Hutchison Ports welcomes LNG-powered 23K TEU colossus CMA CGM Palais Royal

On December 19, Hutchison Ports BEST terminal received 23,000 TEU containership CMA CGM Palais Royal, one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered vessels. 

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Yantian limits intake of export containers amid new year holiday rush

Hutchison Ports says Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT) in southern China lowered the cut-off time for receiving outbound containers since Wednesday, claiming delayed ship arrivals have caused containers to pile up in its yard.
YICT is one of three sub-ports that make up Shenzhen port, the others being Nanshan and Dachan Bay.
Shenzhen is China’s third-busiest container port, after Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan, and the fourth-busiest in the world. In 2020, Shenzhen handled …

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ONE collaborates with PARIS to reduce GHG emissions

Ocean Network Express (ONE) Inland Operations and PARIS Optimal Transport Planning Solution (PARIS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings, will work together on a new project aiming to reduce carbon emissions caused by their container transport operations.

As part of ONE’s commitment to reduce their environmental impact, they have begun the process to achieve ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) certification for Europe and Africa region’s landside operations by the...

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Union accuses Patrick Terminals of “spreading fear” and dishonesty

In what appears to be an intensification of the Australian docker’s dispute the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has accused management at Patrick Terminals of “spreading community fear” and lying with the aim of attacking workplace rights.

Patrick Terminals has made an application to Australia’s Fair Work Commission to end the dockers dispute at Sydney’s Botany Bay port following two years of wrangling between terminal operators and the unions.

Last week, hopes of an end to the long running...

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Busan Port considers volume-linked terminal rentals

Busan Port Authority (BPA), aware of the challenges facing liner operators, could offer volume-linked rental rates to terminal operators from 2022, ahead of the opening of the opening of Phases 2-5 and 2-4 of Busan New Port (BNP).

Currently, a fixed rent is paid based on the area of ​​the wharf, regardless of the amount of loading and unloading.

The volume-linked rental system could reduce the terminal operators’ financial burdens and discourage them from engaging in a price war by cutting fees.

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https://container-news.com/busan-port-considers-volume-linked-terminal-rentals/

HPH to invest in Karachi port

Hong Kong-based port operator Hutchison Port Holdings has committed investment of 240 million U.S. dollars for the development of Pakistan’s Karachi port, the Prime Minister Office said.

The investment will make available a significant amount of new container terminal capacity at the Karachi port, and increase the port operator’s total investment in Pakistan to 1 billion U.S. dollars and employees to 3,000, the office said in a statement.

Group Managing Director Eric Ip, who led a delegation of...

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