Culture change required to avoid chaos from container weighing rule
The clock is ticking on the mandatory weighing of containers in the supply chain. There are just over than 200 days to go before containers will be ‘shut out’ from ships if they do not have a verified...
View ArticleMaersk launches campaign to help shippers prepare for new container weighing...
Maersk Line is preparing an awareness campaign to alert shippers to container weighing regulations that come into effect on 1 July. Amid confusion over the IMO’s guidelines for implementing the Safety...
View ArticleContainer terminal operators can’t invest if shipping alliances squeeze...
Heavy-handed negotiating tactics by container alliances could drive down future port investments if terminal operators find the risk of return too high, according to Drewry. In its Ports and Terminals...
View ArticleRhenus Group invests in container warehouse at JadeWeserPort
New arrival Rhenus started construction work on a warehousing area for 120 standard container spaces very close to the JadeWeserPort container terminal at the Freight Village in Wilhelmshaven on...
View ArticleThe shipping industry and tomorrow’s technology faces a serious threat from...
Cyber crime is likely to delay the introduction of autonomous ships for several years – and it could pose a significant threat to the shipping industry if it fails to act soon. There has been much...
View ArticleBox terminals fare better financially than their carrier customers, but can...
The container terminal industry has been able to navigate around a predicted ‘perfect storm’ in Q1, but are there more dark clouds on the horizon? While reported losses by ocean carriers in the quarter...
View ArticleFears over future container terminal capacity as investors get cold feet
Declining returns on invested capital (ROIC) in the container port sector has led to fewer terminal projects and fears that capacity may become increasing limited. According to Neil Davidson, director...
View ArticleCulture change required to avoid chaos from container weighing rule
The clock is ticking on the mandatory weighing of containers in the supply chain. There are just over than 200 days to go before containers will be ‘shut out’ from ships if they do not have a verified...
View ArticleMaersk launches campaign to help shippers prepare for new container weighing...
Maersk Line is preparing an awareness campaign to alert shippers to container weighing regulations that come into effect on 1 July. Amid confusion over the IMO’s guidelines for implementing the Safety...
View ArticleContainer terminal operators can’t invest if shipping alliances squeeze...
Heavy-handed negotiating tactics by container alliances could drive down future port investments if terminal operators find the risk of return too high, according to Drewry. In its Ports and Terminals...
View ArticleRhenus Group invests in container warehouse at JadeWeserPort
New arrival Rhenus started construction work on a warehousing area for 120 standard container spaces very close to the JadeWeserPort container terminal at the Freight Village in Wilhelmshaven on...
View ArticleThe shipping industry and tomorrow’s technology faces a serious threat from...
Cyber crime is likely to delay the introduction of autonomous ships for several years – and it could pose a significant threat to the shipping industry if it fails to act soon. There has been much...
View ArticleBox terminals fare better financially than their carrier customers, but can...
The container terminal industry has been able to navigate around a predicted ‘perfect storm’ in Q1, but are there more dark clouds on the horizon? While reported losses by ocean carriers in the quarter...
View ArticleFears over future container terminal capacity as investors get cold feet
Declining returns on invested capital (ROIC) in the container port sector has led to fewer terminal projects and fears that capacity may become increasing limited. According to Neil Davidson, director...
View ArticleCeva and CMA CGM unveil cross-border service for ocean boxes in Asia
Ceva’s new box line shareholder is starting to think vertically: CMA CGM announced today it would join it to launch a cross-border service for ocean freight containers used by customers in Thailand and...
View ArticleThreat to growth in global container port throughput at highest level ever
Container terminal operators are facing higher risks than at any time in the industry’s history, according to a new report. And Container Terminals: Paths to Profitability suggests future investment by...
View ArticleShippers eye new routes to market as port of Melbourne fees skyrocket
Spiralling terminal access fees at the port of Melbourne are forcing cargo owners to consider alternative shipping routes, according to the Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA). The controversial fees,...
View ArticleHPH results sum up Hong Kong port woes, but terminals alliance brings hope
The long-term decline in container volumes at the port of Hong Kong has again been highlighted with the release of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust’s (HPH Trust) nine-month results. However, some hope for...
View ArticleAustralian shipper raps hiked port fees for containers and eyes bulk transport
One of Australia’s largest agricultural shippers has lashed out at “rapid increases” to port infrastructure fees levied by the country’s terminal operators. Last week, a report by the Australian...
View ArticleMore anger in Melbourne docks as Patrick cuts night shifts at short notice
Australia’s Patrick Terminals has announced a cut in night shift operations at Melbourne, prompting a backlash from landside operators already furious at spiralling “infrastructure fees”. From today,...
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