Ports & customs
Port of Guam says cargo operations continue during Gantry 6 recovery
The Port Authority of Guam says cargo operations are being maintained as Gantry Crane 6 advances toward return to service following the recent high-wind damage.
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Ports & customs
Port of Savannah sets September container record at 504,015 TEUs
The Port of Savannah handled a record 504,015 TEUs in September, up 3.7% year on year, as import volumes and peak-season trade lifted activity.
Logistics & supply chain
C.H. Robinson’s October freight report flags tighter trucking capacity and rising diesel costs
C.H. Robinson’s October freight-market report says trucking capacity is tightening in some segments, diesel costs are rising faster than crude, and port drayage depends on local capacity and chassis availability.
Ports & customs
North-west European ports agree four priorities for cross-border cooperation
Governments from Flanders, the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia agreed to deepen cooperation across the Antwerp–Rotterdam–Rhine-Ruhr port cluster, including circular raw-material markets, energy infrastructure, resilient inland navigation and automated freight transport.
Ports & customs
Pelindo introduces ADHARA platform to connect maritime logistics services
Indonesia’s port operator Pelindo has introduced ADHARA, a shared digital platform for booking and paying for logistics services, tracking vessels, containers and cargo in real time, and submitting documents across linked services.
Fleet & energy
Port of Melbourne reports 60% cut in Scope 1 and 2 emissions
Port of Melbourne says it has reduced its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 60% since 2022, while retaining a five-star GRESB rating for the fifth consecutive year.
Ports & customs
Port of Tauranga’s Stella Passage expansion faces appeal
Port of Tauranga says tangata whenua parties have appealed the resource consent for its Stella Passage development and filed a judicial review application. The port says it will seek an early court hearing.
Ports & customs
Port of Helsingborg orders two electric reachstackers
Kalmar says the Port of Helsingborg has ordered two electric reachstackers, the first equipment purchase under a six-year framework agreement that allows for up to nine zero-emission machines. Delivery is scheduled for Q2 2027.
Ports & customs
DP World adds quay cranes at London Gateway and Southampton
DP World says four large quay cranes are being added across London Gateway and Southampton, with tandem lifts enabling two 40-foot containers to be handled at once. The investment is intended to increase capacity for larger vessels and growing trade.
Ports & customs
Bunge and ABP mark one-million-tonne Immingham agribulk milestone
Bunge and Associated British Ports report that their Immingham grain and oilseed handling operation has processed more than one million tonnes since 2022. Two storage sheds provide about 75,000 tonnes of capacity; the partners say the facility supports UK agricultural supply chains.
Regulation (PPWR/EPR/EUDR/ISPM)
Defra clarifies ISPM 15 responsibility and returns process for France-bound pallets
Defra guidance updated 30 September says exporters remain responsible for ISPM 15-compliant wood packaging in SPS consignments to the EU via France. French authorities may destroy non-compliant pallets; GB port health authorities are not expected to act on interceptions at destination, and returned goods follow existing border processes.
Ports & customs
Port Canaveral agrees expansion for lumber and general cargo handling
Canaveral Port Authority has agreed a lease of up to 25 years giving cargo operator GT USA another 10 acres at North Cargo Berth 6. The planned site improvements include at least 15 hurricane-resistant warehouses with nearly 170,000 square feet for breakbulk and general cargo, including lumber, steel and project cargo.