Port of Oakland commissioners, as expected, on Tuesday approved a measure authorizing staff to enter into an exclusive six-month negotiating period with AMB Property for an option master lease agreement to develop and operate an intermodal terminal, spokeswoman Marilyn Sandifur confirmed. The freight rail facility sits on a part of the former ...
The Panama Canal Authority said there were 3,576 transits of the waterway in the second quarter, 6.4 percent fewer than in the same period last year. Transits of supers, larger ships that require greater time and navigation skills to transit the canal, declined 1.5 percent to 1,815. With regard to key segments, transits by dry bu...
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioners approved plans Thursday to consolidate auto-processing on the north side of the Port Newark Channel. The plans include a new lease with auto processor FAPS Inc. for a 201-acre site on the north side of the Port Newark Channel and the integration of WWL Vehicle Services Americas Inc.&rsquo...
Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) handled two million TEU in June, dropping 17.8 per cent year on year with cargo falling 7.6 per cent to 30.5 million tonnes, Logistics Week reported. In the first half, volume decreased 15.6 per cent year on year to 11.7 million TEU, 41.7 per cent of the full year target. Waterway transit containers accounted for 4...
The Port of Tianjin experienced a growth in cargo and container volume in the first half of the year, despite facing the global downturn and resulting export slump, reports Xinhua. The port handled 184 million tonnes of cargo with a 1.2 per cent rise in the first half, while moving 4.16 million TEU, up 1.9 per cent from a year earlier. It is said that m...
The Port of Kiel handled 2.36 million tons of cargo in the first half of this year, 5% less than in the same period of 2008. Above-average decline was recorded in the breakbulk sector, which was comparatively hard hit by the current economic crisis. Against this background the positive handling trend in ferry traffic since the second quarter has been partic...
Container throughput of eastern China's port of Ningbo fell 9.3 per cent year on year to 855,000 TEU, Logistics Week reported. The port received 913 containership callings in this month, 408 were from ocean shipping lines, contributing 609,000 TEU to its throughput. Near sea feeder line callings amounted to 174, contributing 60,000 TEU. International tra...
Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) handled two million TEU in June, dropping 17.8 per cent year on year with cargo falling 7.6 per cent to 30.5 million tonnes, Logistics Week reported. In the first half, volume decreased 15.6 per cent year on year to 11.7 million TEU, 41.7 per cent of the full year target. Waterway transit containers accounted for 4...
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