The new DB Schenker logistics terminal near the Bulgarian capital of Sofia is now fully operational. As one of the most modern freight hubs in the country, the logistics center interconnects successfully rail and road traffic, with two private sidings. “In our region, we are relying increasingly on railports – terminals where we can implemen...
Tianjin port, the biggest integrated port in north China, is expected to deal with 460 million tonnes of cargo and handle 13 million TEUs in the entire 2010, SinoCast reported. The port recorded US$205 million in value-added in the first quarter of the year, when cargo throughput rose 9.4 percent from a year ago to 93.03 million tonnes and container throu...
BEIJING - India's move to prevent or make it more difficult for telecommunication companies to buy equipment from Chinese companies is a violation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) norms and clearly smacks of trade protectionism, experts said on Wednesday. Though the Indian government has not made any official announcement in this regard, sources sai...
PORT of Rotterdam authorities say the construction of Maasvlakte 2, the land reclamation project in the North Sea that will enlarge the gateway by 2,000 hectares, is "proceeding well." This comes after 11 Boskalis and Van Oord trailing suction hopper dredgers operated by the construction consortium PUMA recently transported 3.8 million cubic metres of san...
THE Port of Portland has entered talks with Manila's International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) for a 25-year lease of its terminal - without going to competitive bidding, reports the Oregonian newspaper. Negotiations with a single company are normal, said Sam Ruda, the port's director of marine and industrial development. Port commissioners ...
THE Port of Savannah has announced a 32.5 per cent container traffic increase to 227,860 TEU in March, the "best on record since the crisis", said a port statement. "After the worst recession in container shipping since 1956, the US port recovery is in full boom with Savannah leading the pack," said Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) executive director Curtis ...
- The UK Port of Liverpool welcomed a new dredger to the River Mersey: the Dutch-built 5500 tonne, 90 m long Shoalway is a new trailing suction hopper dredger capable of operating to a depth of 30 m. The Shoalway is designed to maintain the Mersey as a port able to accommodate the larger vessels that are able to maximise the advantages of the widened Pana...
- Up to 50,000 port and railway members of the South African Transport & Allied Workers' Union (SATAWU) will begin a nationwide strike on Monday May 10th, after negotiations with the state-owned transport operator Transnet collapsed. The unions have been demanding a 15% wage increase but it is understood that Transnet is not prepared to offer more th...
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