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SC Ports achieves highest September on record

South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) has achieved a monthly record for September by moving more than 205,000TEU at its container terminals Wando Welch, North Charleston and Hugh K. Leatherman.

SC Ports believes that this number, which translates to an increase of 5% over the same month of 2021, is mainly driven by retail imports.

During September, SC Ports has also achieved a record for import volumes, handling loaded boxes of 98,208TEU, an increase of 9% compared to last September, while exports saw...

https://container-news.com/sc-ports-sets-monthly-container-volumes-record-for-september/

Busan to get more container storage as US West Coast congestion spills over

Busan is becoming increasingly congested and the lack of storage space for export-bound containers in South Korea’s main container port has made officials create temporary storage from the hinterland of the West Container Port in Busan New Port.

Outbound containers are usually moved into yards in the port to await loading. However, worsening congestion in the US West Coast ports has disrupted shipping schedules and high volumes of transhipped cargoes from China have meant a relentless arrival of...

https://container-news.com/busan-to-get-more-container-storage-as-us-west-coast-congestion-spills-over/

Horgos Port achieves strong increase in China-Europe rail volumes

Horgos Port, China’s closest port to Central Asia and Europe by land transport, has handled 4,900 China-Europe freight trains this year as of 10 October, according to local railway authorities.

In particular, 4,748 freight trains to and from Europe have been transferred from and to the Chinese port during the first nine months of the year, according to Xinhua. This figure represents an increase of 34.3% over the same period in 2020.

The total rail freight volume in Horgos, northwest China’s...

https://container-news.com/horgos-port-achieves-strong-increase-in-china-europe-rail-volumes/

MAN Energy Solutions and DP World Sign Cooperation Agreement to further Maritime Energy Transition

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a cooperation agreement with DP World, the leading provider of smart logistics solutions. Effective immediately, the agreement targets common progress in the field of decarbonisation and is scheduled to run for five years with an option to extend thereafter. Wayne Jones OBE – Chief Sales Officer, and Gaby Hanna – …

The post MAN Energy Solutions and DP World Sign Cooperation Agreement to further Maritime Energy Transition first appeared on Hellenic Shipping News...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/man-energy-solutions-and-dp-world-sign-cooperation-agreement-to-further-maritime-energy-transition/

Port of Hedland Iron Ore Exports Post Strong Rise During September

Pilbara Ports Authority has delivered a total monthly throughput of 63.1 million tonnes (Mt) for September 2021. This throughput was a three per cent increase compared to September 2020. The Port of Port Hedland achieved a monthly throughput of 47.8Mt, of which 47.3Mt was iron ore exports. This was...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/port-of-hedland-iron-ore-exports-post-strong-rise-during-september/

Port of Newcastle’s sustainability journey recognised by NSW Government

Port of Newcastle’s commitment to innovation and leadership in improving environmental practices has been commended by the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s leading sustainability initiative, Sustainability Advantage. Port of Newcastle has been awarded Silver Partner status in the Sustainability Advantage program, recognising the Port’s significant sustainability achievements since the launch of its Environment …

The post Port of Newcastle’s sustainability journey recognised...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/port-of-newcastles-sustainability-journey-recognised-by-nsw-government/

Manila Harbor Center takes delivery of light rail vehicles for PH’s LRT 1

Manila Harbor Center Port Services, Inc. (MHCPSI) recently took delivery of eight light rail vehicles (LRV) from Citadel Shipping’s MV Morning Margareta for the Philippines’ light rail transit (LRT) project. This is the seventh LRV delivery this year by Citadel, the local ship agent of global RoRo...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/manila-harbor-center-takes-delivery-of-light-rail-vehicles-for-phs-lrt-1/

DP World, CDC unveil US$1.72 billion investment plans in Africa

DP World has partnered with the United Kingdom’s development finance institution and impact investor CDC Group (CDC) to develop port infrastructures over the next years in Africa.

The two partners plan to spend US$1.72 billion in total through a jointly created investment platform.

In particular, the platform will invest in origin and destination ports, inland container depots, economic zones and other logistics across Africa to increase trade, create new job opportunities and broaden access to...

https://container-news.com/dp-world-cdc-unveil-us1-72-billion-investment-plans-in-africa/

European partners to create ammonia terminal and storage facility in Rotterdam

Horisont Energi and Koole Terminals have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly create an ammonia terminal and storage facility at the Port of Rotterdam.

In particular, the Norwegian clean energy company Horisont Energi and Koole Terminals, the independent storage and logistics company, will establish a relationship for the storage of ammonia which is produced and shipped from Norway to Rotterdam.

The agreement will also cover technical and commercial conceptual models for storage...

https://container-news.com/european-partners-to-create-ammonia-terminal-and-storage-facility-in-rotterdam/

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