#Container

Gantry crane contacted by container ship, collapsed

Container ship MOUNT CAMERON contacted gantry crane at Pier 2 of Chittagong Container Terminal in the afternoon Aug 20, while maneuvering to berth at Pier 5. Gantry...

Japanese mega container ship hard aground, South China sea UPDATE

Aug 20 UPDATE: Owner Statement: The owner and manager of the container ship Mackinac Bridge (152297 GT, 2015 built) report the vessel went aground in heavy weather...

Inactive container shipping fleet hits all time of 11.6% of capacity

The inactive container shipping fleet has reached an all time high of 11.6% of the fleet in capacity terms at the end of May, according to analyst Alphaliner. The...

Multipurpose cargo demand growth outlook dimmed by coronavirus

The multipurpose vessel (MPVs) and heavylift vessel segments are expected to experience a weak demand in the second half of this year on the back of reduced Chinese...

How the coronavirus impacts container availability

Everyone is talking about the coronavirus in Wuhan, China. Thousands of people have been infected all over the world with the number of deaths from the virus now in...

Hamburg denies it will lose volumes in shipping alliance network shifts

By Gavin van Marle  24/01/2020 The German container gateway of Hamburg won’t see a drop in throughput after the shipping alliance network reshu...

Empty container movements signal freight shift to the East Coast

  Chart of the Week: Inbound Empty Rail Containers – Elizabeth, NJ, Inbound Empty Rail Containers – Los Angeles, Outbound Tender Volume...

MTL Investment in Taicang Terminal Pays Off

Hong Kong-based operator Modern Terminals Ltd (MTL) is enjoying the results of its investment in Taicang International Gateway, a deep-water terminal, as manufacture...

Box Ship Grounded in Port Qasim Channel Refloated

The authorities at Port Qasim rescued an inbound container vessel, which ran aground in its channel on Tuesday morning, according to Business Recorder. Nedlloyd B...

Firms Scramble to Cope with Montreal Port Lockout

The impact of a lockout that has shut down most activity at the Port of Montreal is already being felt by businesses dealing directly with the facility, while others...

Feeder vessels carrying Egyptian imports get discount rate

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) will extend feeder vessels, with a load capacity of 5,000 tonnes, a discount of up to 30 percent on the charges paid to the authority,...

Container traffic picking up at Montreal

Container traffic is back to 2007 levels and not so far short of the 2008 record, so the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) is confident it will deliver a sound operating...

MOL selects Descartes to manage Customs filings

MOL has selected Descartes Systems Group, a global logistics solutions provider, to help manage its container division’s European Union (EU) Import Control Sys...

Dock strike in Australia over death

Hundreds of Western Australian wharfies and more than 1500 around Australia, have walked off the job for 24 hours in protest at a death at Melbourne Port yesterday m...

US provides Vietnam with container scanners

A memorandum of understanding (MoU), under which Vietnam's Ministry of Finance and the US Department of Energy will cooperate to prevent the illegal transport of...