Container terminal owner and operator Modern Terminals and energy company CLPe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop an electrification roadmap and explore low-carbon solutions for container port operations of Modern Terminals in Hong Kong. Under the MoU, CLPe and Modern Terminals will combine their expertise in energy infrastructure and port operations to develop a ‘holistic approach to port electrification and green transformation’, the companies said in a joint statement issued today (13 October). CLPe will support Modern Terminals’ decarbonisation strategy and long-term sustainability goals by exploring onshore power systems for container vessels, as well as battery-swapping […]

The 1,042,652 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) handled by the Port of Los Angeles in September marked the busiest month in its 118-year history. Last month’s total was more than 20,000 units more than the previous monthly record set in July 2025. The record month also capped the busiest quarter in Port history, with nearly 3 million TEUs moving across its docks from July through September. From June through September, the Port handled nearly 4 million TEUs, the strongest four-month stretch on record. ‘September was a month for the record books, and it was part of an extraordinary run for the […]

Cargill Ocean Transportation (Cargill) has looked at alternative approaches to the long-held industry practice of ‘sail fast then wait’ in relation to port calls and, as a new report from the Global Maritime Forum (GMF) sets out, the results of the Cargill initiative showed ‘meaningful emissions savings’ across a range of operational and commercial settings. As the GMF report highlights, commercial ships can spend between 4-6% of their operating year waiting outside ports. While previous studies have examined the potential of port call optimisation, GMF points out that ‘real voyages are shaped by factors that generalised models cannot fully capture’, […]