China’s smart ports: How DeepSeek is transforming operations, improving logistics and strengthening securityChina’s ports are integrating the DeepSeek AI model to improve logistics and efficiency, and strengthen data security. The AI-powered syste...
20 Feb, 2025, 08.06 PM IST
China port congestion leaves everything from grains to metals strandedAdding to the snarl, there were 197 container ships either loading or waiting to load in Shanghai’s combined anchorage with Ningbo, a 17% i...
12 Apr, 2022, 02.07 PM IST
This is what happens when globalization breaks downThe largest multinational retailers like Amazon and Walmart have responded to the convulsions in the supply chain by chartering their own c...
01 Apr, 2022, 09.49 AM IST
Shipping congestion is growing at world’s biggest portIn the country’s technology hub of Shenzhen in the south, testing of residents and truckers to contain an outbreak means a queue of ships h...
13 Jan, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
Work comes to a standstill at world’s most important portsNingbo is one of the world’s top container gateways and a crucial part of the global supply chains that connects factories in East China to...
08 Jan, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
One stuck box of fertilizer shows the global supply chain crisisWhile the fertilizer has been stranded there since May, the port is just one stop on the long journey from central China to the U.S. Midwes...
29 Aug, 2021, 10.33 AM IST
Ships resume docking at Ningbo port after two-week shutdownThe movement of ships is sparking optimism among shippers that operations will resume soon after no new cases of Covid-19 were discovered.
24 Aug, 2021, 10.40 AM IST
China port curbs to worsen supply of key components to India, othersChina's decision adds to ongoing supply chain disruptions in the region that have severely cut availability of critical parts like semicond...
19 Aug, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
Chinese ports choke over 'zero tolerance' COVID-19 policyLeading international shipping groups have warned their clients of delays and route adjustments.
18 Aug, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
World’s third-busiest port remains partially shut in ChinaShipping firm Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. warned clients of potential “port congestion” due to the partial closure in an advisory, whi...
17 Aug, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
China’s port shutdown raises fears of closures worldwideThe shutdown at Ningbo-Zhoushan is raising fears that ports around the world will soon face the same kind of outbreaks and Covid restrictio...
13 Aug, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
Container port in eastern China suspends operation due to COVID-19 caseTwenty-eight container vessels are queuing outside Ningbo Zhoushan port on Wednesday, down from 53 vessels on July 29, data tracked by Refi...
12 Aug, 2021, 09.42 AM IST
Shanghai cancels flights as China braces for Typhoon In-faIn-fa was forecast to hit Zhejiang province, south of Shanghai, on Sunday afternoon, with rainfall of 250-350 millimetres (10 to 14 inches)...
25 Jul, 2021, 11.01 AM IST
Another ship in rough Pacific Ocean spills containers overboardThe incident is at least the second time this year, and the third time in less than 10 weeks, that a notable number of containers have fall...
05 Feb, 2021, 04.11 PM IST
Cochin Port to have direct sailing to Far EastCochin Port will now have a direct sailing to the Far East with the Galex service commencing the Cochin call in their East bound trip from ...
19 Nov, 2015, 01.29 PM IST
- Safmarine upgrades its Far East - Indian Subcontinent coverage
Safmarine has upgraded its existing Far East - Indian Subcontinent portfolio by introducing a new direct service, which will connect the Fa...
14 Feb, 2011, 01.01 AM IST
- China opening one of world's largest bridges: Report
China on Thursday will inaugurate one of the world's longest bridges, which will provide an important new route into Shanghai
01 May, 2008, 10.04 AM IST