‘It’s cheaper to transport a container from China to Lagos than Lagos to Kano’ 

  The Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul-Samad Rabiu, has said that it is cheaper to transport…

Vietnam ports container volumes up 21% in H1

  Container cargoes moved by Vietnamese ports grew by 21% year-on-year, to more than 14.7 million…

Container crushes one, injures six others In Lagos 

A truck, carrying a 40ft container crushed a roadside hawker along Kara Bridge, on the Lagos-Ibadan…

Container freight rates rise by 346%

  Container freight rates are continuing to rise to record levels due to ongoing disruption to…

NDLEA intercepts container-load of tramadol in Apapa port

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has intercepted a container-load of tramadol…

Container line schedule reliability drops to record low

  As container lines struggle with a huge surge in volume and a shortage of equipment,…

Global container volumes up 6.9%

  Global container volumes were up 6.9% in September compared to 2019 based on data released…

Container shipping majors boosted by positive credit ratings

Rating agency Moody’s has upgraded the outlook on the ratings of the world’s largest container shipping…

Container volume at eight major Chinese ports up 7.2%

  Container volume at eight major Chinese ports increased 7.2% year-on-year in mid-September, according to the…

Port of Antwerp to digitise container release from 2021

  The Port of Antwerp has announced that as of 1 January 2021, it will implement…

Ningbo-Zhoushan port: Sea-rail container volumes jump 35% 

    Sea-rail cargo volume at China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan port increased 35% year-on-year in August. The port…

Abu Dhabi Ports launch Smart Container Initiative

  UAE’s Abu Dhabi Ports has launched the Smart Container Initiative aimed at cutting carbon emissions…