»Shanghai April container volume increases 6.9pc2014-06-04

Shanghai, the world's busiest container port, posted a 6.9 per cent increase in container volume in April to 3.02 million TEU year on year, setting a monthly record, reports Xinhua.

»PD Ports establishes an office at Newton Aycliffe2014-06-04

PD Ports has opened a project and commercial office in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, to complement its Head Office in Teesside.

»Taicang port's four-month container volume up 29pc2014-06-03

Jiangsu's port of Taicang, 60 kilometres up the Yangtze from Shanghai, posted a 29.28 per cent year-on-year increase in overall container volume to 799,000 TEU in the first four months of the year, setting a record high, reports Xinhua.

»Qingdao port IPO raises US$377 million in rare fixed-price HK flotation2014-06-03

Qingdao Port International Co has raised a combined HK$2.92 billion (US$377 million) in a rare, accelerated, pragmatic fixed-price sale in Hong Kong, Reuters reports.

»Evergreen fulfils vow to shift Hutchison ports2014-06-03

Hutchison's Port of Felixstowe has docked its first ship call on Evergreen's China Europe Shuttle service, which had only called continental ports before the Taiway shipping line joined the CKYHE Alliance on the Asia-Europe trade.

»Lines shy away from Iran despite deal to ease sanctions2014-05-30

Global shipping lines are increasingly shying away from handling cargoes to Iran as restrictions on banking and insurance continue unabated, despite an interim agreement between Tehran and the West that called for limited sanctions relief.

»Napier makes record profit despite difficult month2014-05-30

Port of Napier made a record after- tax profit of US$6.54 million for the March half-year, despite "trying circumstances" when it was overwhelmed by containers during the peak rush for shipping.

»RMR selects Thamesport for West Africa service2014-05-30

The Netherlands-based RMR Shipping has chosen London Thamesport to handle the UK call of its North West Europe-West Africa ro-ro service.

»ZIM cuts back first quarter loss2014-05-30

ZIM¡¯s loss before interest (EBIT) in the first quarter was trimmed to US$8 million, reflecting a sharp improvement on the same quarter in 2013 which saw an operating loss of $47 Million.

»Delivery of ¡®Corona¡¯ series coal carrier ¡°CORONA ACE¡±2014-05-30

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo, announced the delivery of ¡°CORONA ACE,¡± an 88,000 DWT-type special coal carrier at Marugame Shipyard of Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Japan on May 29, 2014.

»Yantai Port cargo volume up 10.4pc2014-05-30

The Port of Yantai in northern Shandong province, posted a 10.48 per cent year-on-year increase in overall cargo volume to 105 million tonnes in the first four months of the year, reports Xinhua.

»Savannah port dredging wins US federal funds to start work2014-05-30

The passage of the federal Water Resources Reform and Development Act has cleared the way for construction to begin on the US$266 million project to deepen the port of Savannah's navigation channel, according to Shipping Gazette.

»China-wide port container volume increases 5.3pc2014-05-30

China's ports posted a 5.3 per cent year-on-year increase in container throughput nationwide to 16.7 million TEU in April this year, but growth was 1.1 per cent slower than in March, reports Xinhua.

»Hauser returns to Metro Ports as interim President2014-05-29

Norman Hauser has accepted the position of interim president for Metro Ports, replacing former Metro Ports President James Dillman. In this position, Hauser will report to Michael Giove, chief operating officer of Nautilus International Holding Corp.

»London Thamesport gains West African ro-ro service2014-05-29

The Netherlands-based RMR Shipping has chosen London Thamesport to handle the UK call of its North West Europe - West Africa Ro-Ro service.

»Rizhao port's container volume up 30.2pc2014-05-29

Rizhao, a seaport in eastern China's Shandong province, posted a 30.21 per cent year-on-year increase in overall container throughput to 867,000 TEU in the first four months of the year, reports Xinhua.

»DB Schenker Award 2014 endowed with EUR 15,000 International logistics prize2014-05-29

One of the most important international prizes in the logistics industry is entering the next round. Up until July 31, 2014, young scientists can apply for the DB Schenker Award 2014 by submitting their dissertation, habilitation thesis or a comparable academic paper from the logistics, transport and transportation systems areas, or from other areas if they have a particular reference to logistics.

»Tepid response to Qingdao Port share offering2014-05-29

The outlook for Hong Kong¡¯s once-hot initial public offering market is looking increasingly murky after the share sale by the mainland¡¯s Qingdao Port Group received a tepid response from investors.

»CMA CGM profit up 1.2pc2014-05-29

French shipping giant CMA CGM posted a 1.2 per cent first quarter year-on-year net profit increase to US$97 million, drawn on revenues of $3.9 billion, up 2.7 per cent, according to Shipping Gazette. CMA CGM sold 40 per cent of its ports business and cut net debt to $3.7 billion from a peak of more than $5 billion. The carrier said net debt had been reduced another 4.6 per cent, and now represents less than 75 per cent of group equity

»NYK increases sailings from Jaxport to Asia2014-05-29

NYK Line is expanding its roll-on/roll-off service to and from Jacksonville (Jaxport) by increasing sailings to three per month, including connections to Asia from June.