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Global marine terminal operator DP World said it has successfully implemented a comprehensive manpower management system at its flagship Jebel Ali Port facility that marks a quantum leap in the drive for operational efficiency, TradeArabia reports. The Rostima Labour Management System (LMS) aims to effectively manage time and significantly reduce costs, s...
Port of Bellingham commissioners hope to revive their long-dormant deep-water shipping terminal to create both jobs and port revenue, Bellinghamherald reports. The cargo terminal at the end of Cornwall Avenue isn't deep enough or spacious enough to accommodate the kind of vessels and cargoes envisioned for the Gateway Pacific terminal at Cherry Point. It...
Freight traffic passing through the port of Kavkaz in January-April 2011 decreased by 17.7% compared with the same period of last year, to 1,741,840 tons, the Port Authority reported. In the reporting period the port handled 577 cargo ships versus 710 units a year earlier. The four-month volume of exports rose by 2% to 1,292,100 tons, while imports plunge...
Cargo throughput of Archangelsk port in January-April 2011 increased by 25% compared with the same period in 2010, to 1,039,600 tons, the Archangelsk Port Authority said. The volume increase was driven primarily by oil products exports, which soared by 2.1 times to 283,000 tons in January-April. However, there was a decline in the segment of coal and ...
Russian-flagged ships are subject to discrimination at the seaport of Baku, said Russian Deputy Transport Minister Viktor Olersky, speaking at the meeting of the Russian Govt’s Marine Board in Astrakhan, the PortNews correspondent reported. "Unfortunately, today the ships under the Russian flag are discriminated against at the port of Baku," Mr. Ole...
Kandla Port is set to increase cargo handling capacity from 85 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 125 MTPA in two- to-three years.“Work on seven more schemes is under progress. One has been taken up by the Railways. Two are under the process of approval and three under planning stages,” Mr M.A. Bhaskarachar, Vice-Chairman, Kandla Port Trust (K...
Cargo volume handled by JSC Vostochny Port in January-April of 2011 increased by 15% compared with the same period of 2010, to 5,313,500 tons, the stevedore company's press service said. In April, Vostochny Port handled 1,549,400 tons of cargo of various nomenclature (+19%). Four-month cargo volume transshipped at Universal Handling Terminal rose by ...
SITC International's subsidiary has won a $36.2m shipbuilding contract from Yangfan Group to construct two container vessels, along with an option for six more vessels, Ship-Technology reports. The container vessel will be built on a 1,100teu class gearless vessel with 11,850dwt. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered by 30 June 2012. SITC Develop...
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