Container lines
The global container fleet has, for the first time in its over fifty-year history, surpassed the magical capacity threshold of 30 million TEU. This was reported by consultant Clarkson Research.
Category: Containers
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Strike US
Havenarbeiders in de Amerikaanse havens aan de Amerikaanse oostkust en aan de Golf van Mexico leggen vannacht, 00.01 uur Amerikaanse tijd, het werk neer. Dat heeft de vakbond van de havenarbeiders, de Union International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), maandag bezworen in een verklaring aan persbureau Reuters.
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Sea containers
Producenten van zeecontainers zien de vraag flink toenemen. De productie van zeecontainers is inmiddels gestegen naar een recordhoogte. Die stijging is vooral te wijten aan de aanhoudende crisis op de Rode Zee.
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Strike surcharges
In the container shipping industry to and from the eastern United States, the first special surcharges are being announced due to the potential expansion of port strikes next month. For example, the German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is introducing the so-called Work Disruption Surcharge (WDS).
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Start of the parliamentary year 2024
Het Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat trekt 2,5 miljard euro extra uit voor infrastructuur, zo werd bekend op Prinsjesdag. Transport en Logistiek Nederland (TLN) is er niet gerust op. ‘Wij vragen om een plan om het achterstallig onderhoud in te lopen’, zegt TLN-bestuursvoorzitter Elisabeth Post.
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Antidrugseenheid Rotterdamse haven
Via zeecontainers worden steeds meer drugs ons land binnengebracht. De antidrugseenheid in de Rotterdamse haven wordt nu uitgebreid om daar beter tegen te kunnen optreden. Hier zie je hoe het Team Bijzondere Bijstand van de douane werkt.
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Strike
The FNV union has called on port workers in Rotterdam to halt work for a few hours starting Saturday evening. The union aims to increase pressure to establish a structural early retirement scheme for those in physically demanding jobs. According to the union, the companies with which FNV Havens has negotiated collective labor agreements regarding early retirement support the action.
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Rotterdam firmly at the top of the EU's top 15 container ports
The Port of Rotterdam retained its top position in the ranking of Europe’s largest container ports in the first half of 2024. Sines, Barcelona, and Haropa recorded the strongest percentage growth, while Gdansk proved to be the most stable. The figures for the first half of the year are volatile, observes port professor and compiler Theo Notteboom.
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Sustainability
Container shipping is set to become twice as expensive in the coming decades due to the decarbonization of the maritime industry. This conclusion is drawn by the international ship classification society DNV based on its newly published report, "Maritime Forecast to 2050: A Deep Dive into Shipping's Decarbonization Journey."
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