has busiest January on record

The Port of Long Beach kicked off the new year with its busiest January on record, boosted by efforts to successfully move aging cargo...

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