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How Global Port Cities Drive Trade and Economic Growth

The global hub or nodal port cities are critical to the smooth functioning of global shipping networks and are also becoming competitive powerhouses in the expansive arena of the shipping market.

Currently, over half of the world’s richest cities are port cities, a pattern expected to continue under various future projections. These port cities boast advanced infrastructural capabilities and strategic locations, facilitating most international trade, spurring economic growth, and enhancing...

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Impact of Geopolitical Tensions in South China Sea on Major Container Lines and Regional Ports

As South China Sea remains a key global region for maritime trade, Container News decided to analyze and synthesize the available information and give insights about how increasing geopolitical tensions in the South China Sea affect global shipping companies and the operational dynamics of major regional ports, which serve as crucial subsystems in the global trade network.

The analysis took into consideration three key ports located in the South China Sea – Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong –...

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Comparative analysis of key global container ports

Container News recently conducted a comparative analysis of five major container ports: Port of Los Angeles, Port of Shanghai, Port of Jebel Ali, Port of Rotterdam, and Port of Singapore.

The analysis aimed to evaluate the relative competitiveness of these ports by examining two critical indicators: Port Investments and Port Throughput, forming a compound indicator, as well as Port Connectivity. Open-source data from various organizations were used to build these indicators, revealing key trends...

https://container-news.com/comparative-analysis-of-key-global-container-ports/

Chinese ports exceed 190 million TEUs in 2024 so far

Chinese ports handled 190.9 million TEUs from January to July, marking an 8.3% year-on-year increase.

In July, Shanghai Port recorded a container throughput of 4.84 million TEUs, reflecting a 15.1% year-on-year growth, while Ningbo Zhoushan Port handled 3.35 million TEUs, up by 5.3% compared to the previous year.

The two busiest ports in China have also enjoyed container volumes increases in the first seven months of the year of 8.6% and 7.9% respectively.


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Chinese ports handle 133 million TEUs in 2024 so far

From January to May 2024, Chinese ports handled a container throughput of 132.8 million TEUs, marking an 8.8% increase year-on-year.

During the same period, Shanghai Port’s container throughput reached 20.9 million TEUs, reflecting an 8.6% year-on-year rise, while Ningbo Zhoushan Port handled 15.8 million TEUs, a 6.5% year-on-year increase.

Beibu Gulf experienced the highest increase in container throughput from January to May, growing by an impressive 19.1% year-on-year, indicating significant...

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Specialised Workboat News Roundup | June 19 – US rocket launch base order, German electric harbour craft and more

A new workboat has been delivered to a Norwegian coastal waterway authority as construction continues on a pilot station ship in China and a research vessel for a French museum. Orders have meanwhile been placed for two German electric workboats and a sea-going rocket launch base in the United States. Chinese-built pilot station vessel floated […]

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Chinese ports increase container throughput in first quarter

In the first quarter of 2024, the container throughput of China ports was 76.7 million TEUs, representing a 10% year-on-year increase.

As expected, the Shanghai port has the lion’s share, handling 12.45 million TEUs, followed by the Ningbo-Zhoushan and Guangzhou ports with 9.14 million and 6.09 million TEUs, respectively.

The largest increases in container volumes were reported at the Beibu Gulf, Shenzhen, and Ningbo-Zhoushan ports, which achieved growth rates of 20.4%, 16.2%, and 11.7%,...

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Ports of Barcelona and Shanghai collaborate on innovation and decarbonization projects

The ports of Barcelona and Shanghai signed an agreement to explore opportunities for collaboration in innovative projects aiming to exchange knowledge in the port, maritime and logistics fields, roll out innovative projects, and proceed with shipping decarbonization.

The agreement recalls that ports are a vital component in world trade and they must collaborate to develop efficient and resilient services. To achieve this aim, the Spanish and the Chinese ports will foster the exchange of...

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VESSEL REFIT | Haigang Zhiyuan – Chemical tanker re-enters service as China’s first methanol bunkering ship

Haigang Zhiyuan, the Port of Shanghai's newest methanol bunkering ship

Zhoushan Putuo Changhong Shipyard in China has completed conversion works on a locally-owned chemical tanker to enable it to operate as a bunkering vessel that will serve ships running on methanol. Haigang Zhiyuan (海港致远) is classed by China Classification Society (CCS), which said the vessel is the...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/tanker-world/vessel-refit-haigang-zhiyuan-chemical-tanker-re-enters-service-as-chinas-first-methanol-bunkering-ship/

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