China’s first cross-border e-commerce express line of the “Silk Road Shipping” delivered over 20,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) of goods worth more than 8 billion yuan ($1.17 billion) since it was launched on June 10 last year in Xiamen City, southeast China’s Fujian Province. The Silk Road...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/silk-road-shipping-e-commerce-express-line-delivers-20000-teus/
Within a space of a year, the catch-phrase in the liner industry has gone from “containers are hard to come by” to concerns of a container glut, as freight levels reverse to pre-Covid-19 lows.
Chinese netizens have been posting photos of the country’s busiest ports, namely Shanghai and Yantian (Shenzhen), overflowing with empty containers.
Local media has also reported that orders for manufactured goods for many Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises and exporters have plunged, sending them...
https://container-news.com/empty-containers-accumulate-in-chinese-ports-highlighting-weak-demand/
Cepsa and ACE Terminal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the creation of a green hydrogen supply chain from Spain to the Netherlands.
The Spanish energy firm will deliver green ammonia to the planned Rotterdam port’s ACE import facility.
Cespa said it is creating 2GW of green hydrogen at its two Energy Parks in Andalusia, southern Spain, as part of its 2030 Positive Motion goal to become a leader in sustainable mobility, renewable hydrogen generation, and advanced...
https://container-news.com/ace-terminal-and-cepsa-ink-green-deal-for-hydrogen-and-ammonia-imports/
Port of Hamburg reported that 8.3 million TEUs crossed its quay walls during the last year, translating to a 5.1% decrease compared with 2021 box volumes.
“With Christmas coming, in the final quarter, we should normally see a rise in throughput totals. That failed to happen last year. The main reasons were high energy costs and inventories in the industry,” explained Axel Mattern, Port of Hamburg Marketing’s CEO.
There was no such difference between the imports and exports of the major German...
https://container-news.com/hamburg-sees-larger-vessels-but-lower-teu-volumes/
The Gothenburg Port Authority has decided to transform Hamnen, an inspection vessel, into an electric powered ship.
Since 1979, this ship has been serving the port 24/7. According to David Falk, skipper of Hamnen and project manager of the electrification project, the complete replacement of Hamnen was considered unnecessary.
Therefore, the authority of the Swedish port decided to convert Hamnen so it can run on electrical power, which will result in lower emissions.
“Hamnen is in very good...
https://container-news.com/gothenburg-port-to-transform-inspection-vessel-into-e-powered-ship/
World Logistics Passport (WLP), a Dubai-led global initiative designed to smooth the flow of world trade, recently signed two MoUs with Thai Logistics Service Provider Federation (TLSPF) and the Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC). The MoUs aim to promote the growth of logistics business for...
Associated British Ports (ABP) Humber recently finished the expansion works on its Humber Container Terminal at the Port of Hull, after a US$5.7 million (£4.8 million) investment.
With the completion of the project, the terminal’s storage capacity has been expanded with an additional 17,600m² of heavy-duty paving.
According to ABP, the Humber Container Terminal in Hull receives around 12 ships each week from Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and Ghent, supporting clients Samskip, iMotion, and BGF, and...
https://container-news.com/uk-box-terminal-storage-capacity-expanded-following-abps-investment/
In 2022, international crises impacted the Port of Hamburg’s seaborne cargo throughput. Hamburg terminals handled 119.9 million tons, or 6.8 percent less than in the previous year. With growth of 11.2 percent to 1.4 million tons, the trend for conventional general cargo was positive. Yet handling...
Sri Lankan Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva has said the government will spend around 132 million U.S. dollars on port development projects. These investments would be made through revenue generated from port operations, the minister said on Saturday night. Speaking...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/sri-lanka-to-spend-132-mln-usd-on-port-development-projects/
Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached 1.650 mln tonnes between the start of the season on Oct. 1 and Feb. 19, down 0.5% from the same period last season, exporters estimated on Monday. About 10,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan port and 12,000 tonnes to San Pedro...