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No ship needs icebreaker assistance in the Gulf of FinlandApr 25, 2011

According to the Port Authority of Big Port St. Petersburg there were no vessels that requested icebreaker assistance in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland as at April 25th (8:00am - MT). The PA reported of total 18 merchant ships currently located in the water area, 16 of them – in motion. Two tankers are to be towed to the port’s berths. ...

Working hard to remain the firstApr 25, 2011

At a presentation on board HMS Belfast on London’s River Thames, the bi-state Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) reported a better than expected 2010 with a 16% year-on-year increase in total container traffic with China, India, Italy, Germany and Brazil the Port Authority's largest trading partners. There was also an impressive 22.3%...

Qinghuangdao's port moves 94,800 TEU in first quarterApr 25, 2011

NORTH China's Qinghaungdao port increased 6.12 million tonnes of throughput year on year to 62.69 million tonnes of cargo, and moved 94,800 TEU in the first quarter, reports Xinhua. The throughput hit a record high by moving 55.72 million tonnes of coal, 4.46 million tonnes of general cargo and 2.5 million tonnes of oil. (Source:http://www.schednet.com)...

Lianyungang starts building 300,000-tonne channelApr 25, 2011

EAST China's Lianyungang port has commenced the first phase construction of a 300,000-tonne deepwater channel, reports Xinhua. The channel will link Lianyungang port area to Xuwei port area and enhance these two area's capacity, becoming a main shipping lane connecting sea-land transport. The channel is 400 metres wide and 26.2 meters deep. It will be...

European ports start radiation screeningApr 22, 2011

The port of Rotterdam has confirmed that it is begun to monitor levels of radiation on vessels making calls at Japanese ports. These tests, which commenced in April, are a "precautionary measure", said the authority, adding "we don't expect to find levels of radioactivity above permitted levels." Harbour master René de Vries said that the port a...

No ship needs icebreakers assistance in the Gulf of FinlandApr 22, 2011

According to the Port Authority of Big Port St. Petersburg there were no cargo ships in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland that requested icebreaker assistance as at April 22nd (8:00am - MT). The PA reported of total 15 merchant ships currently located in the water area, 14 of them – in motion. One tanker is to be towed to the port’s berth...

Korean warship rescues Hanjin vesselApr 22, 2011

Hanjin Shipping reported late last night that its 6,500 teu ship, Hanjin Tianjin, and its crew have been safely rescued by Choi Young, the Korean warship and its special force. Pirates were not found at the scene. “There was some damage done to the ship by the pirates' first and second attacks. Our crew stopped the engine to hold the ship and hid...

May go-ahead for Marseilles Fos port reform transfersApr 22, 2011

National agreements on French port reforms signed on April 15, will come into force at Marseilles-Fos from next month (May 2011) with the transfer of some 400 port authority personnel to private or part-private stevedoring companies. The breakthrough on tripartite agreements covering all major French ports coincided with the signing of a national agreeme...

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