Computer system glitches caused the nightly traffic jams in the port Area, Manila, since Tuesday, the International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) said, reported The Philippine Star. The ICTSI, which manages the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), said in a statement that these “minor” and “intermittent” glit...
The SP-PSA International Port in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province set a productivity record for one container vessel, with an average discharge rate of 106 containers per hour, Thai News Service reported. The port discharged a record 5,174 TEUs from a container ship called the APS Iris, which belongs to APL-NOL, a US marine transport company. The ship has direc...
Dubai: DP World has moved up to No.3 in the world container port operator rankings, behind fellow Asian-based groups PSA and HPH, after overtaking APM Terminals in throughput terms at its 49-facility international network. Ports data contained in Drewry Shipping Consultants' Annual Global Container Terminal Operators 2010 publication put DP World&rsquo...
THE cargo throughput of Rizhao Port in Shandong grew 24.4 per cent to 131 million tonnes in the first seven months of 2010. Targeted at handling more than 200 million tonnes of cargo this year, the port is upgrading to become a transport hub for iron ore in eastern China. (Source:www.schednet.com)
The Union shipping ministry has sanctioned Rs 100 crore to the Chennai Port Trust to procure around 125 acres of land from the Tamil Nadu government on a long-term lease to set up a dry port and multi-modal logistics hub near Sriperumbudur special economic zone Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of 12th meeting of Maritime States Development Council, sh...
The Freeport of Riga Authority took part in the 3rd China Beijing International Logistics Expo 2010, which took place August 10–12, Baltic Course reports. “China is becoming a more and more powerful player in the world economy. It is a huge country with enormous possibilities and a great amount of export. Notice that USA brand goods are made...
The Free Port of Riga started elaboration of the draft design for the ship access channel reconstruction. The dredging project aims at deepening and widening of the Port of Riga harbor access channels to provide secure services to vessels with maximum length of 260 meters, beam up to 48 meters, and draft up to 15 meters, Baltic Course reports. "Th...
The government is finalising plans to build Cilamaya port in Karawang, West Java, as a main candidate to substitute for Tanjung Priok port, reported Bisnis Indonesia. The potential location was identified following the completion of a review conducted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Cilamaya port was initially prepared by state...
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