Further to signing the local procedure of implementation of French port reform, the port of Le Havre has strengthened its position as Western Europe's major seaport for world trade. In Le Havre, negotiations were held in an open-minded spirit and a constructive industrial climate, which made it possible to sign all the local agreements. The new procedure...
Handling of cargo at the port of Kavkaz in January-March 2011 dropped by 22.3% from the last year’s figures to 1,106,430 tons, the Kavkaz Port Authority said. In the reporting period the port handled 345 cargo ships vs 455 vessels a year earlier. Three-month exports volume fell by 1.3% to 952,110 tons, the volume of cargo transshipped at the anchora...
THE Port of Antwerp's first quarter throughput increased 7.9 per cent year on year to a record 2.17 million TEU against the 2.01 million TEU handled in the same quarter last year. Overall, Antwerp handled 47,374,451 tonnes in the first quarter, up 12.7 per cent from a year ago. Total volume, including containers and liquid bulk came to more than in the f...
TAIWAN's Wan Hai Lines has joined the intra-Asia CSE Service run by Cosco and the Korea Marine Transportation Company (KTMC), according to ComPair Data. The CSE service rotation is Shanghai, Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao, Ningbo, Manila, Jakarta, Singapore, Port Klang and back to Shanghai. Wan Hai will provide one of four vessels deployed on the serv...
The Philippines' Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) will suspend operations during the Lenten Season, or Holy Week, Seatrade-asia reports. The temporary suspension of terminal operations in MCT in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, will start at 0700hrs on 22 April and resume at 0700hrs on 23 April. The temporary suspension of transactions in the billing and docum...
The Lithuanian authorities are looking for investors who would be willing to participate in the project for building a new deepwater port, the Lithuania Ministry of Transport said. The project will reportedly be implemented on the concession agreement. This week, the concept of the projected port will be presented to the China’s Transport Ministry....
China Shipping on Monday announced the completion of a major phase of its terminal expansion project at the Port of Los Angeles, Xinhua reports. “We take great pride in the growth and success we’ve experienced at the Port of Los Angeles,” said Chairman Li Shaode of China Shipping. “The completion of this critical phase allows for t...
As of today, April 19th (8:00am - MT), masters of 23 vessels requested icebreaker assistance in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland, the Port Authority of Big Port St. Petersburg reports. The PA reports of total 41 merchant ships currently located in the water area, 18 of them - in motion. Over the past day 11 ships have reached the entrance buoy of...
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