Monthly Archives for February 2023

Loss of Russian trade pulls down Rotterdam container volume Europe’s three biggest container shipping ports reported falling volumes in 2022, with throughput dragged lower by geopolitics, COVID-19, and economic headwinds. Loss of Russian trade pulls down Rotterdam container volume Journal of Commerce

GSBN, Navis partner to help exporters track ERD changes The Global Shipping Business Network is giving exporters an app that would track changes to earliest return dates across container terminals that use Navis terminal operating systems. GSBN, Navis partner to help exporters track ERD changes Journal of Commerce

SC Ports ends Saturday hours at Leatherman amid slowing calls The move by the South Carolina Ports Authority to cut hours at the Leatherman terminal comes a month after Hapag-Lloyd announced it would no longer call the facility amid an ongoing labor battle. SC Ports ends Saturday hours at Leatherman amid slowing calls Journal of […]

BlueCargo will use new investment to expand container platform nationwide Rising demand from importers reckoning with the costs of detention and demurrage have fueled an $11 million investment into container management provider BlueCargo. BlueCargo will use new investment to expand container platform nationwide Journal of Commerce

Retail inventories to weigh on trans-Pacific through H1: Matson Matson’s chief executive told investors that trans-Pacific volumes may not recover until the back half of 2023 due to a persistent inventory overhang among retail shippers. Retail inventories to weigh on trans-Pacific through H1: Matson Journal of Commerce

Slync investors double down on beleaguered company with new funding A new funding round for the embattled logistics software vendor is bound to raise eyebrows in an industry that has long been cynical of the impact of venture capital-backed founders. Slync investors double down on beleaguered company with new funding Journal of Commerce

Operator ICTSI makes 3 million bid for new Melbourne container terminal The port is unlikely to decide for another year or so how the terminal will be developed, meaning it could negotiate with ICTSI over its proposal or invite bids from other terminal operators. Operator ICTSI makes 3 million bid for new Melbourne container terminal Journal […]

Operator ITCSI makes 3 million bid for new Melbourne container terminal The port is unlikely to decide for another year or so how the terminal will be developed, meaning it could negotiate with ICTSI over its proposal or invite bids from other terminal operators. Operator ITCSI makes 3 million bid for new Melbourne container terminal Journal […]

Southeast, Gulf ports expect container uplift from electric vehicle plants With just under $50 billion in fresh investments unveiled last year for electric vehicle manufacturing plants in North America, ports in the Southeast and along the Gulf Coast are expecting additional volumes to soon be moving across their docks. Southeast, Gulf ports expect container uplift […]

Centerm terminal expansion gives Vancouver critical boost in capacity Canada’s largest container port is on a growth trajectory in which it is forecast to hit capacity by the middle to end of this decade following average annual growth of 5 percent over the past 10 years. Centerm terminal expansion gives Vancouver critical boost in capacity […]