International ports

A time slot booking system has been launched at Hamburg as the port tries to smooth out the spikes caused by increasing mega-ship calls.

Dredging at the port of Rio de Janeiro will enable it to handle ships of 10,000 to 12,000 TEU.

DP World sees India as a major growth area and to that end, the company previously announced a plan to spend $1 billion on new infrastructure projects in the emerging economy.

Strike action by the Receita Federal (customs) in Brazil has intensified as it enters its fourth week and is now causing severe delays.

Despite its draught restrictions, the Port of Hamburg delivered Europe-leading reliability through the peak August to October period.

Indian authorities handling the upgrade of the Chabahar port in Iran plan to team up with a local company.

The $85.1 million dredging work will raise the outer bar of the Passur River.

The inability of mega-ships to enter and leave Hamburg fully loaded is affecting container throughput and could hurt the port's competitiveness.

Hamburg's HHLA is the latest Europe port to post a strong increase in container throughput with 2017 shaping up as a good year.

“We need long-term planning.”

A long-shot proposal has been floated to build a railroad that supporters say could make it quicker and cheaper to move cargo by land between Mexico’s Pacific and Gulf coasts than the Panama Canal.

APM Terminal's Zeebrugge facility is now 76 percent owned by Cosco Shipping Ports.

India’s efforts to bring down cargo dwell times as part of a larger ease-of-doing-business program have yet to translate into steady improvements.

The settlement followed discussions between union leaders and government agencies Tuesday morning.

Hundreds of containers are stranded at the terminal and off-site yards.

Receita Federal (customs) officers in the port of Santos are escalating their slowdowns and strikes that began last week.

“The work stoppage is a major setback for the project.”

Chittagong port truckers on Sunday called off a 48-hour strike.

“Transport through the sea route will save about 15 to 20 days of travel time.”

Although the gain is encouraging for public ports, the threat private ports pose to their market share remains.

The shuttle plugs a gap in south Brazilian logistical networks that emerged seven years ago.

Congestion problems at Prince Rupert continue to plague beneficial cargo owners after six weeks.

The revised rates took effect October 1 and will remain in force until March 31, 2019.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust’s truck-to-train freight conversion and dwell-time reduction efforts appear to have slackened in September.

Shippers have suffered several waves of strikes and slowdowns over the past 14 months.

Santos Brasil’s plan to sell two terminals will cost it its title as South America’s largest container terminal operator.

India’s GDP growth plummeted to a three-year low of 5.7 percent in the first fiscal quarter, and slower GDP growth is likely in the cards for the second quarter.

French liner giant CMA CGM sits on both sides of the fence at the Kingston Freeport Container Terminal.

The services were initially restricted to factory-stuffed exports from five specific categories of manufacturing, but have been expanded.

Japan’s exporters appear to be steadily reducing their reliance on the Suez Canal to reach markets in North and South America.

Adani Group is pursuing a bid on terminal concessions owned by APMT at the ports of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and Gujarat Pipava.

Some 685 acres have been set aside for the SEZ.

Delays at Chittagong are between 10 and 15 days.

MSC has been steadily upsizing its tonnage in Indian trade.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) is also inching closer to creating a single portal for truck appointment systems.

Authorities believe it will also will relieve some of the pressure on port roadways.

Unscrupulous companies misdeclare cargo to sell Russian products as higher-quality imports.