RS South Africa appoints Head of Export Sales and Operations
RS South Africa has named Vivashan Muthan as its new Head of Export Sales and Operations. He will lead the company’s export business across Sub-Saharan Africa...
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Magnavale breaks ground on automated cold store
Magnavale has officially broken ground on its new 90,000-pallet, fully automated frozen cold store in Bristol, marking the start of construction on a landmark f...
China gets even with US port fees
With 12 days to go before the US Trade Representative imposes hefty port fees on Chinese-owned, operated and built ships, China has revised its international ma...
How a legal battle exposes power competition in Africa
When the London Court of International Arbitration ruled that Djibouti’s 2018 seizure of the Doraleh Container Terminal from DP World was unlawful, it added a...
Complex operational dynamics at key Middle East ports
The container shipping trends affecting Middle Eastern ports during 2025 reflect a complex interplay of geopolitical disruption, structural overcapacity, allian...
ABS approves HD KSOE Ammonia Vent System
ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) for HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering’s (HD KSOE) advanced ammonia vent gas treatment system, also endo...
Panama Canal improves transit reservations
The Panama Canal is extending the operating hours of its Transit Reservation Office and updating its Reservation System to provide faster, more accessible servi...
SAAM Towage Peru welcomes Tug Charrán
SAAM Towage, the largest tug operator in the Americas, has added the Charrán to its fleet at the Port of Callao, Peru’s main terminal and one of the bu...
Truckload leader Ward stepping down; successor search begins
With Jim Ward stepping down as president of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), the organization is making it transparent what it wants in a successor.TCA...
Port of Brisbane achieves 100/100 GRESB sustainability rating
Port of Brisbane has achieved 100/100 in the globally recognized GRESB Infrastructure Assessment, a framework that evaluates and benchmarks ESG performance and ...
Senate confirms Derek Barrs as FMCSA chief
WASHINGTON — Former law enforcement official Derek Barrs has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the eighth administrator of the Federal Motor C...
Red Sea shipping recovery masks persistent Houthi threat
Despite a modest rebound in container vessel traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb strait during summer 2025, shipping firms remain exposed to ongoing risks from Ho...