Norwegian car carrier player Wallenius Wilhelmsen has reached an agreement to take over the terminal operations at Sweden’s Gothenburg port from February 2026. The Oslo-listed company said its aim is to develop Scandinavia’s largest port for vehicles, acting as an integrated supply chain partner...
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The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached a tentative agreement on all items for a new six-year master contract averting a potentially damaging strike on the US east and Gulf coasts next week. The two sides agreed to continue to...
Shandong Port Group has banned any tanker sanctioned by the US from calling at its ports. The group oversees major ports on China’s northeast coast including Qingdao, Rizhao and Yantai, which are among the biggest destinations for sanctioned oil from Russia, Iran and Venezuela. Reuters has...
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Aberdeen-based energy logistics group, ASCO, has won a contract from Aker BP in Tananger, Sandnessjøen, and Farsund in Norway. The deal covers base and logistics services as well as continued services in warehouse management, load carriers, waste services, and personnel leasing for logistics and...
Talks are set to resume tomorrow between employers and dockworker unions across the US east and Gulf coasts in a last ditch bid to avert a strike pencilled in for January 15. Following a three-day strike last October, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) reached an agreement with the...
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US shipping conglomerate Crowley has bolstered its harbour services through the acquisition of compatriot vessel mooring business Main Line. The Florida-based company said the move would provide its customers calling on the ports of Seattle and Tacoma “with a comprehensive solution for their vessel...
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A Comoros-flagged containership, Amnah, tilted sideways and then capsized at the Ambarli port in Turkey. The incident took place on Monday at about 04.00 hrs local time due to imbalanced load distribution. The rescue team evacuated 10 of the 15 crewmembers, while the remaining five were forced to...
Shanghai, the world’s busiest container port, has marked a historic milestone, exceeding 50m teu throughput for the first time. Shanghai has been the world’s top container port for the last 14 years, beating Singapore into second place. The port started container operations four decades ago, in...
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Strikes at major Australian ports are set to continue in an ongoing dispute between unionised workers and Qube Ports over contract negotiations. Work stoppages will take place in Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Gladstone, Melbourne, and Port Kembla. On Monday, union members went on strike at 10 ports...
https://splash247.com/qube-ports-faces-more-strikes-across-australia/
Multiple fatalities have been reported following a series of Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s port infrastructure and oil storage facilities in the ports of Ras Isa and Hodeidah. According to reports by Houthi-controlled media, the attacks killed at least nine people, seven in the port of Salif and...
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