Privately operated inland container depots (ICDs) are grappling with a mounting backlog of export-laden containers, hampering cargo handling operations and pushing storage capacity to the brink.

The BEST sea-container loading system from Metso Minerals Industries “delivers raw materials to overseas markets by eliminating the bottleneck at the port via traditional break-bulk loading,” ...

A-Ward Attachments Ltd. of New Zealand has developed the ACT series of self-contained container-tilting units with back-in, drive-out capability. A-Ward Attachments Director and Chief Engineer Simon ...

In the chemical sector, high-purity IBCs are equally essential. Companies exporting specialty chemicals need containers that ...

Packwell has broken ground on a new 725,000 square-foot resin packaging facility at Port Houston’s Bayport Industrial Complex in Texas, which is expected to anchor 20,000 export containers annually ...

The acute container backlog at the Chattogram port has started to ease, albeit at a snail's pace, thanks to daily deliveries and transfers over the past week following the resumption of vehicular ...

The bad news for liner operators appears to have no end. In a normal year, the weeks leading up to Chinese New Year (CNY) bring an increase in volumes and freight rates. So far, however, the lead-up ...

The Nigeria Customs Service, Lilypond Export Command, says it facilitated the export of 30,979 containers of agricultural produce and manufactured goods valued at $2.1bn in 2024. The command’s Area ...