Port of Zeebrugge sees strong intermodal offer

Port of Zeebrugge has seen new rail services with Terminal Container Athus (TCA) and the Swiss-based rail operator Hupac Intermodal commencing new intermodal products in the Belgian port. Firstly, TCA is...

Yantian port’s Covid crisis deteriorates

The outbreak of Covid-19 seems to continue at the Port of Yantian in China with the shipping lines taking additional actions to face the situation and Maersk saying that due to further measures being implemente...

Swedish port receives electrical terminal equipment

The Port of Helsingborg has received its first electrical terminal tractor, while three additional terminal tractors are on order and will arrive in the next weeks. The new terminal tractor will soon be accompa...

COSCO increases Far East prices

COSCO Shipping Lines is planning an implementation of a new General Rate Restoration for all shipments from Far East to Latin America & Africa ports with the new charges taking effect in June, according to ...

Largest vessel on USEC docks at Savannah’s berth

The Port of Savannah has announced it served the largest vessel to ever call the US East Coast on 26 May. The 16,000TEU container ship CMA CGM Marco Polo docked at the Port of Savannah's Berth 9, which is the l...

Free for all sees rates blow indexes out of the water

Freight indexes have become divorced from the reality of the market according to consultant Jon Monroe, who says that no index accurately represents the rate a shipper needs to pay to ship a container to the US...

Hapag-Lloyd to deploy extra loaders to US East Coast

Hapag-Lloyd has announced it will offer extra loaders connecting India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the US North East ports due to significantly increased demand in the US. The German carrier has publish...

COSCO launches green finance framework

COSCO Shipping Ports has announced the launch of its green finance framework, which has successfully passed the verification by Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA). The Hing Kong-listed operator h...