Equipment arrival is a big milestone in Khalifa Port construction
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/cosco_abu_dhabi_terminal_rejuvenated_by_crane_arrival
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PTI Introduces SPSCT18
Smart Port and Supply Chain Technologies Conference in Rotterdam will bring together industry experts and revolutionary ideas
HHLA and MAN Launch Automation Initiative
Project will see autonomous testing in Hamburg over two years
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/hhla_and_man_launch_automation_initiative
Long Beach Joins Climate Change Coalition
Port joins others in committing to cut emissions
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/long_beach_joins_climate_change_coalition
NileDutch takes its largest ship to date
African box specialist NileDutch has taken in its largest containership in its 20-year history. Alphaliner reports that the Rotterdam-headquartered line has chartered in the 8,189 teu for six to 12 months at $12,750 per day. The Conti Makalu surpasses the 7,403 teu NileDutch Panther as the largest...
https://splash247.com/niledutch-takes-its-largest-ship-to-date/
HMM signs off on mega boxship project
Today South Korea’s flagship line HMM signed formal contracts for its 20 mega containerships with three the nation’s top three shipyards – Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). DSME and SHI will build seven and five...
https://splash247.com/hmm-signs-off-on-mega-boxship-project/
Cosco tipped to buy Singamas
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has got an old friend to come in and buy its shares in subsidiary Singamas, the world’s second largest manufacturer of containers. Sources in China tell Splash that Cosco has tabled a bid to take Singamas off PIL’s books, providing some cash for the containerline,...
Editor’s Picks: The Best of Edition 79
Edition 79 is here, and with so many incredible papers to choose from, here are the top six to help you start!
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/editors_picks_the_best_of_edition_79
ZIM extends relationship with MSC
Fresh from forging a landmark alliance this month with 2M partners Maersk and MSC on routes from Asia to the US east coast, Israeli boxline has now linked up with MSC again, this time on the India Sub-Continent – Mediterranean tradelane. ZIM, which has never been in an official container alliance,...
China-Singapore rail-sea route draws “Belt” and “Road” closer
On Tuesday morning, a train loaded with auto parts and paper products thundered out of a station in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, heading for a port in southern China, where the goods will be further shipped across the sea to Southeast Asia.
It was the 356th freight train since the launch of the China-Singapore rail-sea transit route on the same day a year ago, which further connects 116 ports in 60 countries and regions.
Thanks to the route, agricultural products, auto and motorcycle...