US Customs provided over the weekend more details about the upcoming hiked port fees for Chinese-linked tonnage, due to come into effect next week.

The Port of Los Angeles is seeking proposals from interested parties to participate in the pre-development of Pier 500, a proposed new stand-alone marine container terminal along the Pier 400 Channel.

India has launched its most ambitious reform to date in the shipbuilding and maritime sector, with the Union Cabinet approving on September 24 a comprehensive package of Rs.69,725 crore (around $8bn) to revitalize the country’s shipbuilding.

Please be advised that due to a potential lashing strike in the Rotterdam terminal on the 8th and 9th October, it has been decided M/V Kalahari Express v.253N/254S will perform a change of rotation, advancing her Rotterdam call prior to the London Gateway call. 

NYCEDC is seeking interest from a possible operator/developer and tenants as it work to revitalize the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (NYCEDC)

The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) has released a new economic report How to Solve America’s Shipbuilding Crisis, showing how the U.S. shipbuilding supply chain is “under acute threat from the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) state-funded maritime industry.”

The US west coast gateway port is seeking interest for pre-development of the Pier 500 terminal.

The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has ruled that Djibouti’s 2018 seizure of the Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) from DP World was unlawful, confirming the validity of the Dubai operator’s 50-year concession agreement.

Lugano-based Nova Marine Carriers has teamed up with New Zealand’s McCallum Bros in a 50/50 joint venture that will replace the ageing multipurpose vessel (MPP) on the supply run to the Chatham Islands.