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Port of Ust-Luga (Leningrad region) plans to lift some restrictions on merchant ships class that make calls at the port. The order signed by Harbormaster Oleg Glukhov is effective as of 00:00 (LT) April 12th, PortNews reports citing the Port Authority. The icebreaker Vaigach has reportedly left the Russian part of the Gulf of Finland. As of 8 am (LT), Mon...
Ningbo Port Group, the parent company of Ningbo Port, plans to sell its 12 percent holding in B.M. International Trading for 128 million yuan, reports the China Securities Journal. B.M. International Trading imports raw steel materials from Australia, Brazil, South Africa, India, Peru, Chile, Canada, Russia and Ukraine. It earned revenue of 639 million yu...
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, or MPA, will soon launch a new Port Operations Control Centre at Changi that will be equipped with a new Vessel Traffic Information System to enhance vessel traffic management in and around Singapore's waters, Bernama reports. Announcing this, the Minister in Prime Minister's Office, and second Minister for ...
QINGHUANGDAO port in North China's Hebei province has launched a short sea container service to Osaka and Busan, reports Xinhua. The weekly service deploying two 834-TEU vessels calling at Qinhuangdao on Wednesdays and departs on Thursdays with a port rotation of Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Longkou, Lianyungang, Osaka, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya and Busan. Qinh...
UK port operator PD Ports is interested in buying one of the UK’s trust ports if they were put up for sale by the government, ifw-net reports. Speaking to IFW yesterday at the Multimodal exhibition, CEO David Robinson said the operator of Teesport was looking to expand its footprint and would consider purchasing a rival port. He said: “O...
Freight traffic at Free Port of Riga in the I quarter of 2011 rose by 7.5% compared to January-March 2010, to 7,678,600 tons, the Port Authority statistics said. In Jan-Mar, the volume of bulk cargo increased by 1.3% to 4,217,000 tons, of general cargo - by 8.4% to 1,420,000 tons. Handling of liquid bulk rose as much as 22.5% to 2,040,900 tons. The bulk...
Freight volume handled by JSC Murmansk Commercial Seaport (MCS) in January – March, 2011 increased by 2% over the same period of 2010, to 3,394,000 tons, the stevedoring company press service said. The three-month cargo volume includes 3,203,300 tons of exports, 72,600 tons of imports and 118,100 tons of short sea trade cargo. The bulk of the firs...
European ports including Rotterdam and Antwerp are tightening safety checks as they prepare to unload the first ships from Japan since last month’s earthquake led to radioactive discharges from a damaged nuclear plant, Bloomberg reports. Rotterdam, Europe’s biggest container port, will screen for radiation while ships are still at sea. Antwe...
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