Hutchison Ports Netherlands, a subsidiary of Hutchison Ports, has signed an agreement to acquire the Rotterdam container terminal operated by A.P. Moller-Maersk-owned APM Terminals.

Reefer container freight rates have risen sharply this year “but remain far outgunned by the inexorable rise in dry box pricing”, according to Drewry’s newly launched Reefer Shipping Forecaster report.

Freight sector hopes bespoke covid testing regime for hauliers is made-to-measure, not off-the-peg