The IMO has struck an agreement with the World Customs Organisation (WCO), the UN Economic Commission for Europe and the International Standards Organisation (ICO) to accelerate the rate of digitisation in the maritime industry. In a statement, th...
Container Terminal Saint-Petersburg has taken delivery of three new Konecranes rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes as it looks to expand and upgrade its infrastructure. In a statement, the terminal said the delivery was the first phase of a programme...
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement to supply container terminal operator Termont Montréal Inc. (Termont) with a suite of Kalmar SmartPort process automation solutions for its cargo-handling equipment fleet. The order, which also ...
The HMM Algeciras, the largest container ship in the world, has begun its maiden voyage, leaving from Qingdao Port, China, on its way to the Port of Busan, South Korea. Port Technology International (PTI) reported on the HMM Algeciras’ official la...
Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, has announced that it has successfully brought online a new set of services which will enable customers to benefit from more of its services from anywhere in the world. Th...
APM Terminals (APMT) has unveiled two new mobile harbour cranes (MHCs) at its terminal at Apapa Port, Nigeria, as the port’s technological upgrade continues. In a statement, APMT said the MHCs cost $80 million, and their acquisition brought the to...
The Maritime Port Authority (MPA) said it detained two vessels in the Port of Singapore for not complying with the IMO’s regulations on sulphur emissions in the first quarter of 2020. In a statement, the MPA said the foreign-flagged vessels were i...
The Port of Gothenburg, in line with the rest of Sweden, remains open despite the coronavirus pandemic. The most recent operating results are positive and show that freight volumes have remained high through the first quarter of the year. This is ...
Despite a UK Government support package to maintain the flow of goods during the COVID-19 pandemic, questions have been raised as to whether this goes far enough as UK ports see their incomes tumble. As an island nation ferry services are critical...
