Etihad Rail signs MoU with Cosco’s Abu Dhabi container terminal
Etihad Rail has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the subsidiary of Chinese shipping line Cosco that operates a container terminal at the port of Khalifa in Abu Dhabi. Cosco Shipping...
View ArticleDecline in apple exports to Egypt and India
Despite slight frost and hail, the apple orchards in Northern Italy have overall fared well through the blossoming season, while this year’s marketing season is in its final stages. “Significant...
View ArticleRail coal freight volume rises 9.3% on summer demand pull: Govt data
With the summer heat reaching record highs in northern India in May, Indian Railways ferried 9.3 per cent more coal than last year, and freight volumes for all commodities on the railway network grew...
View ArticleJNPA organises mega tree plantation drive on World Environment Day
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), India’s premier container handling port, celebrated World Environment Day with great enthusiasm and a strong commitment to sustainability. The event, held on...
View ArticleCONCOR targeting 18-20% volume growth, planning Rs 610 crore capex in FY25:...
Container Corporation of India (CONCOR), the country’s largest container freight operator, is looking to raise its overall cargo volumes by 18-20 percent on year in 2024-25, and plans to spend Rs 610...
View ArticleContainer shipping demand up significantly, Hapag-Lloyd CEO says
Hapag-Lloyd Chief Executive Rolf Habben Jansen said on Wednesday that demand for container shipments across the world’s oceans has risen significantly in recent weeks but the upswing may be...
View ArticlePerformance Shipping agrees aframax charter with Aramco
Greece’s Performance Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Aramco’s trading arm, Aramco Trading, for one of its aframax tankers. The deal will see the 2011-built, 104,588 dwt tanker...
View ArticleRegional Container Lines launches cutting-edge 7,080 TEU vessel
Regional Container Lines Public Company Limited (RCL), a leading global shipping company based in Thailand, announced the launch of its newest vessel, “GURU BHUM,” at a distinguished naming ceremony in...
View ArticleStena Line’s use of AI drives the development of sustainable shipping
AI is not only used on land, but also at sea. At least at the ferry company Stena Line, where the development and implementation of a new AI system, called Voyage Optimisation System, has been tested...
View ArticleCosco Shipping upgrades boxship newbuilds to methanol engines
Cosco Shipping Holdings and Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) have agreed to upgrade the power system of four 16,180 TEU containerships under construction from single-coventional-fuel-powered to...
View ArticleLibra Group exits container shipping in $2 billion sales play
Libra Group exited the container shipping market this week after selling close to 100 vessels for more than $2 billion over several years to focus on innovation and sustainability as new drivers of...
View ArticleInnovative ship designs using Ammonia receive AiPs at Posidonia
A lineup of designs is being highlighted during the week-long Posidonia trade show in Greece this week. Predictability much of the attention and excitement is coming for the designs advancing...
View ArticleEast and Southeast Asian Ports Dominate 2023 Global Container Port...
The latest edition of the Global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) shows East and Southeast Asian ports leading the pack in 2023, with 13 out of the top 20 spots. The fourth iteration of the...
View ArticleRhine in south Germany closed to shipping, may reopen today
Parts of the river Rhine in south Germany remained closed to cargo shipping on Thursday after weekend rain in south Germany raised water levels, but the river is falling and could reopen again on...
View ArticleNMPA to ink agreement with hospital
The New Mangaluru Port Authority (NMPA) will sign the concession agreement with the successful bidder, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangaluru, on Friday, for operation...
View ArticleShipping giants Hapag-Lloyd & Maersk resume services to Ukraine’s Black Sea...
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have restarted their services to Ukraine’s key Black Sea ports since the Russian invasion. Hapag-Lloyd has started a sea shuttle service between Constanta and Chernomorsk, while...
View ArticleSLPA to increase efficiency of JCT with Rs 10 billion upgrade earmarked to be...
All the necessary development works to increase the operational capacity of JCT, the oldest container terminal at the Port of Colombo, are currently being completed to be officially commissioned by the...
View ArticleIndian Railways introduces high-speed automobile carrier coaches from N.F....
Indian Railways has launched new era in automobile transportation with introduction of High-Speed Automobile Carrier (NMGHS) coaches. These innovative coaches are produced at Dibrugarh Workshop of...
View ArticleIndia’s steel ministry against import curbs on key raw material
India’s ministry of steel is against limiting imports of low ash metallurgical coke, a steelmaking ingredient, according to a source familiar with the matter and a government note, in a potential blow...
View ArticleRecord breaking transport in India
Starting in August 2022 Prism Logistics, one of India’s biggest project logistics companies, performed a record-breaking and unique transportation project up and until July 2023. The project involved...
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