SGX Mainboard-listed Chemoil, one of the world’s leading suppliers of marine fuel, said today that it was well prepared to meet demand for lower Sulfur Oxide (SOx) bunker fuel to vessels in the Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam in anticipation of the new North Sea and Baltic Sea Emissions Controls Areas (ECAs) regulation. From July 1, 2010 in accordanc...
Azov-Don Development Company LLC (part of Azov-Don Shipping Company Group) has completed the first phase of construction of the customs and logistics terminal (CLT) at the Universal Port of Rostov. Currently, the Customs Control office and Temporary Storage Warehouse (TSW) are open. TSW’s capacity is 30 trucks loads, the press-service of the Group rep...
Regional shipping line Safmarine has enhanced its Masiika Express service between the Arabian Persian Gulf and East Africa with the addition of a direct call at the UAE port of Sharjah. The call provides direct access to the East African ports of Dar es Salaam and Mombasa. According to Safmarine’s Liner Executive, Jan Scheck, “Sharjah is...
An increase in export-imports at Major Ports has led to 9.3 million tonnes of containers being handled in April, as against 7.6 million tonnes in April 2009, a growth of 23 per cent. This is the highest monthly cargo volume handled in the last four years, say analysts. This translates into the handling of 6.30 lakh TEUs in April, as against 5.19 lakh TE...
- The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed the UK’s announcement that it will give ‘high priority’ to the scrapping the backdated port rates bills. According to reports in the national media, Conservative spokesman Lord Bates, the former shadow local government minister, has indicated that scrapping the bills wou...
Recovering trade bolstered China's 10 largest container ports' volume increased 26.2 per cent year on year to 26.02 million TEU following 2009's year-on-year drop of five per cent. Ports on the Bohai Rim showed the strongest gains with Lianyungang up 60.8 per cent while Yingkou posted a 61.1 per cent gain. Bucking the global downturn trend was the result...
Trade flows through the Port of Hamburg (Germany) in the first quarter rose by 4.6% from Q1, 2009, to 28.6 million tons. This March freight volume via the port exceeded, the November 2008’s level, and reached 10.5 million tons (+10.7%) PortNews IAA reports citing the St. Petersburg’s office of the company. The first-quarter volume of ...
- APM Terminals is aiming to invest in new port facilities in China's provincial capital of Chongqing to develop a key inland harbour on the Yangtze Rive. Peder Sondergaard, APM’s Senior VP and Head of New Terminals will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state-owned Chongqing Port & Logistics Group (CPLG) during a promotional visi...
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