Conductix-Wampfler AG has received an order for the conversion of 18 diesel-powered rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to its ‘Drive-In’ E-RTG energy and data transmission technology at Yilport in Turkey. The company has been commissioned as the general contractor, both for conversion of the cranes and also for associated reconstruction in th...
Oregon International Port of Coos Bay finalized a transaction with Union Pacific Railroad transferring ownership of 23 miles of the Coos Bay rail line to the port. The line includes rail yard facilities in North Bend and Coos Bay. Tunnel rehabilitation and maintenance work on the Coos Bay Line was completed in October, and the port staff is working with...
Several international shipping lines servicing Manila's South Harbor and the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) will be imposing a congestion surcharge starting this January, the Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association (PISFA) said. The surcharge will be equivalent to US$ 50 for each TEU and $100 for each FEU for all inbo...
BY the end of November, southeastern Port of Xiamen had lifted 5.3 million TEU in 2010, up 24.4 per cent year on year, marking the advanced completion of its throughput mission for the year, Xinhua reports. During the first 11 months, there were four million TEU from the port's international shipping lanes, up 24.7 per cent. 1.1 million were from domes...
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to increase the number of its ports to boost its loading and unloading capacities in a move to further expand the country's trade exchanges, an Iranian official said, adding that a number of 300 new ports are slated to launch operation in the near future. Managing Director of Iran's Port and Maritime Organizatio...
Victoria's Coalition Government wants to turn Hastings into a container port to ease the burden on the busy Port of Melbourne. The Government is commissioning three reports into the impact of the proposal. Ports Minister Denis Napthine says the number of shipping containers processed in Melbourne is expected to quadruple in the next 30 years. "...
The American Trucking Associations filed its opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, charging that the U.S. District Court in September erroneously upheld the concession requirements in the Port of Los Angeles' clean-truck plan. The two-year-old case, which began in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles in July 2008, will be ...
Jakarta: Nine Chinese companies are interested in building seaports and airports in Papua and West Papua, an official said in Jakarta on Monday. “Chinese ambassadors will bring nine Chinese companies to Papua and West Papua on January 5 to see directly what kind of transportation investments would be feasible there,” Transportation Minister ...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi