The cargo throughput of Taicang port in Jiangsu province saw double-digit growth in the first month of 2019, local media reported on Feb 21. Some 21.14 million tons of cargo were delivered in the same period at the port, a year-on-year incr

The Port of Shanghai, the worlds largest port by TEU (twenty-feet equivalent unit) volume has announced it will cooperate with the Port of Ningbo, the worlds largest port by cargo turnover, in the development, operation and management of th

Huanghua port, a major bulk commodity transfer hub in Hebei province, saw its coal loading reach 17.63 million tonnes in January 2019. It exceeded its monthly target by 325,000 tonnes and marked a new high for the same period since its oper

There appears to be no end to the decline in box volumes in Hong Kong. Following the declaration of annual throughput for 2018, which saw volumes slip to 19.54m teu or 5.7%, and the port fall to seventh place in the league of the worlds bus

The Port of Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd (PTP), a member of the MMC Group, has sealed an agreement with Ramco Systems to upgrade the ports current Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. The upgrade is part of PTPs continuous effort in empowe

HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kongs port, which once vied with rival Singapore for global dominance, has slipped out of the worlds top five busiest shipping container terminals for the first time, new data has revealed. The bustling southern Chine

After more than 40 days navigation, the first 200,000-ton manganese ore carrier Genco Claudius successfully arrived at Qingdao Port on February 15. This is the largest tonnage manganese ore carrier docked at Chinese ports. The arrival cerem

Annual cargo throughput surpassed 1 billion tonnes again at Ningbo Zhoushan port in East Chinas Zhejiang Province in 2018, the port operator said Tuesday. This makes the port the first in the world to exceed such volume. The annual containe

Shanghai International Port (Group) Co Ltd (SIPG), the largest port group in the Chinese mainland, reported a record high container throughput last year. SIPG, which operates all the public container and bulk terminals in the Port of Shangh

Both freight and passenger transport in Xiamen Port in east Chinas Fujian Province reached a record high in 2018, with its container throughput ranking the 14th around the globe. According to statistics, the annual cargo throughput of Xiame

YANGTZE River cargo volume again set an annual record in 2018, up 7.6 per cent year on year to 2.69 billion tonnes, according to Chinas Ministry of Transport. The river also carried 6.1 per cent more containers year on year to 17.50 million

Hongkong International Terminals Limited, Modern Terminals Limited, Cosco-HIT Terminals (Hong Kong) Limited, and Asia Container Terminals Limited have jointly announced the formation of the Hong Kong Seaport Alliance (The Seaport Alliance).

Vietnam flag product tanker AULAC FORTUNE (IMO 9541277) suffered explosion and fire in the morning Jan 8 at Lamma Island Anchorage, Hong Kong, reportedly at 1130 Hong Kong time. At least 1 crew killed, 3 missing, 24 were rescued. Please Con

Kenya and China have dismissed claims that the Port of Mombasa could be taken over by China if Kenya defaults on $3.21 billion loan repayment for an ongoing major railway project. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, speaking during a recent in

Maersk Line, a Danish business conglomerate which is the worlds biggest container shipping company by capacity and goods volume, delivered more than 1 million containers at Xiamen port, Fujian province in 2018, doubling the number in 2013.