News

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

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.

September 18, 2020

ocean freight

Other strike-hit container terminal operators and supply chain players are backing a DP World Australia bid to end the “crippling” industrial action at Sydney’s Port Botany.

September 16, 2020

ocean freight

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

September 11, 2020

ocean freight

The UK has today secured a free trade agreement with Japan, which is the UK’s first major trade deal as an independent trading nation.

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 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.

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.

July 25, 2020

ocean freight

A group of Port of Montreal workers plans to walk off the job for four days next week as negotiations over a new labour contract drag on.

March 19, 2020

ocean freight

There has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 at the Bayport Container Terminal. All vessel, yard, and gate operations have been stopped until further notice.