Container Cargo

Firefighters still working to put out deadly Bangladesh container blaze

The death toll could rise as some of the injured are in a critical condition, said Chittagong civil surgeon Mohammed Elias Hossain.

Cargo handling by Essar Vizag port up by 10% YoY to 1.3 mn tonnes in Apr

Surge in traffic marks the uptick in Indian steel sector, a major contributor to India's manufacturing output

Container Corporation of India Dec-quarter net rises 24% to Rs 276 cr

The company had clocked a net profit of Rs 225.66 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago

Customs Dept launches three digital initiatives at ICD Tughlakabad, Delhi

These are: online facility for scheduling examination of import cargo, scanner for non-intrusive examination of unaccompanied baggage, and customs clearance work on Sunday and public holidays

Govt likely to reintroduce the TMA scheme for farm exporters

A person aware of the matter said that the decision was taken in a meeting on 'export logistics Issues and their resolution'

JNPT's cargo volumes reach pre-Covid levels in April-July period

Compared to 2020-21, when cargo volumes were at 11,92,165 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), during April-July, the rise was around 50.8 per cent

JNPT's container cargo traffic rises 65.38% in May at 454,385 TEUs

Container cargo traffic at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) recorded a 65.38 per cent growth in May at 4,54,385 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) over 2,74,755 TEUs in the same month last year

Container shortage eases, waiting time at ports down: Govt official

The shortage of containers has been eased with 58 per cent additional exports being managed in March year-on-year

Egypt seizes Suez Canal ship 'Ever Given' pending $900 mn compensation

Company that owns vessel says the crew is still on board the ship, which is now in Great Bitter Lake, about halfway along the canal.

Received no compensation claims: Japanese owner of Ever Given ship

UK P&I Club has said that it was the protection and indemnity insurer for the Ever Given

Severe container shortage pushing up exporters' cost of doing business

This is an unusual imbalance caused by the lag in the revival of domestic demand following the Covid-19 lockdown

Global food trade has been upended by a pandemic-driven container crisis

India, the world's second-largest sugar producer, exported only 70,000 metric tons in January, less than a fifth of the volume shipped a year earlier

How China's growing appetite for containers is upending global food trade

The core issue is that China, which recovered faster from Covid, revved up export economy and is paying premiums for containers, making it more profitable to send them back empty than to refill them

Jindal Steel to enter container making biz to address domestic shortages

The company plans to manufacture containers at a price point lower than the landed cost of imported boxes

Trade imbalance causes container shortage; freight rates hit the roof

Fall in imports from China leads to shortage of containers hurting shipping lines, importers and exporters

India's export revival may be under threat. Blame it on container shortage

Global trade is being roiled by a shortage of containers because dire predictions of a collapse this year that prompted carriers to cancel sailings have proved too pessimistic

Container cargo handling at major ports drops about 25% in April-Aug: IPA

In terms of tonnage, the container cargo declined 22.45 per cent to 49.26 million tonnes (MT) during the period

Container cargo handling at major ports down over 30% in Q1 amid Covid: IPA

In terms of tonnage, the container cargo declined 30.11 per cent to 26.34 million tonnes in the quarter

Steps SpiceJet took to shift focus from passengers to products in lockdown

It roughly needs around $5 million to convert a Boeing 737 and around $1.5 to convert a Q400 from a passenger aircraft to a cargo aircraft

Container vessel idling at 1-yr high as Covid-19 pandemic sinks sailing

The highest sailing cancellation since the Covid-19 outbreak was in February, registering a spike of 105 cancellations across Trans-Pacific, Asia-Europe, and the Mediterranean trades.