News

The latest industry news and PSA BDP Happenings from across the globe.

November 24, 2020

The IMD said a storm surge of about 2m above the sea level is likely around the time of landfall, causing inundation of low-lying areas.

November 20, 2020

ocean freight

European shipping lines have published new prices and surcharges in Asia, after their latest announcements, increasing various charges until the end of the year.

November 20, 2020

ocean freight

The coalition led by the Harbor Trucking Association is looking at two routes to get relief from growing demurrage and detention charges on the key East and West Coast ports.

October 30, 2020

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the Aegean Sea on Friday afternoon, jolting western Turkey and destroying buildings in coastal cities there.

September 16, 2020

ocean freight

Due to a combination of factors including industrial action, there is heavy congestion at Sydney terminals.

August 27, 2020

ocean freight

Hurricane Laura currently has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, according to data from a NOAA hurricane hunter plane, and is likely to become a major Category 3 storm or higher over the next day or so. The center of the storm is located 620 miles from Galveston, Texas, and it's moving at a rapid clip of 16 mph.

August 12, 2020

covid-19

New Zealand, which has been praised for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, placed its largest city back into lockdown Wednesday after the country recorded its first COVID-19 cases in more than three months.

August 10, 2020

ocean freight

Longshore workers at the Port of Montreal have launched a general, unlimited strike Monday morning, as negotiations with their employer remain in deadlock.

August 4, 2020

A massive explosion shook the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Tuesday evening. The blast appears to have been centered on the city's port area.

July 31, 2020

ocean freight

On Friday morning, union president Martin Lapierre sent the AEM (Association des employeurs maritimes) a strike notice announcing a complete work stoppage on the two Termont terminals starting Monday at 7 a.m. and going until Friday Aug. 7 at 6:59 a.m.