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China will conduct random inspections on export containers at the country’s ports from July 1 as part of its enforcement of new container-weighing requirements, according to long-awaited industry guidelines issued by the Ministry of Transport. In a consultation paper sent to all agencies of the Transport Ministry and translated by CargoSmart,...

Unexpected and unseasonably rough seas caused the closure of Santos, South America’s biggest port for containers, for more than 30 hours at the end of last week and Monday. Shippers and carriers suffered delays and some cargo had to be rolled over to later sailings, according to Sindamar, the Santos...

Quiport, the operator of Quito airport, has built an emergency terminal in the City of Manta, whose airport was damaged by a severe earthquake earlier this month. Together with the Civil Aviation Directorate and Avianca, flights have now resumed to Manta, which lost all connectivity after the earthquake – a...

The Patrick container terminal at the port of Melbourne in Australia will face a stoppage as part of a three-week-old industrial action campaign by the Maritime Union of Australia as the two parties negotiate contracts. The strike will last 48 hours beginning at 7 a.m. local time April 28 and...

Six German airports including Frankfurt/Main, Munich, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Dortmund and Hannover will be affected if the strike by German public services trade union Verdi moved forward on Wednesday, April 27. Frankfurt Airport will be affected from early morning until 3 p.m. local time, including ground-services, check-in, maintenance areas and also...

Workers at several German airports including Frankfurt will strike on April 27 in support of a wage increase, the Verdi union said. Strikes will affect Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Dortmund and Hanover airports. At Frankfurt, ground services, check-in, shops, aviation security inspectors and the fire service will strike until about...

Indonesia fears piracy on a shipping route along its sea border with the Philippines could reach Somalian levels and has told vessels to avoid danger areas, officials said on Thursday, after a spate of kidnappings. Analysts say the route carries $40 billion worth of cargo each year. It is taken...

Following the severe earthquake that struck Ecuador on April 16th, 2016, the ports of Guayaquil, Puerto Bolivar and Esmeraldas are 100% operational. The Port of Manta has stopped all operations until the complete revision of its structure, piers and yards. Until further notice, vessels are being diverted to other ports. 

Logistics providers out of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust are again reporting long truck queues and frequent gate closings at terminals in India’s busiest public container gateway. Trade is facing massive traffic and port congestion on a regular basis at all three terminals i.e. NSICT (DP World Nhava Sheva), GTI (APM...

More than 100,000 customers lost power and Houston’s airports canceled hundreds of flights as a line of thunderstorms dropped more than a foot of rain across southeastern Texas on April 18th. The National Weather Service declared a flash-flood emergency until 1 p.m. local time. George Bush Intercontinental Airport declared a...