Typhoon Leaves Multi-Day Queues At Shanghai And Ningbo
Typhoon Dolphin has left multi-day vessel queues at Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan after temporary port shutdowns disrupted schedules across the region.
CK Hutchison Port Earnings Rise Despite Loss Of Panama Terminals
CK Hutchison Holdings increased first-half earnings from its ports business despite losing its Panama operations, while disruption in the Strait of Hormuz diverted cargo to Sohar in Oman.
AD Ports Profit Jumps As Fleet Doubles And Hormuz Reshapes Its Cargo
AD Ports Group almost doubled second-quarter net profit as its shipping arm expanded sharply and disruption in the Gulf pushed cargo onto alternative routes.
Largest Ship Ever To Call At Port Everglades Renews Dredging Push
The largest cargo ship ever to visit Port Everglades called in mid-August, and port officials used the occasion to press for progress on a long-delayed channel deepening project.
Hawaii's Ports Prepare For An Approaching Tropical Storm
Ports across the Hawaiian islands have been preparing for the arrival of a tropical storm, securing cargo, moving vessels and reviewing the closure procedures that govern operations when winds reach defined thresholds.
MSC pays $1.4bn for 49% stake in Adani's Vizhinjam port
MSC's terminal arm TiL is acquiring a 49% stake in Adani Ports' Vizhinjam transhipment terminal for $1.4bn, in what the partners call the largest foreign private investment in Indian port infrastructure.
France Commits 260 Million Euros To Five Ports For Floating Wind
France has committed 260 million euros to five ports to prepare them for floating offshore wind construction, in an allocation expected to unlock around a billion euros of investment.
Russia intensifies attacks on civilian shipping in Ukrainian ports
Attacks on shipping in Ukrainian ports have escalated sharply, with strikes at Mykolaiv over two consecutive days damaging vessels that in several cases had not moved since the start of the war.
Van Oord dredging gives Kamarajar an 18-metre draft
Kamarajar becomes only the second Indian major port able to accept fully laden capesize vessels of up to 170,000 dwt.
Global terminal operators post strong 2025 growth as capital spending jumps 23%
The world's largest terminal operators grew faster than the wider port market in 2025 and lifted capital spending by 23%, according to a new industry report.
Italy and UK seize cocaine hidden in banana shipments within days of each other
European customs agencies made two major cocaine seizures within days of each other after finding narcotics hidden among refrigerated banana shipments from South America.
Port of Rotterdam throughput edges up as oil products offset weaker containers
Rotterdam lifted first-half throughput slightly as a surge in oil-product volumes outweighed weaker container and breakbulk trade, even as revenue and profit both edged higher.
DP World signs 50-year deal for two new Fujairah terminals
DP World has reached a formal agreement in principle to build two new terminals on the UAE's east coast, expanding its gateway network well beyond the Strait of Hormuz.
Ethiopia intensifies its campaign for access to Eritrea's port of Assab
Ethiopian state media has intensified a campaign asserting historical and legal claims to Eritrea's port of Assab, reviving a long-running dispute over the landlocked country's access to the sea.
Rotterdam handles more crude as Hormuz disruption reshapes flows
The Port of Rotterdam handled more crude and oil products in the first half as Hormuz disruption redirected flows.
Russia-Ukraine strikes squeeze Black Sea trade from both sides
Black Sea shipping is being squeezed as Russia attacks Ukrainian ports and Ukraine's drones disrupt Russian gateways.
DP World plans two east-coast UAE terminals beyond Hormuz
DP World has confirmed plans for two terminals on the UAE's east coast, creating cargo capacity outside the Strait of Hormuz.
Rotterdam completes foundations for Northern Europe's largest container expansion
An APM Terminals site at Rotterdam has finished foundations for an expansion that will double its capacity with an automated fleet.
Maersk and MSC offer to unwind a Santos terminal stake to stay in the megaterminal race
The terminal arms of two big carriers have proposed divesting a shared Santos terminal to stay eligible for a new concession.
Port of Los Angeles posts its best-ever June, topping a million containers
The Port of Los Angeles handled more than a million containers in June, its busiest June in 118 years.
Hamburg's HHLA issues a profit warning
A major German terminal operator has issued a profit warning on higher costs and weaker throughput.
Collision brings down a gantry crane at an English port
A collision at a port in north-east England brought a gantry crane down onto a container ship, injuring one.
Bin Sulayem takes interim charge at Malaysia's MMC Ports
The former chairman of a major Gulf ports group has taken interim charge of Malaysia's largest port operator.
Port of Antwerp-Bruges posts a softer first half
One of Europe's largest ports handled less cargo in the first half as container volumes fell and disruptions took a toll.
Gioia Tauro completes its first shore-power connection to a mega boxship
A major southern Italian container port has completed its first cold-ironing operation, connecting a mega boxship to shore power.
Global terminal operators lift their share of world container throughput to 49.9%
The biggest container terminal operators lifted their combined share of global throughput to just under half in 2025.
India's Vizhinjam port to open for domestic cargo in August
India's newest deep-water container port will launch full import and export operations in mid-August.
Southampton welcomes its largest-ever car carrier
The port of Southampton has welcomed the largest vehicle carrier ever to call there by capacity on its maiden European voyage.
Van Oord consortium picked to build out Vancouver's next big container terminal
A consortium including a Dutch marine contractor has been chosen to build the landmass and wharf for a major new container terminal on Canada's west coast.
Shanghai overtakes London as second-ranked shipping centre
Shanghai has overtaken London to become the world's second-ranked international shipping centre in the latest annual index, while Singapore retained first place.
Mediterranean container volumes set to keep rising despite Hormuz disruption
Container traffic in the Mediterranean is growing and is forecast to keep rising through 2030, even as Strait of Hormuz volumes collapse and Suez use falls.
Singapore holds top spot in shipping centre index for 13th year
Singapore has again been ranked the world's leading maritime centre, extending its run at the top to 13 consecutive years.
APM Terminals begins $570m expansion at Peru's Callao
APM Terminals has started a $570m expansion of Muelle Norte at Callao, raising capacity at Peru's main port gateway.
Seattle-Tacoma gateway handled nearly 3m TEU last year
The Seattle-Tacoma gateway handled close to three million TEU last year, supporting more than 265,000 jobs, a new study finds.
Kamarajar Port becomes India's second deep-draft major port
Kamarajar Port has reached an 18-metre operational draft, letting it take fully laden Capesize bulkers of up to 170,000 DWT.
Worker killed as containers topple at Nhava Sheva in storm
One worker was killed and another injured at India's Nhava Sheva terminal when containers fell from an anchored boxship during a storm.
Canada backs Port of Vancouver's Roberts Bank expansion
Canada has committed federal funding to upgrade the Roberts Bank terminal at the Port of Vancouver, a project expected to unlock more than C$100bn in trade capacity.
Brazil sends Santos STS10 terminal tender back for policy review
Brazil's transport regulator has handed the STS10 container terminal tender at Santos back to the federal government for policy clarification, delaying one of the region's largest port projects.
Vietnam speeds up port upgrades to sharpen its trade edge
Vietnam is accelerating seaport investment, with two of its container gateways ranking among the world's 20 most efficient as cargo volumes climb.
Dunkirk breaks ground on second container terminal
Dunkirk has begun building a second container terminal, a €303m project centred on a 1,000-metre deepwater quay designed to roughly double the port's box handling capacity.
Hapag-Lloyd strengthens terminal network with Hamburg and Tangier Med deals
Hapag-Lloyd's terminal arm HGT is acquiring a 20% stake in Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg and doubling its holding in Morocco's TC3 terminal at Tangier Med to 20%.
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