Topic
Container terminal
Every Vessel Hunter story on Container terminal: 15 stories, from 14 July 2026 to 4 October 2026. Newest: "Dunkirk picks MSC's TiL for its second container terminal, due in 2029". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Dunkirk picks MSC's TiL for its second container terminal, due in 2029
Dunkirk's port authority has confirmed MSC's Terminal Investment Limited as developer and operator of its second container terminal, with the quay due for completion in January 2029.
MSC's Medlog enters Kazakhstan with a stake in Sarzha Logistics at Kuryk
Medlog, the logistics arm of MSC, is to become an equal partner in Sarzha Logistics at Kazakhstan's Caspian port of Kuryk, building container flows on the Middle Corridor to Türkiye and Europe.
German Port Workers Weigh Offer as Indefinite Strike Nears
Around 11,000 workers at Hamburg, Bremerhaven and four other German seaports are consulting on a 3.4% offer; a rejection moves the dispute to a ballot on indefinite strikes.
Port of Tauranga Wins Fast-Track Nod for Stella Passage
Port of Tauranga's Stella Passage development has been approved under New Zealand's Fast-track Approvals Act, subject to conditions and remaining appeal rights.
Maritime Briefing of 10 September 2026
The day in shipping: fuel oil stocks run 30% below seasonal norms at Singapore, ARA and Fujairah, empty Qatari LNG carriers head back toward Hormuz, and the RMS Team is declared a total loss.
CMA CGM and RSGT Sign $434m Jeddah Terminal 4 Agreement
CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal have signed a definitive agreement on Terminal 4 at Jeddah, an SAR 1.6 billion project adding about 2.6 million TEU of annual capacity and ten ship-to-shore cranes.
Oakland Signs for a $640m Turning Basin Widening to Take Longer Ships
The Port of Oakland has completed an agreement with the US Army Corps of Engineers to widen and modernise its inner and outer harbour turning basins by 2030.
Chemical Leak at Mersin Port Affects 35 People After Machine Topples on a Box
Heavy equipment fell onto a container at Mersin International Port before dawn on 4 September, releasing what is believed to be ethyl acrylate and halting terminal operations.
Rotterdam Terminal Workers Face Prison After a Controlled Cocaine Delivery
Dutch prosecutors are seeking up to 3.5 years for two men accused of using temporary terminal jobs in Waalhaven to retrieve cocaine first intercepted in St Maarten in April.
APM Terminals Breaks Ground on a $550m Terminal at Chattogram
The 30-year concession adds over 800,000 teu of annual capacity from 2030, with Bangladesh retaining ownership of the asset throughout.
Callao Becomes the First South American Port With Shore Power
The Port of Callao in Peru has become the first in South America with a shore power system for merchant ships, sized to handle the largest container vessels calling at the terminal.
Khorfakkan Terminal Expansion Targets 5m TEU on the Route Around Hormuz
Gulf Terminals Group is expanding Khorfakkan Commercial Container Terminal from 3.5m to 5m teu of annual capacity, targeting more than 10m teu long term at a port outside the Strait of Hormuz.
Kalmar And APM Terminals Partner On Next-Generation Terminal Automation
Kalmar and APM Terminals have formed a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deploy the next generation of Kalmar One terminal automation technology across existing and prospective terminals.
Shanghai Sets Single-Day Container Record Of 203,881 Boxes
The port of Shanghai handled 203,881 containers in a single day on 1 August, beating its previous record by close to nine percent as it cleared a typhoon backlog.
Burns Harbor prepares to bring ocean boxes to Chicago's doorstep
An Indiana port near Chicago is preparing to open the region's first all-water container terminal, offering a Great Lakes route into North America's biggest intermodal market.
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