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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...

Cargotec profit and orders surge on Asian demand

innish cargo-handling equipment maker Cargotec beat all forecasts with a jump in second-quarter operating profit and order intake, boosted by Asian demand, reported...

22 more Maersk ships to fly Hong Kong flag

Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk is strengthening its presence in Hong Kong by more than doubling its Hong Kong-registered fleet from 17 to 39 ships. Maersk...

Hamburg Süd announces new North Europe-Israel service

Hamburg Süd has announced that from October 2010 onwards it will separate from ZIM in the North Europe-Israel service and mount its own independent operation, d...

Gulf Stevedoring implements Zebra solution to automate container processing

APS Technology Group, a leading provider of optical character recognition (OCR) and automation technology solutions for marine and intermodal terminals, has announce...

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...

APM Terminals sees major opportunity in India

APM Terminals CEO, Kim Fejfer has met with the Indian Minister of Shipping G K Vasan and other government officials to discuss existing and new terminal and port dev...