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India on Thursday said it expected Sri Lanka to be “mindful” of ties with New Delhi including in the security sphere against the backdrop of the Colombo government giving its go ahead to China backed Colombo Port City project that is billed as a big ticket investment drawing scheme that would boost the island nation’s ... The post Colombo Port row: India expects Sri Lanka to be ‘mindful’ of its ties first appeared on Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide. […]

Chinese construction firm, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), on Thursday launched the construction of a 110 million U.S. dollars Modjo dry port expansion project in central Ethiopia. The Groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Ethiopia’s largest dry port was attended by senior Ethiopian government and World Bank officials. Speaking at the ceremony, Dagmawit Moges, ... The post Chinese firm launches 110-mln-USD expansion project of Ethiopian dry port first appeared on Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide. […]

To further address the challenges affecting operational performance at the Port of Cape Town, PDF icon we have submitted detailed comments to the Port Consultative Committee following the 7th annual Port of Cape Town Port Performance Roadshow which took place on 3 June 2021. The roadshow provided an opportunity for port users to review and ... The post Western Cape Government makes submission on plans for Port of Cape Town first appeared on Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide. […]

In March 2021, the Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, ran aground in the Suez Canal, blocking it completely for a week and causing an estimated ¥400 billion in global economic damages. Takushoku University professor and international logistics expert Matsuda Takuma discusses the incident within the context of recent developments in the ... The post The Suez Canal Accident and the State of Global Shipping first appeared on Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide. […]

An outbreak of Covid-19 in southern China has combined with the rapid reopening of the world economy and a shortage of shipping containers to cause a surge in transport costs that could fuel inflation and cause shortages of goods across the globe. China reported 21 new coronavirus cases in the mainland on Wednesday with 15 ... The post Covid outbreaks in Chinese ports could cause global goods shortages first appeared on Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide. […]

The Port of Liverpool is undergoing a congestion of shipping containers, with ships suffering delays arriving and exiting the port due to understaffing, an IT outage and high density of stock, sources told S&P Global Platts June 17. Containers have been delayed for several hours, with a lack of stevedores on site to aid in ... The post Heavy congestion of containers at Liverpool Port on IT outage, understaffing first appeared on Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide. […]

The Port of Singapore has bounced back from a pandemic-induced slowdown, handling more cargo in the first five months of 2021 than in the same periods of 2020 and 2019. Amid port closures overseas, shipping delays and a global container shortage, container throughput here fell by 0.9 per cent for the whole of 2020, said ... The post Singapore port handled more cargo this year despite disruptions caused by Covid-19 pandemic first appeared on Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide. […]

We’ve already realised quite a few projects – and there are even more on the horizon. As the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s Director New Business Development, Nico van Dooren calls himself an appreciative, critical and above all incredibly impatient observer of current developments in the port. According to Van Dooren, Rotterdam is no slouch when ... The post Where do we stand? first appeared on Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide. […]

With time limited before it arrived, Inland and Coastal Marina Systems (ICMS) designed and manufactured a bespoke berth for the Port of Portland’s new tugboat. Portland Harbour Authority invested in the new tugboat to support the growing business at the port. Following its purchase in Turkey, the vessel went straight into dry dock to be ... The post Bespoke berth for Port of Portland’s new tug from Inland and Coastal Marina Systems first appeared on Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide. […]

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), today announced the launch of Smart Port Challenge (SPC) 2021 under Port Innovation Ecosystem Reimagined @ BLOCK71 (PIER71). Joining PIER71’s network of Venture Capital (VC) partners this year are: IMC Ventures, Motion Ventures and ... The post Seven Start-up Grant Recipients Announced at Launch of Smart Port Challenge 2021 first appeared on Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide. […]