19th February 2022 was a red-letter day for Seaways Shipping and Logistics Ltd (Seaways), as it set two new records at Paradip port. The company handled MV Mineral Temse, the largest cargo parcel size at Paradip port and achieved the highest discharge rate of 43477 mt limestone in a single day for...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seaways-shipping-sets-new-records-in-paradip-port/
A vessel flow disruption is brewing in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s top container port complex, after information systems used by the government-run terminal JN Port Container Terminal (JNPCT) became the latest target of a cyberattack on 21 February.
Sources said the port authority is strenuously working to reinstate the critical applications.
“If the outage is not fixed today, vessels scheduled to call at JNCPT will be affected,” a terminal official told Container News.
However,...
https://container-news.com/cyber-attack-hits-state-owned-terminal-at-indias-jnpt/
South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) has lifted the suspension on work activities in Incheon South Port’s Incheon Container Terminal, after being satisfied that measures have been implemented to improve work safety.
Work in the terminal, including the loading and unloading of containers, was suspended after a worker was hit and killed by a trailer truck on 12 February.
While operations were suspended, containers brought into Incheon Container Terminal could not be loaded on...
APM Terminals Pecém has reported a two-digit growth for the second consecutive year, registering close to 430,000 TEU in 2021.
The figures show a growth of 10% compared to the 2020 movements, mainly resulting from refrigerated cargo exports, which grew approximately 21% compared to 2020 figures.
Cabotage moves in the terminal grew by 6%, with more than 350,000 TEU handled in Pecém throughout the year, while refrigerated cargo shipments boosted this strong growth, resulting in 47.7% above 2020...
https://container-news.com/apm-terminals-pecem-achieves-10-container-volume-growth/
Argentina’s grains inspectors began a 24-hour strike on Monday demanding bonus payments, but port activity and shipments of farm products were not affected in the South American country, the top global exporter of processed soybeans. Juan Carlos Peralta, press secretary of the URGARA union, said...
A record number of 292,000 containers were handled at the country’s premier seaport, in the first month of the new year. Chattogram Port Secretary Omar Farooq confirmed the matter today and said that a record number of two lakh 92 thousand single containers were unloaded at the port in January this...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chattogram-port-sets-record-in-container-handling-in-january/
Port of Mobile in Alabama, US has handled 47,768 TEU in January, which represents a 17.5% year-over-year increase with the reefer sector achieving a 21.5% jump compared to January last year.
At the same time, the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) volumes grew 167.9% handling 2,579 TEU.
“The Port continues its strong growth due to the terminals’ offering of capacity, service and supply chain reliability,” said Beth Branch, Chief Commercial Officer of the Alabama Port Authority.
The Port...
https://container-news.com/port-of-mobile-enjoys-container-volumes-growth-in-january/
Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) achieved a new operational milestone with its recent handling of Messina Line’s JOLLY QUARZO, the first ro-ro vessel to call the terminal. The cargo-containership docked at PICT on February 1, marking the resumption of ro-ro services at the Port of...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ictsi-pakistan-handles-its-first-ro-ro-vessel/
As the construction of its warehouse in Chittagong is advancing, A.P. Moller Maersk has now intensified efforts to secure a contract to operate the Patenga Container Terminal through its subsidiary APM Terminals.
In this case, Maersk is vying with Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) and DP World who have also expressed interest to operate the terminal in Bangladesh.
Local companies who operate other terminals of the Chittagong port are also on the list of contenders who are breathing down in its neck.
https://container-news.com/maersk-steps-up-efforts-to-secure-patenga-box-terminal-operation-deal/
Global ports and terminal operator APM Terminals (part of AP Moller – Maersk) recently met key Bangladeshi stakeholders to explore deepening the cooperation on maritime infrastructure in the country. Together with the Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Winnie Estrup Petersen, company representatives met with Shipping Minister Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, Secretary of Shipping Mohammed Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury, …
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