The Port of Algeciras has decided to split a large anchorage zone in front of the port to create an access channel to new facilities that will come into operation in 2010. Splitting the anchorage will result in slightly less space for ships awaiting bunker deliveries, observers said. During the first quarter of 2009, bunkers supplied to ships at an...
Throughput at DP World's 49 container terminals around the world declined by 10 percent in the first six months of 2009 from the same period last year, the company reported Thursday. The Dubai-based company said it handled 12.3 million TEUs in the first half of this year, compared to 13.6 million last year as the recession ate into global container trade ...
The Tianjian Port Nanjiang Special Ore Terminal project and the Tianjin Port Shenhua Coal Terminal auxiliary project both started construction on Jul. 28, the People's Daily reported. The Nanjiang Special Ore Terminal, which involves a total investment of RMB 2.94 billion, will have a length of 400 meters. It is designed for 300,000-ton bulk cargo ships a...
The Port of Vancouver is making money so far this year, despite a drop in shipping activity and the loss of a port tenant, columbian.com reported. The port, among the largest in Washington, this week reported a midyear net operating income of $2.2 million after depreciation, up 111 percent from $1 million over the same period last year. The increase was...
The Port of Vancouver is making money so far this year, despite a drop in shipping activity and the loss of a port tenant, columbian.com reported. The port, among the largest in Washington, this week reported a midyear net operating income of $2.2 million after depreciation, up 111 percent from $1 million over the same period last year. The increase was...
On July 28, construction of the Tianjian Port Nanjiang Special Ore Terminal project and the Tianjin Port Shenhua Coal Terminal auxiliary project began simultaneously. Investment in the two projects totaled 2.94 billion yuan and 3.78 billion yuan respectively. Upon completion of the projects, Tianjin Port will have a newly-added annual handling capacity of 5...
The West African state of Ghana is planning to spend $700 million to upgrade infrastructure at Takoradi port next year, according to a senior port official. Nester Galley, Acting Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) said the project would develop an oil services facility to support offshore oil production. There were plans to ...
Sovcomflot (SCF) Group, Russia’s largest shipping company, agreed the formation of a strategic partnership with Russia’s major coal exporter “SUEK” (Siberian Coal Energy Company). The partnership was announced by SCF Sovcomflot CEO, Sergey Frank, on the 14th July 2009 at the 8th Sovcomflot Business Partners Conference in St....
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.
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