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Neighbourly loveMay 10, 2011

Major ports all over the world face a similar problem – how to get on with the neighbours. Dave MacIntyre investigates Major ports all over the world face a similar problem – how to get on with the neighbours. The answer, judging by Australasian port examples, is to bring the residents on board with consultation in solving issues such as noise. ...

Antwerp and Vitória to collaborate in a new container terminalMay 10, 2011

Port of Antwerp International (PAI), a subsidiary of the Antwerp Port Authority, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brazil’s Companhia Docas do Espírito Santo (CODESA) in which the two parties will collaborate in the development of a new 750,000 teu deep water container terminal in the Port of Vitória, Espírito Sa...

18 firms qualify to bid for Indian port projectMay 10, 2011

Eighteen companies have qualified to bid for developing a port at Nargol in south Gujarat, reported The Economic Times. HCC, GVK, GMR, Gammon, Adani, ABG and IL&FS are some of the major firms in the race to grab the rights to develop the US$391.63 million port, which would house three berths for containers and bulk cargo with an initial capacity of th...

Quake-grounded 'K' Line bulker refloated and towed after cargo disch...May 10, 2011

JAPANESE shipping giant Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) has revealed that its chartered bulk carrier, the 175,775-ton China Steel Integrity has been refloated after being grounded in Port of Kashima, Japan in the March 11 earthquake-tsunami disaster. Enough cargo was discharged by barge to refloat the ship and enable unloading the rest at quayside, after...

NCC throughput in January-April 2011May 9, 2011

The throughput of First Container Terminal (FCT, St.Petersburg) in January-April 2011 amounted to 369,376 TEU (+4.7% comp. to January-April 2010). In April FCT handled 112,611 TEU (+16.3% comp. to April 2010). The throughput of Logistika-Terminal (LT, St.Petersburg) in January-April 2011 was 26,283 TEU. In April LT handled 10,288 TEU. (Source:http://www.t...

CMA CGM launches Shaka Express serviceMay 9, 2011

Marseilles-based French shipping giant CMA CGM has launched its Shaka Express service, linking the Far East, Indian Ocean Islands and South Africa from May 8, the Shipping Gazette informs. The weekly service deploys six vessels between 4,500 TEU and 6,500 TEU, to meet the growing market demand of South African trade with Asia, amounting to 30 per cent of ...

Maersk to increase export ratesMay 9, 2011

Danish shipping giant Maersk Line is to increase its export rates to ports in Indian subcontinent, Red Sea and Middle East regions on June 1. All eastbound cargo will be charged another US$120 per TEU, $150 per FEU and $190 per 45-foot container, reports American Shipper. (Source:http://www.transportweekly.com)  

Key milestone for Cape Town Container Terminal expansion projectMay 9, 2011

South Africa’s state-owned freight transport and logistics giant Transnet Limited today celebrated a significant milestone in its R5.4 billion expansion of the Cape Town Container Terminal. On completion, the five-year project will double the terminal’s capacity to 1, 4 million TEUs per annum. Speaking at a ceremony attended by Public Enterpr...

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