The Port of Cork and Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Navigation (CLdN) have announced a new weekly RoRo freight service between Cork, Ireland and the Port of Zeebrugge, in Belgium. The Port of Zeebrugge, Europe’s largest Ro-Ro handling port, is within 550 kilometres of 60% of the EU’s purchasing power. More than 200 global ports have direct links with Zeebrugge, and Irish … [Read more...]
Port Authorities Commit to Stay Open Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Photo: By VanderWolf Images / Shutterstock By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) -- Twenty port authorities in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America signed a declaration committing to stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic. Initiated by Singapore, the declaration calls for ports to boost collaboration so that operations are undisturbed, according to … [Read more...]
China’s Ports Brace for Second Hit as Virus Spread Wipes Out Exports
FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo By Muyu Xu and Shivani Singh BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters) - China's ports and shipping firms are bracing for a second wave of supply chain disruptions that may be deeper and more prolonged than during the country's coronavirus lockdown as the … [Read more...]
South Africa Says Ports Remain Open Despite Lockdown
Port of Durban. Photo: michaeljung / Shutterstock JOHANNESBURG, April 1 (Reuters) - South Africa's ports remain open to all types of cargo despite a nationwide 21-day lockdown though essential goods should be prioritised, the Department of Transport said in a notice. "(The) government has now decided that in the interest of ensuring a functional supply chain across … [Read more...]
Congestion Looms at U.S. Ports
File Photo: Port of Los Angeles By Ian Putzger in Toronto (The Loadstar) - The repercussions of Covid-19 have begun to hit US imports. As retail outlets, as well as many manufacturing operations, in North America are shuttered, anticipation of a surge of imports to compensate for China’s extended lunar new year hiatus are quickly disappearing. Instead, as more … [Read more...]