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China's major seaports are expected to suffer a seven per cent decline in container volume this year to 120 million TEU, according to Ministry of Transport estimates. The prediction comes after the nation's box throughput decreased by 7.8 per cent in the first nine months of the year compared to the same period last year to 88.97 million TEU, reports Reu...
By 2012 an overall cargo turnover of the main Indian ports is planned to be increased by 45% (- to 739.4 mln tons) against 2008 results. As per transportation ministry of India, it is assumed to increase the volume of iron or transhipment by 14.7% (to 106.11 mln tons), coal by – 71.1% (to 126.68 mln tons), containers - by 31.7% (to 161.38 mln tons). ...
Yangpu port in south China's Hainan province has launched a direct service to Vietnam with the maiden voyage of the Yangpu Gulf, reports Xinhua. The 422-TEU ship vessel together with the chartered 629-TEU Kaiping provides weekly service to Haiphong. Up to now, Yangpu port offers 11 international service to east China, Hong Kong, Fangcheng and Qinzhou in ...
South China's Hainan Island registered a 24.2 per cent growth in its port volume to 53.74 million tonnes in the first three quarters of 2009, reports Xinhua. Export cargo amounted to 28.38 million tonnes, accounting for 52.8 per cent of the total and growing 35.6 per cent year on year. While import cargo increased 13.6 per cent to 25.37 million tonnes, 11...
Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald), a subsidiary of Demag Cranes AG, has received an order from Grenland Havn for a new Mobile Harbour Crane. This G HMK 4406, a variant of Model 4, is the first of this type to be sold to Norway and can be powered either by the on-board diesel generator or from the terminal's mains. In this north European country, Got...
Austal has officially opened its new state-of-the-art Modular Manufacturing Facility (MMF), equipping its US shipyard with the ability to build up to three 100 metre-plus vessels each year. Phase One of the new $88 million facility boasts 35,000m2 of manufacturing space under one roof, including a 7900m2 warehouse, as well as paved parking for more than 20...
Net profit of Vanino Commercial Seaport OJSC (Vanino port OJSC) witnessed 1.77-time increase (to RUR120.556 mln) under Russian Accounting Standards (RAS) within 9 months, 2009 as compared to the corresponding period of 2008 as of stevedoring company’s accounting data. The company’s profit remained almost the same and amounted to RUR998.944...
Cargo turnover of the port of Caucasus increased by 12.36% (to 6.73 mln tons) in January-October, 2009 as compared to the corresponding period of 2008. As PortNews IAA learnt from FGUP Rosmorport in Taman, in October 841.9 thousand tons was transhipped which is 45.5% more as compared to the reporting period of 2008. The number of operated vessels amounted...
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