Tag: maritime traffic

An empty container transportation center began operations at the Shanghai port on Saturday, with the aim to further strengthen the world's largest container port's handling capability, boost domestic and foreign trade, and solidify Shanghai's status as an international shipping center.

Dock workers at Germany’s North Sea ports went on strike Friday in the latest of several walkouts that have added pressures on shipping as their union demands a hefty pay rise to counter high inflation.

Since the outbreak of war in late February, the average waiting time for a Bulker at Europe’s busiest port has often been above the high end of its three year range. But over the seven week period from May 9th to June 29th, it escalated from 48 hours to 186 hours. It has since eased to 113 hours but remains very high for the time of year, VesselsValue has warned.

The war in Ukraine has prompted the European Union and other bodies to impose a number of sanctions on Russia. The extensive import of energy (crude oil, oil products, LNG, coal) is not (yet) affected by sanctions, but the export and transhipment of containers in particular suffers from the uncertainty caused by the war and the sanctions, mentions the Port of Rotterdam authority.

Port of Antwerp invested in digitalisation of radar infrastructure, as it believes that such an infrastructure plays an important role in the guidance of shipping traffic.

It is known COVID-19 is having an impact on shipping, affecting all shipping sectors from passenger ships to container ships and oil tankers.

Key ports in Southern California have hit a fourth record in less than three weeks, as shipping delays surge past early pandemic levels.

A bulk carrier briefly became stuck in the northern section of the Suez Canal on Thursday but was refloated. However, there was no impact on traffic according to Suez Canal Authority.

Under the U-Space concept by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, testing of the first drone traffic is taking place at the Port of Hamburg, Germany’s largest seaport by volume. 

The Partial Amendment of the Act on Maritime Traffic Safety came into force in Japan on 1st July 2021. Under the amendment, a new system for navigational safety is to be launched in Tokyo Bay, Ise Bay and Setonaikai (including Osaka Bay).