HONG KONG, May 22 (Reuters) – CK Hutchison confirmed on Thursday that Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte’s family-run MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is the main investor in a group seeking to buy 43 ports from…
https://gcaptain.com/ck-hutchison-confirms-apontes-msc-is-main-investor-in-ports-deal/
Oil company boss hails greater flexibility in ‘complicated’ energy market
Despite strong growth in early 2025, U.S. container ports are bracing for significant volume declines due to new tariffs and planned shipping fees. The ten largest U.S. container ports recorded…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-container-import-growth-set-to-reverse-as-tariffs-and-ship-fees-loom/
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported record-breaking container volumes at the Port of Savannah, handling 515,500 TEUs in April 2025, marking a 17 percent increase from the previous year. The…
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CEO questioned on earnings call about aborted participation in project at JNPA
Singapore VLGC giant focussing on core operations by pulling out of joint-venture project
RAK Ports, in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, and international ports operator, Hutchison Port Holdings have signed an agreement reaffirming a long-standing partnership that will see Hutchison continue to operate container terminal services at Saqr Port through to 2037.
Saqr Port, one of the largest bulk-handling port in the Middle East, aims to position itself as a container trade gateway with direct connections to major markets. It cites a recently launched container service to India’s Mundra Port, as a...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/rak-ports-and-hutchison-sign-long-term-saqr-port-extension/
AD Ports Group and the General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) have signed a key agreement, to develop and operate a 20 km2 industrial and logistics park near the Egyptian coastal city of Port Said.
The East Port Said Industrial Zone is expected to provide an opportunity to turn the Mediterranean Sea location into an important hub for international trade and investments, serving the East-West trade routes, right at the entrance of the Suez Canal.
Under the terms of the agreement,...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/kezad-east-port-said-zone-deal-agreed/
Syria’s General Authority for Land and Sea Ports signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DP World worth US $800 million, a strategic step aimed at strengthening port infrastructure and logistics services in the country.
The memorandum includes a comprehensive program of investment in the development, management, and operation of a multi-purpose terminal at Tatous Port, increasing both efficiency and capacity, and enhancing its role as a hub for regional and international trade.
The two...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/syria-signs-tartous-deal-with-dp-world/
DP World Sokhna in Egypt handled a record-breaking 285,000 TEU in the first three months of 2025, the highest quarterly volume in nearly two decades of operating the port.
The figure represents a 26% increase over planned volumes, underscoring the port’s growing strategic role in facilitating trade for the region and supporting Egypt’s economic growth. A major driver of growth has been refrigerated container exports, as the country solidifies its standing as one of the world’s leading citrus...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/dp-world-sokhna-delivers-record-breaking-throughput/