The first-quarter container traffic through the ports of Ukraine rose by 1.2 times from Q1, 2009, to 137,278 TEUs, the Ukraine Transport Ministry data said. Two ports, specializing in handling containerized cargo, Odessa and Illyichevsk, showed equal positive results, 1.2 times as much growth, RZD-Partner.Ru reports. In the first quarter the country...
Following the delivery of a third gantry crane at its Laem Chabang terminal in Thailand, Kerry Logistics has expanded its handling capacity and increased service levels, the Manila Bulletin reported. The gantry crane, which takes the total to three at Kerry Siam Seaport, started operations in April and has increased terminal lifting capacity to 85 moves p...
Panama's congress has approved a 33 percent increase to the cost of handling a container in the country's ports, Business News Americas reported. The current US$9 will increase to $12 per container. To implement the raise, congress approved addendums to the original contracts signed between the state and the three port operators Motores Internacionale...
The Board of Trustees of the Cochin Port Trust have decided to make vessel-related charges at the International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam competitive, in line with the charges at other transhipment ports in the South and South-east Asian region, the Hindu reported. The soft launch of the terminal is set for July. The Tariff A...
The total amount of cargo processed at South Korea's seaports increased more than 10 percent in April from a year earlier on the back of increasing trade, Yonhap reported. According to the data released by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, the amount increased 10.7 percent year-on-year to over 95 million tonnes last month. The amoun...
China Merchants Holdings (International) and Cosco Pacific have posted significant double-digit throughput increases in the first four months of the year. The rapidly improving container volumes have led to some bold statements by the Hong Kong-listed port operators. A China Merchants spokesman said the four-month throughput indicated the recovery was u...
The proposal for a container terminal at the Diamond Harbour on the Hooghly River under the Kolkata Port Trust is being revived again, the Hindu reported. The Defence authorities' had earlier declined to part with 43 acres of its land at the Diamond Harbour for the proposed container jetty by the Kolkata Port Trust because GRSE, the local ship-builder un...
Stockholders of Murmansk Commercial Sea Port (MCSP OJSC) at their annual general meeting on May 21 decided to adopt the annual report, annual accounts, approved the dividend volume, the MCSP press service said. The Company’s Board will pay out 2,700.86 rubles per a preferred stock (A) and 900.24 rubles per a common stock in cash. The dividend will b...
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