August 29, 2022
Due to the current weather and the lack of rain in Germany, the low water level has become a big problem for the barge transport from Rotterdam to the german inland depots.
August 29, 2022
The first day of a planned strike at Britain’s biggest container port started Sunday, joining a series of walkouts by transportation workers that have disrupted economic activity across the country.
August 29, 2022
The former Manston Airport has been taken over by RSP (RiverOak Strategic Partners). The company wants to invest 500 million pounds in the airport to develop it into a cargo airport.
August 29, 2022
With an average stay of more than nine days, Hamburg and Bremerhaven suffer most from congestion in Europe. According to a report by data analyst FourKites, which tracks 2.5 million shipments daily, it appears that the average stay in Hamburg has increased from five to over nine days since April.
23-August-2022
The port of Hamburg regained in the first half of the year in relation of Antwerp and Rotterdam. From January till June the port of Hamburg handled 4,4 million TEU.
23-August-2022
The new freight route between Chinese ports and Greenock Ocean Terminal is a partnership between KC Liner Agencies, DKT Allseas and China Xpress.
KC Liner said the direct sailings would almost halve transit times, compared with services via continental Europe or other southern UK ports.
23-August-2022
The world’s largest container ship (for now) has arrived in the Port of Rotterdam.
The ship Ever Alot is almost 400 meters long and 61.5 meters wide and can ship a maximum of 24,0004 containers of 20FT.
23-August-2022
After the strikes already announced at the end of August in the Port of Felixstowe, the Port of Liverpool has also announced that it will shortly be going on strike.
This threatens even more disruptions for shipping around the United Kingdom.
23-August-2022
At Lobith, the Rhine is only a few centimetres away from its lowest water level ever. On 29 October 2018, the river at Lobith sank to a water level of 6.49 metres above sea level. The Rhine is now at a level of 6.53 metres in the same place.
15-August-2022
Around 1,900 members of the Unite union will walk out on 21 August after rejecting a 7% pay offer from Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company.
Unite called the pay offer „significantly below“ the rate of inflation.
