C. Steinweg (Süd-West Terminal) GmbH & Co. KG, or Steinweg, for short, has ordered a Generation 5, G HMK 7608 Mobile Harbour Crane, a variant of Model 7, from Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald) for its multi-purpose terminal at the Port of Hamburg. The G HMK 7608 has a maximum lifting capacity of 150 tonnes and a maximum radius of 51 m. Stein...
The Port of Shenzhen has revealed a series of incentives to induce shipping lines to call more often at the port's four container terminals, reports shipcharteringblogspot.com. The total package the authority is making available is CNY300 million (US$43.9 million), reportedly one of the largest stimulus packages offered to any port this year, said the re...
On 10 August 2009, the Port of Hamburg was the scene of a very special event. The Unikai team successfully managed the loading of an outsized consignment manufactured by the Pullach-based Linde Engineering Division. Destined for a petrochemical plant in Brazil, this project delivery consisted of a total of 3,600 cubic metres of system components, all of wh...
Dry bulk cargo carrier Pacific Basin Shipping (2343.HK), which has remained profitable where giant Chinese rivals have failed, forecast weaker freight rates in the dry bulk market in the second half but sees opportunity to expand its fleet. Klaus Nyborg, deputy chief executive of Pacific Basin, said the dry bulk carrier is prepared to deploy its $1.1 bill...
Scheduled repair works on berth constructions of the port locality in island Zmeiniy has been executed in August. Especially for this purpose the brigade of Repair and Construction Department of the Odessa port of 5 persons led by chief engineer Konstantin Lomovtsev has arrived to the island. In particular, the spring stops and fenders of the basic and auxi...
The Shanghai International Port Group reported a 30 percent drop in its first-half profit due to a slower turnover of cargo as an economic crisis hurts exports, the Shanghai Daily reported. The company reaped a US$252 million profit in the six months ended June 30, according to a filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Sunday. Revenue came in at $1.2 bil...
Limarko Laivininkystes Kompanija, the Lithuanian cargo transportation company earned the consolidated non-audited profit of 8.373 million litas in the first quarter of this year, compared to 4.923 million litas profit in the related period of the previous year, the enterprise reported to the Vilnius stock Exchange, writes LETA. The revenue of Limarko Laiv...
Kerch Sea Fishing Port (Ukraine) has announced a tender for designing of pier N7-а for transshipment of liquefied hydrocarbon gases (LHG) in the port, Transport Business reports. In particular, the pier will be used for gas transshipment to 5,000-dwt tankers within the port’s water area. Tender place – Kerch. The tender is to be held as an ope...
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