CONTAINER shipping continues to divert from Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JN) near Mumbai to the northern ports of Pipavav and Mundra in Gujarat state because railways cannot remove them fast enough from the docks. JN port operations chief SN Maharana blamed the Container Corp of India Ltd (Concor), which runs container trains between ports and inland containe...
THE Jacksonville Port Authority is considering whether to privatise some of the docks at Blount Island and Talleyrand marine terminals. Privatisation would provide millions of dollars for infrastructure repairs and upgrades, as well as cash for projects such as channel deepening. Jacksonville Port Authority CEO Rick Ferrin earlier said that about US$100...
SHIPPING lines docking at the Manila North Harbor (NH) say they are willing, but reluctant to vacate the port to allow re-construction of a modern cargo handling terminal, reports the Manila Business Mirror. But the Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) said the companies will only vacate if their eviction follows strict rules laid down by the Phil...
THE Canadian National Railway (CN) and TSI Terminal Systems Inc (TSI) have signed a supply chain collaboration agreement that aims to enhance service levels to their customers and draw greater volumes of container traffic to Port Metro Vancouver. An MOU was signed to enhance a focus on system efficiencies, improved communication and close monitoring of th...
Port Metro Vancouver and CN have reached a supply chain collaboration agreement to drive further efficiencies at the port and recognise the importance of balanced accountability. The agreement sets the framework for the Port, CN and port stakeholders to develop mechanisms to define, measure, monitor and evaluate the performance of each participant at the ...
THE eastern Canadian port of Saint John has secured C$700,000 (US$678,607) in provincial funding to improve a container terminal in a bid to attract a second container line to New Brunswick. Al Soppitt, president and CEO of the Saint John Port Authority, said the upgrades are part of the port's plan to attract another line, as well as some key shipping...
THE Canadian National Railway (CN) and TSI Terminal Systems Inc (TSI) have signed a supply chain collaboration agreement that aims to enhance service levels to their customers and draw greater volumes of container traffic to Port Metro Vancouver. An MOU was signed to enhance a focus on system efficiencies, improved communication and close monitoring of th...
VICTORIA Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas said the State of Victoria in Australia is calling for expressions of interest from industry on ways to expand container capacity at the Port of Melbourne. Mr Pallas said supplying a sufficient level of container capacity was vital to the management of Victoria's growing freight trade. "The [Victoria state J...
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