Ports

gCaptain’s full coverage of global ports.


Saturday, July 31, 2021
Tower Bridge River Thames
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London Invests In Short Sea Distribution

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) Cathryn Spain spends most of her workdays motoring up and down the River Thames, a senior harbor master making sure

July 31, 2021
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Port Houston Container Terminals Reopened After ‘Hardware Failure’
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Port Houston Container Terminals Reopened After ‘Hardware Failure’

Port Houston says its two container terminals have reopened after a “hardware failure” halted operations on Tuesday. Truck traffic and access to

July 30, 2021
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Thursday, July 29, 2021
cruise ships in miami
Cruise Ships

Florida to Provide Ports with $250 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin Thibault have announced plans to allocate $250 million in COVID-related

July 29, 2021
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port of los angeles and long beach
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Freight Broker CEO Sees Supply Chain Snarls Lasting at Least Through February

By Thomas Black (Bloomberg) — A worsening traffic jam clogging global cargo arteries won’t ease up until after the 2022 Chinese New Year in February,

July 29, 2021
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Port of Houston Container Terminals Shut Due to ‘Hardware Failure’
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Port of Houston Container Terminals Shut Due to ‘Hardware Failure’

Update: Port Houston’s container terminals remain shut Thursday morning. An update is expected soon. The Port of Houston’s two container terminals

July 28, 2021
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Monday, July 26, 2021
port of antwerp
Ports

Belgium Expands Vaccination Campaign to All Seafarers

The government of Belgium has expanded its seafarer vaccination campaign to include all seafarers visiting Belgian ports, regardless of nationality. Starting

July 26, 2021
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Marco Polo Container-ship lighthouse
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Port of Savannah Moves Over 5 Million TEU in FY2021

The Port of Savannah surpassed 5 million twenty-foot equivalent containers (TEU) for the first time in its history in FY2021 as the U.S. economy bounced back

July 26, 2021
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Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai.REUTERS/Aly Song
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Shanghai Mega-Ports Shuttered as Typhoon In-Fa Slams East China

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Typhoon In-Fa, the powerful storm battering regions around Shanghai, has forced some of the world’s biggest shipping

July 26, 2021
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Containers are seen at Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 4, 2019. Picture taken July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
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Global Container Port Capacity Will Struggle to Catch Up with Rising Demand

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The bleak outlook of significantly lower throughput levels for container hub ports at the outset of the pandemic has,

July 26, 2021
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Sunday, July 25, 2021
Indian seafarers ship bridge
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Indian Union Accuses China Of Unofficial Seafarer Ban

Today Indian media reported that Beijing has imposed an unofficial ban on ships crewed by Indian seafarers. The Times of India, which is the largest selling

July 25, 2021
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Friday, July 23, 2021
durban port harbor deepening
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Transnet Identifies Source of IT ‘Disruption’ at South African Container Ports

By Felix Njini (Bloomberg) — Transnet SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company, said it had identified the source of the

July 23, 2021
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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Union Pacific to Resume Rail Service from West Coast Ports On Schedule
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Union Pacific to Resume Rail Service from West Coast Ports On Schedule

LOS ANGELES, July 22 (Reuters) – Union Pacific Corp container shipments from U.S. West Coast seaports to one of the railroad’s major hubs in

July 22, 2021
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Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
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South Africa Port Operations Disrupted as Transnet Hit by Cyber Attack

By Zandi Shabalala and Tanisha Heiberg JOHANNESBURG, July 22 (Reuters) – A cyber attack has disrupted container operations at the South African port of

July 22, 2021
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port of rotterdam
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Rotterdam Freight Volumes Rise Led By Iron And Coal

by Bart Meijer; (Reuters) Freight volumes in the port of Rotterdam rose 5.8% on a yearly basis in the first half of 2021, as international trade recovered from

July 22, 2021
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Marco Polo Container-ship lighthouse
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Port Chief Sees U.S. Import Surge ‘Easily’ Lasting Into 2022

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) The head of one of the largest U.S. gateways for trade said robust demand for imported goods will likely be sustained into

July 20, 2021
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Port Of Vancouver, Canada
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Grain Trains To Canada’s Port Of Vancouver Recover As Wildfires Rage

By Marcy Nicholson (Bloomberg) The number of grain-laden rail cars reaching Canada’s biggest port to be loaded on ships have doubled since last week,

July 20, 2021
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Monday, July 19, 2021
Port of Virginia Rides COVID-19 Imports Surge to Record Year in FY2021
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Port of Virginia Rides COVID-19 Imports Surge to Record Year in FY2021

The Port of Virginia rode the pandemic-fueled imports surge to an all-time fiscal year record in 2021, processing more 3 million TEUs for the first time in the

July 19, 2021
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Friday, July 16, 2021
cocoa bean shipment
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Chocolate Is The Latest Victim Of Port Congestion

By Ange Aboa (Reuters) Deliveries of cocoa beans to Ivory Coast’s two main ports have slowed in recent weeks as an energy crisis hit industries in the

July 16, 2021
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
port of los angeles
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Port of Los Angeles Finishes Fiscal Year at 10.9 Million TEUs, a New Western Hemisphere Record

The Port of Los Angeles has closed its fiscal year with record volumes of 10,879,383 TEUs, setting a new Western Hemisphere record as the economy rebounded

July 14, 2021
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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal
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South Carolina Ports Sets New Annual Record for Containers Handled

South Carolina’s Port of Charleston has just concluded its best year on record as the American economy emerged from the pandemic. South Carolina Ports

July 13, 2021
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