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Support for La Quinta channel fundingSep 17, 2010

A resolution supporting the La Quinta channel extension project was unanimously approved this week by the Port Corpus Christi Commissioners, bringing the port’s aspiration of a container and multi-purpose facility one step closer. Recognising the project’s significance to the Port, which is located on the western Gulf of Mexico, Mike Carrell...

Main road to top Indonesian port collapsesSep 17, 2010

One of the main access roads to Indonesia's biggest port, Tanjung Priok in north Jakarta, collapsed today, but so far there has been no impact on loading or unloading goods, a port spokesman said. A section about 100m long in the concrete road connecting the Ancol area in north Jakarta with Tanjung Priok port collapsed and disappeared into the river be...

Price not right: Virginia says no to bids to run box terminalSep 17, 2010

THE State of Virginia has ended its consideration of three unsolicited bids from companies seeking a long-term operating concession at its state-owned Hampton Roads marine terminals, according to Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton, and former head of the US Maritime Administration. "The bids do not reflect the value of the terminals i...

HK up 9.8pc in August to 2.1 million TEU, Singapore rises 6.6pc Sep 17, 2010

FIGURES from the Hong Kong Marine Department show the port handled 2.1 million TEU in August, an increase of 9.8 per cent over the 1.9 million in August of last year. Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority reported an 6.6 per cent increase in container movement in August, having handled 2.4 million TEU compared to 2.3 million TEU in August of last yea...

Container turnover at Hong Kong port is up 14.2% in Jan-Aug., to 15.55...Sep 16, 2010

Eight-month container volume at port of Hong Kong (China) increased by 14.2% from the same period of 2009, to 15.55 million TEUs, the HK Port Authority said. Container throughput of the port’s largest terminal Kwai Tsing grew 14.4%, to 11.37 million TEUs.   In August, HK Port’s container volume gained 9.8% to 2,08 million TEUs.   ...

$1b to solve Bayonne Bridge height issueSep 16, 2010

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners has earmarked US$1 billion to expedite a solution to the Bayonne Bridge height issue, reported States News Service. The Bayonne Bridge, which is 78 years old, has a current clearance of between 151 to 156 feet and the bridge is too low to accommodate large container vessels. In 201...

Another accident holds up operations at JNPTSep 16, 2010

Another accident at India's largest container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), has held up ship movement at one of its six berths for the past 10 days and caused huge losses, reported the Mint. Lahore Express, a ship owned by Hapag-Lloyd, suspended operations on 6 September after two 20ft containers fell on its fuel tank while being hauled out...

LA, Long Beach traffic surges 24% in AugustSep 16, 2010

Container traffic through California's twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach climbed 24 percent last month, compared to the year-ago period - the highest level for LA since August 2006 and for Long Beach since November 2007. The latest monthly statistics from the important West Coast ports, which account for about 40 percent of US inbound container ...

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