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Strike disrupts India's Haldia port operations Jul 6, 2009

A strike by contract workers in India 's eastern port of Haldia has disrupted export shipments of iron ore and import consignments of coal and manganese ore, a senior official in the port said on Thursday. 'Nearly 50 percent of the operations have been affected, since the entire dry-bulk cargo handled by the conventional method has stopped,' B....

Panama Canal Authority calling for expansion work bids Jul 6, 2009

Moving ahead with its Expansion Program, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will soon solicit bids for the fourth and last dry excavation project. The project will be the final phase in creating an access channel that will link the new Pacific locks with the Canal’s existing Gaillard Cut (the narrowest stretch of the Panama Canal ). As the second most...

Mainland China's ports see volumes drop further in JuneJul 6, 2009

Preliminary data suggests throughput at the mainland's leading ports worsened last month from May, although other indicators such as the purchasing managers' index, which measures manufacturing activity, improved, the South China Morning Post reported. Container throughput at Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), which operates the Shanghai port...

Busan Port Authority seals berth dealJul 6, 2009

South Korea 's Busan Port Authority (BPA) has confirmed a deal to acquire three berths at Pusan New Port Co (PNC) at an estimated price of 490 billion won ($387 million), reports said. The berths, with a total capacity of 1.5 million TEUs, were owned by financially troubled PNC, which started the sale negotiations with BPA in April this year. A B...

Daewoo Shipbuilding builds 4 LNG tnkers for Qatari gas projectJul 6, 2009

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world's third-largest shipyard, said Friday that it has completed construction on four liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers, the last batch of ships to be used for a Qatari gas project. The ships will be delivered to Qatar in December this year and will supply gas to the United States and Europe ....

Hapag-Lloyd looks to cut costs furtherJul 6, 2009

German container line Hapag-Lloyd has hired international consultancy Roland Berger to find further cost reductions. "As there are no reliable forecasts concerning future developments, Hapag-Lloyd is thinking about options to secure its future should the outlook of the container shipping industry not improve," said Hapag-Lloyd spokesman Klaus Heims. ...

Throughput of Tallinn port up 3.9% to 15.4 mln t in H1 09 Jul 6, 2009

In the first half of 2009, Tallinna Sadam (the port of Tallinn ) handled 15.367 million tonnes of cargo (+3.9%, year-on-year), the port informs according to RZD-Partner. In June, the port’s throughput totaled 2.425 million tonnes (+21.1%, year-on-year). In the reported period, transshipment of oil products amounted to 11.77 million tonnes (+1...

Throughput of Batumi Oil Terminal down 36% to 2.8 mln t in H1 09 Jul 6, 2009

In the first half of 2009, Batumi Oil Terminal LLC handled 2.806 million tonnes of crude and oil products (-35.9%, year-on-year), Interfax reports according to RZD-Partner. In June the terminal transported 408,800 tonnes of crude and oil products (decrease by a half, year-on-year). In the 6-month period, transshipment of oil amounted to 2.274 million to...

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