After a somewhat subdued upward trend for the first three months of the year, the Port of Hamburg, Germany's largest port, is showing signs of significant growth once again according to first nine month figures. As a reult of this, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has raised its targets for this year. The 89.4 million tonnes of cargo handled in t...
THE Port of Walvis Bay in Namibia is to be dredged from 12.8 metres to more than 14 metres to accommodate 5,000-TEU ships, or two 250-metre long vessels at the same time. The dredging contract from the Namibian Port Authority (NamPort) for berths one, two and three has been awarded to a joint venture of Boskalis International BV and Namibia Marine Engin...
NORTHEASTERN China's port of Yingkou had handled 3 million TEU, or 200 million tonnes of cargo as of November 19, setting a new record in the port's throughput history, Xinhua reported. The port also have become the second in Liaoning province with throughput hitting 200 million tonnes after the port of Dalian. It took it only three year's time after...
SOUTHWESTERN China's Port of Qinzhou experienced an upswing of 123.6 per cent in its container throughput to 176,000 TEU in the period from January to October, Xinhua reported. The port's overall cargo throughput also grew by a substantial 49.9 per cent to 24.2 million tonnes, keeping the Qinzhou among the top ports in national rankings. The port ...
The Port of Long Beach has issued a Notice Inviting Bids to procure trailer-mounted generators and transfer switches to provide back-up power to critical Port infrastructure assets in case of a loss of power. The Specification Number is HD-S2427. All bids are to be submitted before Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Questions referencing Specification ...
The total amount of cargo processed at South Korea's seaports rose 2.3 percent year-on-year in October, fuelled by steady growth in global trade, reported Yonhap. According to data by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, total volume handled reached 101.77 million tonnes last month, compared with 99.45 million tonnes a year earlier. Th...
Report by Amarnath Parida; Paradip: One foreign based ship was severely damage after colliding with berth during berthing in Paradip port on Wednesday but its 24 Chinese crew members were safe. A Hong Kong based vessel M.V.Jin Yue after unloading rock phosphate at Paradip port harbor stranded on anchorage area to take cargo from Paradip port. On Wednesd...
Port management company International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has named Elvis Ganda as CEO and general manager of ICTSI Oregon, Inc. Ganda will be based in Oregon overseeing operations at the company's Portland terminal located along the North Western coast of US, says ICTSI. According to ICTSI, Ganda brings to ICTSI 34 years of e...
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