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Jebel Ali port reopened after bad weather halted workAug 3, 2009

The UAE has reopened the Jebel Ali export terminal after it halted operations on Sunday morning due to bad weather conditions, a shipping source told Reuters. “The Jebel Ali ports has now reopened and is operating normally, but the weather is still bad which might lead to another closure,” the source said.   However, the Jebel Dhanna po...

Analysts anticipate the coming high seasons for China's ports Aug 3, 2009

Analysts from Industrial Securities believe that China's ports are on the path of continuous recovery. According to relevant statistics, the total throughput volume of China's seaports remained at 408 million tonnes edging down by 0.8%MoM but rising by 9.9%YoY making it in positive growth for four consecutive months. In H1 of the year the throughput volum...

Long Beach June container volume declines 28.7pc Aug 3, 2009

THE Port of Long Beach port, the second-busiest port in the US, recorded a hefty June drop in container movement of 28.7 per cent compared to year previous with overall box trade to date down 27.4 per cent like for like, reported The Associated Press. Imported and export cargo also dropped 28.4 per cent and 28.8 per cent respectively. Empty container move...

Hainan island's Yangpu port volume rises 3.5 per cent in first half Aug 3, 2009

YANGPU, the main port of China's southernmost province of Hainan has posted 3.5 per cent year on year cargo growth in the first half to 12.28 million tonnes, representing a measure of economic recovery in the global downturn, reported Xinhua. Tax revenue from the Yangpu Economic Development Zone hit CNY550.5million (US$80.4 million), an increase of 8.2 p...

Virginia Port Authority receives two more terminal bids Aug 3, 2009

THE Virginia Port Authority has received two additional bids from companies competing to operate VPA-owned container terminals over a term of 60 years. The two new bids were submitted by the Carlyle Group, a Washington-based private equity company, and Carrix Inc, based in Seattle. They are reported to be now competing with a bid submitted in March by Cen...

First Post-Panamax crane arrives in Koper Aug 3, 2009

On Friday 31st July a large barge transporting a new crane for Luka Koper’s Container Terminal, was moored alongside Pier I. Manufactured by Liebherr in Killraney, Ireland, it was assembled at the Trieste shipyard, before being transported to Koper, by barge, for installation. The post-panamax crane has a maximum lifting capacity of 75 tonnes, but m...

Sylvie Vachon named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Montr...Aug 3, 2009

“The Board of Directors of the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has appointed Sylvie Vachon to the position of President and CEO,” announced Michel M. Lessard, Chairman of the Board. Ms. Vachon had been Vice-President, Administration and Human Resources at the MPA since 1997. “Following a rigorous candidate search process with an independent...

Rizhao Riqing Container Terminal now runs weekly Dalian serviceJul 31, 2009

EASTERN China's Rizhao Riqing Container Terminal, a joint venture with Qingdao and Rizhao ports, has launched a Rizhao to Dalian container service, reports Logistics Week. The service runs weekly and reportedly eliminates the need of shipping cargo from Shandong and Suzhou to North China by avoiding Bohai Gulf, and cutting down transit time and costs....

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