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A strong first quarter of the financial year for ports of Auckland was a positive sign for the economy, said managing director Jens Madsen. Madsen said overall container volumes in the three months to 30 September were up nearly eight percent on the same period last year. Full import containers were up over 10 percent while full export containers were u...
CONTAINER industry expert Steven Rothberg has raised questions on whether there is enough cargo to support two new container terminals in Nova Scotia, particularly at Halifax, which now runs at one-third capacity. "It does seem highly curious to me," he said. "There aren't any compelling advantages that I can see." Mr Rothberg's comments come amid...
ALASHANKOU, a customs checkpoint on the Sino-Kazakhstan border in Xinjing, handled 16.5 million of trade cargo from January to August, increasing 9.8 per cent year on year, Xinhua reported. Import cargo grew 13.8 per cent to 13.3 million tonnes. Exports dropped 4.4 per cent to 3.2 million tonnes. Trade value increased 31.5 per cent to US$7.4 billion...
CONTAINER handling in the Bangladesh's main Port of Chittagong remains stymied as dockers stop work leaving five containerships sitting idle at their berths while others waits at anchor to take their places. The Kota Rekayet, the Vision, the Hanzing Tamarang and the Kota Rakan have been remained idle for more than three days with more that 2,000 TEU si...
Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has signed agreements with six berth operators to handle containers for the next three years amid the declining efficiency of the port which is always congested, reported The Financial Express (Bangladesh). The authority will save about US$7.15 million for the next three years as the operators are appointed through tender...
Lyttelton's earthquake-damaged container terminal is likely to keep sinking for another three years, according to The Press (Christchurch). About 40 per cent of the port's wharves were hit. Lyttelton Port of Christchurch chief executive Peter Davie said Gladstone Pier would have to be demolished, along with a coolstore facility. "The floor loo...
Jointly launched by Wan Hai Lines and Interasia Lines, NTE (Japan Thailand Service) called to Shekou Container Terminals (SCT) successfully for the first voyage on 30/Sep/2010. NTE deploys a total of 3 vessels between 800 and 1200 TEU capacity with Wan Hai Lines providing two vessels and Interasia Lines one. NTE calls SCT every Wednesday with port rotat...
AZOV SEA PORT in Russia's Rostov Region, linked to the Black Sea, has achieved a 37 per cent increase year on year in the volume of cargo it handled between January and September. The trade gateway handled 1.1 million tons of cargo in the nine-month period, said the Russian Transport Daily Report. Since opening its container terminal in August, the...
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.
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