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DP World in "exclusive negotiation" for a US box terminal
1+ week, 1+ day ago (203+ words) 20 years after it abandoned a move to purchase the US terminal assets of P&O Ports, DP World is making a play for a US container terminal. The company has entered into an exclusive negotiation agreement for a long-term lease…...
Los Angeles "is humming" as box volume jumps 17%
1+ week, 1+ day ago (178+ words) Container throughput through the port of Los Angeles in May 2026 was up 17% year-on-year. Executive Director Gene Seroka cautioned that May 2025 was a relatively weak month as importers were rattled by tariff policy, but container demand remains resilient for the largest…...
Hapag-Lloyd readies ships for Hormuz transit as Iran-US deal raises hopes of reopening key shipping route
1+ week, 1+ day ago (470+ words) Hapag-Lloyd is preparing its ships to exit the Strait of Hormuz from this weekend as signals from Iran and the United States point towards a potential agreement that could ease tensions and pave the way for the reopening of one…...
Port of Koper takes delivery of new electric RTGs
1+ week, 1+ day ago (177+ words) Slovenia's Port of Koper has taken delivery of four new electric RTG cranes from Konecranes, which will replace older diesel units operating at its container yard. The collapse of the emissions control barge STAX 1 capture arm in June 2024 at the…...
New owner for Logistec's North American terminal network
1+ week, 2+ day ago (176+ words) USA-based Enstructure has announced the acquisition of LOGISTEC Marine Terminal Division, a deal that will nearly quadruple Enstructure's existing network of 22 marine terminals. After a long delay the Port of Coos Bay is ready to finalise a Grant Agreement with…...
Tecon Suape invests in new container scanner
1+ week, 5+ day ago (144+ words) Tecon Suape, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. s (ICTSI) container terminal at the Suape Industrial Port Complex in Recife, Brazil, has deployed a new container scanner to strengthen security processes and improve operational efficiency. The Port of Rotterdam has announced…...
Ocean Terminal upgrade passes halfway mark
1+ week, 6+ day ago (174+ words) The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has announced that renovations at the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal have passed the halfway point. The nearly US$1. 6 billion project is expected to increase annual container handling capacity at the 200-acre (81ha) facility from 200, 000 TEU…...
Containers fall onto bunkering tanker in Port of Antwerp-Bruges
2+ week, 20+ min ago (140+ words) Four containers fell during container handling operations on Tuesday, June 9, at DP World's Antwerp Gateway terminal in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. Contargo has launched a charging station for heavy-duty electric vehicles at the Bruay-sur-l'Escaut container terminal. US container imports are…...
SOCMA expands into the port sector
2+ week, 2+ day ago (118+ words) Chinese SOCMA International, a subsidiary of Fujian Southchina Heavy Machinery Manufacture Co. , Ltd, is extending its reach into the port sector. GENMA has shipped 10 fully electric RTG cranes to Marsa Maroc, Morocco's main port operator, as part of a 50-unit…...
Major CONCOR reachstacker tender raises questions over MSME access " World Cargo News
2+ week, 5+ day ago (114+ words) As India moves forward with an aggressive plan for industrial and economic development, logistics has been identified as both a core priority and a risk. Kalmar has delivered three electric straddle carriers to Finnsteve Oy Ab in Helsinki, Finland, as…...