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Shenzhen Hutchison Inland Container Depots (SHICD) will soon launch a two-phase expansion programme. The existing Phase I of the project will see another two export-supervisory warehouses built, each covering an area of over two hectares. Construction work on the first warehouse will start this month, and it will open in 2010. The second is scheduled to b...
The Red Ensign flew for the first time ever on Tower Bridge on Sunday September 6 to mark Merchant Navy Day. “We understand that it is the very first time that any flag other than the Union Jack has been flown from this iconic bridge, and we are thrilled that the ‘first time’ should mark such an important occasion,” said Pat Moran,...
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST), UK, is hosting a conference titled “Piracy and Offshore Security - Practical responses and Solutions” next week. The conference will be held at the Action Stations of the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Piracy and robbery at sea have been around for thousands of years wit...
The Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC), Australia, has delivered a solid financial performance, posting an operating profit after income tax of US$35.6 million in the twelve months ended June 30, 2009. Revenue increased US$27.4 million to US$174.6 million while expenses, excluding finance charges, increased U$23.7 million. The increase in expenses inc...
The Office of Transport Security (OTS) has issued a report which revealed that convicted criminals are free to work at Australian ports due to gaps in national maritime security. According to The Age, the 75-page report centred on the Maritime Security Identity Card (the MSIC scheme) which was introduced six years ago. It requires maritime industry worker...
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) subsidiary ICTSI Ltd. recently appointed Manuel Fernandez as Senior Vice President for Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Fernandez brings to the ICTSI Group his experience in a broad range of responsibilities in different business units for companies in Asia, Latin America, and the United States. ...
In January-August, 2009, Commercial Port of Vladivostok (VMTP OJSC) handled 3.869.6 million tonnes of cargo, the company’s production direction reports according to VMTP press center reports. In the reported period, cargo handling totaled 4.106.1 million tonnes (-5.76%, year-on-year). In the 8-month period, transshipment of export cargo amounted to ...
China's coastal city Tianjin plans to lay the foundations for building its Binhai New Area into an international shipping centre to serve northern China and Asia's northeast, west, and central areas by 2015, reported Xinhua. By then, Tianjin Port's waterway classification will hit 300,000 tonnes with a cargo handing capacity and container throughput to...
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.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi
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