GT USA Wilmington (GTW) has recently received its first ever shipment of summer fruit into the Port of Wilmington, Delaware from the West Coast of South America. The citrus fruits were delivered from Valparaiso, Chile to the Port by Capt. D. A. Dela Rosa, the Master of the M/V EVEREST BAY, a...
China’s ports posted smooth operation in July with steady throughput growths, industrial data showed Thursday. The total throughput of ports monitored by the China Ports & Harbours Association rose 8.4 percent year on year in July, with that for foreign trade climbing 6.3 percent. In July, the...
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Nearly 9,000 freight trains between China and Europe were operated from January to July, a slight increase amid sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks in China in the first half of the year, national railway operator China State Railway Group said on Tuesday. The group operated 8,990 trains and delivered...
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King Abdullah Economic City: King Abdullah Port has announced the details of its improved performance regarding the container shipping operations during the first half of 2022. Throughout the six-month period between January and June, the port handled a total of 1,502,720 twenty-foot equivalent...
Maersk Line has reported a slowdown in truck flows in/out of India’s Nhava Sheva Port/JNPT as a result of new traffic restrictions imposed by local authorities.
“Traffic Police have issued a notice on movements of heavy vehicles from Nhava Sheva CFS [container freight station]/yard,” the carrier said in a customer advisory. “Heavy vehicle movement from JNPT area is, therefore, leading to traffic congestion. All these restrictions are beyond our control and this may lead to delays.”
The carrier...
The world’s largest and first dual-fuelled LNG ISO tank carrier, the Tiger Bintulu, has made Bintulu Port its maiden port of call. In a statement on Tuesday (Aug 2), Bintulu Port Sdn Bhd (BPSB) said the 192-metre-long vessel arrived at BPSB’s Bintulu International Container Terminal on July 26,...
Egypt’s Suez Canal recorded its highest ever monthly revenue in July, reaching $704 million, in addition to the highest monthly transit and highest net tonnage, according to a statement by Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairperson Osama Rabie. The chairperson asserted this increase in revenue is up...
Mwani Qatar handled more than 117,000 TEU in July, according to a Twitter post. In particular, 117,317 TEU were moved through Mawani Qatar ports in the previous month.
In addition, Mwani Qatar reported 65,172 tons of general cargo, a figure that represents a slight increase of 1% compared to the same month last year.
Additionally, Mwani Qatar saw 241 vessels in July, while 7,179 RoRo units were moved through the ports, translating to a significant 30% growth over July 2021.
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DP World announces that Maersk’s Costa Rica Express (CRX) service will make its first call at Southampton this week, giving fruit suppliers in Central America enhanced access to the UK and Western Europe. The primary import product for the new service is bananas, which will be carried in...
International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has announced its financial results for the first half of 2022.
In the period, it had revenue from its global port operations of US$1.06 billion, up 20% from the US$882.6 million reported for the first six months of 2021.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) were US$672.1 million, 26% higher than the US$532.5 million generated in the same period last year.
For the second quarter of 2022, revenue from global port...
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