The recently created Containership Company will launch its inaugural trans-Pacific "Great Dragon" service on Saturday with the first sailing from the Taicang International Gateway in Jiangsu that is scheduled to arrive at the TraPac terminal in Los Angeles on May 3. The Containership Company, which is registered in Copenhagen, was created last year by two...
The cumulative cargo throughput of the Dalian Port Group reached 58.2 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2010, an increase of 10.2 million tonnes or 21.2 percent year-on-year, NewsTrak reported. Dalian Port Group handled 1.167 million TEUs in the period, an increase of 191,000 TEUs or a 19.6 percent year-on-year increase. (Source: Cargo News Asia) ...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has finally given the go-signal for the take-over by a private consortium of Manila's dilapidated North Harbour after a labour row was settled, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported. The harbour was ready for take-over in January but PPA general manager Oscar Sevilla stayed the order “so there will be no bloods...
The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance has asked all customs departments to reduce checks on export and import containers at ports nationwide to help companies cut cost and time for customs clearance, the Saigon Times Daily reported. Deputy Minister of Finance Do Hoang Anh Tuan said that the Government had asked for streamlined customs clearance procedures. ...
The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) in Florida has announced the completion of the latest phase of the ongoing expansion of its container terminal, increasing the paved storage area from 25 to 40 acres, Euclid Infotech reported. The next phase of expansion is already underway and includes a further extension of the container gantry crane rails and lengthening ...
GEORGIA Ports Authority's (GPA) overall container volume posted a year-on-year 32.5 per cent increase to 227,860 TEU in March. "The increased cargo passing through may signal that consumers are beginning to purchase again," said GPA executive director Curtis Foltz. "Our growth in both imports and exports indicates that overall recovery is taking hold." ...
Chennai Port Trust registered a 6.2 per cent growth in cargo handling for the year ending March 31, when it moved 61.06 million tonnes against 57.49 million tonnes the previous year, according to Euclid Infotech. Last year, the port retained its No 1 position among the domestic car terminals by handling 273,000 cars. While Hyundai continues to be the bigg...
NYK’s Tokyo Container Terminal Corporation has started using CIS solar cells at its berths, according to the Japan Corporate News Netqwork. The solar cells that include copper, indium and selenium, or CIS, have been drawing attention as next-generation solar cells because they do not contain silicon, which is in short supply due to excessive demand....
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