Cargo throughput at the port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, rose 1.3 percent to 467 million…
Tag: Container
Strong container demand pushes Maersk Line’s profit up
By Jite Eriabie Danish shipping giant Maersk Line reported a net profit of USD 584 million…
Container rates dropped in final months of 2017 – Drewry
Market share aggression among carriers saw spot rates collapse in the final months of 2017, damaging…
Boy, three others killed as container falls on Okada
A three-year-old boy and three others were killed on Wednesday when a containerised trailer lost its…
Container volumes rise at PSA International
By Jite Eriabie Singapore-based port operator PSA International handled 9.8 percent more container volumes in 2017,…
Singapore port container volumes grow 8.9% in 2017
By Jite Eriabie Singapore container port handled 33.7m teu last year up 8.9% on 2016, however,…
Shanghai port sets 40m TEU world container volume record
By Jite Eriabie Container throughput at China’s Port of Shanghai surpassed 40 million TEUs in 2017.…
Abidjan plans for 14,000-teu container ships
By Jite Eriabie The chief executive of the Ivory Coast’s Autonomous Port of Abidjan – le…
Spainish Customs seize record $249m cocaine in container
By Jite Eriabie Spanish authorities have netted nearly six tonnes of high-grade cocaine worth €210 million…
Canada ships LNG to China in container
By Jite Eriabie Canada has sent its first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China…