Wan Hai to spend almost US$253 million to refurbish Kaohsiung terminal
Photo of lease contract signing: Wan Hai general manager Tommy Hsieh (left); TIPC chairman Lee Hsien-yi (middle) and TIPC president Chen Shao-liang (right) Taiwanese liner operator Wan Hai Lines will...
Maersk soothes forwarders while moving in on their turf
MAERSK has reassured forwarders fearful their business will no longer be welcome following speculation that the Danish shipping giant plans to drop them and deal directly with shippers, reports IHS...
Singapore-flagged 1,049 TEUer hits Taiwan dock bow first
THE Singapore-flagged 1,049 TEU Asiatic Sun has crashed into a wharf bow first last Sunday in the Port of Taichung, reports Taiwan English News. Taichung Port authorities said the ship...
Rotterdam first European port to top 15 million TEU
THE Port of Rotterdam increased throughput 7.8 per cent year on year in the first nine months to 15 million TEU, reports London's Port Technology. It was the first European...
Rates settle on high plateau, having risen 119pc annually
THE Drewry World Container Index (WCI) remained flat week to week in east-west trades globally on December 23, but increased 119 per cent on a year-on-year basis, reported the American...
Chinese partners launch new China – Laos rail service
The Chinese companies Sinotrans, Shenzhen International and the unified operation platform China Merchants Group’s logistics business, have jointly launched the 'Bay Area' China-Laos Railway train, connecting the Chinese Port of...