Container volume through the Port of Shanghai has increased 5.1 per cent year on year in the first half of this year, according to Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG). Looking at the monthly figures, Shanghai port handled 3.76 million

The year-on-year declines in box volumes at the Port of Hong Kong have gained a depressing certainty about them as June marked the 17th straight month that could not match its predecessor from a year ago. Last month throughput fell 11.3% to

MSC Gulsun, the worlds largest container ship by carrying capacity, arrived at Qingdao Port, Shandong province on Thursday, setting a new record for the ships berthed at the port. At 399.9 meters long and 61.5 meters wide, the ship is capab

Shanghai maintained its fourth position among international shipping centers, following Singapore, Hong Kong and London, according to the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Center Development Index published on Thursday. The index was pub

Qingdao Port in Shandong province announced Tuesday it will become the 100 percent shareholder of its neighboring Weihai Port, a move it said is a major step toward port assets integration in the eastern province. According to an official a

Huanghua port saw coal handling target for first half of this year achieved one day ahead of schedule, said Hebei Provincial government. The port had handled a total 99.52 million tonnes of coal as of June 29, and the figure rose above 100

East Chinas Fujian province recently shared the fruits of optimizing its port business environment and pledged to facilitate more cross-border trade. A smart port construction project agreement signed in mid-June between the Fujian Commerce

The port in Taicang, a county-level city of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, launched a new route to Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu, on June 27, local media reported. The new daily route runs directly between the Zhenghe Xinggang container terminal i

Taicang port in Jiangsu province is capable of handling two million more containers each year after the construction of the fourth phase of its container terminal, local media reported on June 24. Since construction started in April last ye

Customs officials for the Fuzhou port in Chinas southeastern Fujian region said only coal end-users such as local steel mills or power plants will be able to obtain customs clearance for imported coal, according to market sources Thursday.

Taicang port in Jiangsu province saw a steady increase in its cargo throughput in the first five months of 2019, according to the ports management committee. From Jan-May, the port handled 2.13 million containers, 93.57 million tons of carg

The Port of Singapore was crowned the Best Seaport Asia for the 31st time at the 2019 Asia Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS) held in Hong Kong on 17 June 2019. In addition, the Port of Singapore was also named the Best Gree

Huanghua port saw its coal loading in vessels hit a new high in May compared with the same period of past years. In May, coal loading at the port jumped to 17.82 million tonnes, outstripping monthly target by 695,000 tonnes and creating a r

The nations major ports finished 2018 and began 2019 setting monthly and yearly container volume records, but agitated trade activity in the White House raised questions about what corrections would be permanent and which would not. Preside

Qingdao port, a vital international trade window and bulk cargo transferring hub in eastern Chinas Shandong province, is going to offer customized services on iron ore trade, sources reported. Qingdao Port Group Co., Ltd, the port operator,