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Ningbo Containerized Freight index rises in August

From January to July, the Container throughput of Chinese ports decreased slightly and the Ningbo Containerized Freight index (NCFI) rises in August –...

Russia: Global Ports – terminal throughput Q2 2020

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) August 19, 2020 – Global Ports published yesterday its financial results for the period January-July 2020. The report...

AP Moller – Maersk increases EBITDA by 25% in Q2

Copenhagen, Denmark (PortSEurope) August 19 – The Danish shipping group AP Moller – Maersk reported a Q2 2020 drop in revenues to $9 billion from $9.6...

COSCO Shipping Ports – July 2020 container throughout

Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) August 18, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported July 2020 container throughout for its terminals together with...

Turkey: Container handling by port authority January-July 2020

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 17, 2020 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı) has published figures for...

Turkey: Container handling January-July 2020

lyIstanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 17, 2020 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı) has published ports’...

VCFI contracts in July with a decrease of 2.51% in freight levels

A reactivation of demand and supply is perceived, which is reflected in the reduction of the idle fleet, which represents 6.6%, reaching 1.56 million TEUs...

Beirut explosion calls for attention at lack of port security: The Conversation

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 6, 2020 – The huge explosion in the port of Beirut calls to attention the tremendous consequences of a lack of port...

Yilport Leixões reports record May

In the first five months of the year, the Leixões Container Terminal handled 301,007 TEU, a result that is an absolute record for the period in question...

DP World container volumes down 3.9% in 1H 2020

DP World Limited handled 33.9 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first half of 2020, with...

China: Cargo volume & container traffic for the eight major ports in June 2020

Ningbo, China (PortSEurope) July 26, 2020 – The Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group has published figures cargo volume and container traffic for the eight major...

Turkey: Container handling by port for January-June 2020

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 26, 2020 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı) has published figures for...

Turkey: Ports – Container Handling by month for January-June 2020

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 26, 2020 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı) has published ports’...

Yilport’s San Cataldo Container Terminal, Taranto port, set to welcome first ship

On July 12, Yilport’s revived San Cataldo Container Terminal in Taranto, Italy, will the receive the maiden call of the CMA CGM TURMED service vessel...

Ukrainian minister welcomes container train from China

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 6, 2020 – Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Vladyslav Krykliy, has joined a ceremonial event on the occasion of...

VCFI experienced a slight rebound in June with growth of 1.62%

The Covid-19 crisis continues to condition commercial activity, which is reflected in an 8.4% increase in freight with the Far East and a 1.56% decrease in the...

New European assets add to container traffic for CMPort of China

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) June 25, 2020 – Deng Renjie, Executive Vice President of China Merchants Group Limited and the Chairman of the Board of...

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