SINGAPORE has clinched two awards at the 24th Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards in Shanghai, the Best Seaport in Asia and Best Green Service Provider - Seaport. As the driving force behind Singapore's port and maritime development, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received the awards on behalf of the Port of Singapore. "The awards...
DP WORLD, UAE Region has been named Shipping Port of the Year for the third time at the annual Supply Chain and Transport Awards 2010 (SCATA). Jebel Ali Port, which previously won the Outstanding Achievement and Port Operator of the Year Awards in 2007 and the Port Operator of the Year Award in 2008, was cited for its exceptional performance in the field ...
BRITISH transport officials have published figures that show total freight traffic through UK ports was 508 million tonnes, a decline of 9.5 per cent year on year. Felixstowe maintained its position as the UK's biggest container port in 2009 with 1.86 million containers, down four per cent on 2008, reported the UK's Transport Intelligence. Southampton m...
CUSTOMS at Shanghai and Chonqing have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop closer collaboration in promoting multimodal transport such as sea-river, sea-rail, sea-road and air intermodal services. The two parties also agree to improve and further simplify clearance operations for transshipments, Xinhua reported. According to the agreement, th...
Cargotec has signed EUR 20 million contract for MacGregor subsea load and module handling systems to be installed on Hallin Marine Subsea International PLC's "ground-breaking" design of compact semi-submersible (CSS) offshore vessel. The equipment will be delivered during the second half of 2011. "We focus on delivering integrated solutions that will o...
In launching its Model 3 Harbour Crane, Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald), a subsidiary of Demag Cranes AG, has expanded its current range of Generation 5 Harbour Cranes. As the successor to the Generation 4, HMK 260, the new Model 3 takes over the slot as the entry level model for the 100-tonne class in Generation 5. "With its Model 3 Harbour Cr...
For the second time in less than three weeks, Port Manatee’s marketing and communications efforts have been honored for creative excellence, this time by the International Academy of the Visual Arts for its 2010 Communicator Awards competition. The port earned an Award of Excellence for its Deepwater E-Newsletter and an Award of Distinction for the we...
On 8th June 2010 the association held a presentation of its activities at its exhibition booth at TLC fair in Shanghai. Mr. Gregor Veselko, president of the association and president of the Management Board of Luka Koper introduced to the public the motivations and objectives of NAPA. President Veselko stressed the importance of the North Adriatic area ...
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