Tag: ports

Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach rose in January as retailers stocked up ahead of Lunar New Year, when east Asian factories typically close for up to two weeks.

Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation announced that it is commissioned a Demonstration Project for Advanced Cargo Handling Machinery at the Hanshin Port" from The Kinki Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Heavy fog has disrupted maritime operations in the Qiongzhou Strait near China's Guangdong province, coinciding with widespread snow and freezing rain that is anticipated to impact travel across the country in the coming days.

A consortium of four Scottish renewable and maritime companies have been awarded a UK Government Department for Transport grant of over £535,000 to develop an innovative UK-first approach that will use clean, green hydrogen energy to reduce carbon emissions from vessels when berthed in port.

Last year, maritime shipping bunkered significantly less fuel in Rotterdam; 9.9 million tonnes in 2023 compared to 10.6 million tonnes in 2022.

IMO's short video animation explaining how the single window concept or ship data exchange has become mandatory since 1 January 2024, marking a significant step in the acceleration of digitalization in shipping.

As risks of cargo diversion to the detriment of EU ports are becoming more and more real with the upcoming entry into force beginning of 2024 of EU ETS for shipping, FEPORT members who gathered in Antwerp for the General Assembly meeting of their organization.

Local correspondents E&M International Consulting, S.R.L advise that in the last week the country’s capital has been impacted by civil unrest in reaction to the current socioeconomic crisis. This has led to increased activity of armed gangs, with instances of gunfire, robbery and kidnapping, NorthStandard highlights. 

In a recent update on January 15, 2024, the operational status of ports in Israel was disclosed by UK P&I Club. 

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has committed to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050.