The government has asked all 12 major state-owned ports to install advanced radioactive material detectors to prevent hazardous materials from being shipped into the country. "The Shipping Ministry has issued letters to all major ports to immediately assess the requirement for the number of radioactive material detectors at each major port and get it instal...
As of 1 May, Hans Lehmann KG will take over Container Terminal Lübeck (CTL) from HHLA CTL was set up as a short sea lo-lo terminal with dedicated rail shuttles to Hamburg, as an alternative to feedering via the Kiel Canal or the longer voyage via the Skaggerat/Kattegat, for Scandinavian/Baltic traffic. HHLA has already disposed of Combisped, the li...
The “new normal” creates opportunities if you know where to look, says a senior executive , Worldcargonews reported. APM Terminals’ COO Richard Mitchell was speaking on 12 April at the opening session of the 12th Annual Global Liner Conference in London about the container port industry and opportunities in 2010. “The port indust...
The Aqaba Container Terminal and the Port Authority of Genoa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU to lay a joint general framework and executive plan to upgrade container and cargo Ro-Ro handling procedures and raise performance to European standards. Ministry of Transport Secretary-General Mohannad Qudah said that the MoU would help to attract E...
The Port of Kiel is back on track with a total of 1.27 million tons of cargo handled in the first three months of this year – an increase of 13% over the same period of 2009. Dirk Claus, Managing Director of the Port of Kiel (SEEHAFEN KIEL GmbH & Co KG) said: “After last year’s weak first quarter the trend is upwards again in the Port ...
Philippine-based port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) announced that it is looking to operate and manage the Peruvian port of Muelle Norte, which is located on Peru's Callao region, reported Philippines News Agency. The country's premier terminal operator made this statement shortly after it submitted an intent to manage t...
- Kao Ming Container Terminal Corporation (KMCT) which is constructing two container berths (108 and 109) at the Port of Kaohsiung International Container Terminal (Phase one) under a Build-Own-Transfer (BOT) agreement signed with the Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau in 2007, has recently taken delivery of five new automated RTGs. With construction of the 1.57m te...
Mundra Port, the country’s largest private port developed by the Adani Group, has set a new benchmark by unloading over 88,000 tonnes of coal in 24 hours, according to Exim News Service. This was made possible by simultaneous unloading from three vessels; two of them Capesizes capable of carrying over 100,000 tonnes of coal. It was also facilitated ...
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.
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