On 1st June, 2009, Shekou Container Terminals (SCT) SPARCS system upgraded to the most advanced version of SPARCS 3.7. The implementation of this version laid a sound foundation to terminal intelligent features such as tractors scheduling, ship auto-loading, and smart yard plan, which will help safeguard the optimization of resource utilization, enhance ope...
SCT successfully took the delivery of five new quay cranes (QC) from ZPMC on 26 May 2009. With a lifting capacity of 65 tons and a maximum outreach of 65 meters, these equipments are capable for handling the largest containerships in the world. Complying with the principle of ‘Green Terminal’, they are reconstructed to be more energy-efficient. ...
With the successful calling of vessel “NYK Commodore” on 20 June 2009, Shekou Container Terminals (SCT) welcomed a new service SWAX (Asia-West Africa service), a fortnightly service between Asia, South Africa and West Africa, jointly launched by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Nile Dutch. Four 2,260 TEU vessels will be deployed on the seventy-day ...
On June 15, 2009, Shekou Container Terminals (SCT) welcomed a new China Philippine Service –CP3. Launched by Tianjin Marine Shipping Co., Ltd. which is under group of Grand China Logistics, CP3 calls to SCT every Tuesday with port rotation as: Huangpu-Shekou-Manila South-Manila North-Huangpu.
DANISH shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk plans to diversify investments away from shipping and into higher yield oil and terminals, CEO Nils Smedegaard Andersen told Denmark's' Berlingske Tidende newspaper. Large scale investment in Maersk Line over the last 20 years has meant containership fleet is a big as it can get, and with falling profits in that ...
Greek operator Safe Bulkers has sold a six year-old panamax bulker to undisclosed buyers for US$ 33m . The 76,000 dwt vessel will stay with the company on the spot market until the end of the year, when it will be handed over to its new owners. CEO Polys Hajioannou said: "The sale of one of our older vessels for US$ 33m , excluding commissions to brokers, ...
India ’s Shipping Ministry on Monday proposed new legislation that would broaden the power and scope of the country’s ports regulator, according to a report in The Hindu. The legislation would create a new agency, the Major Ports Regulatory Authority, to replace the current Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP). The ...
A new major container terminal in India opened last week at the Port of Chennai , the country's largest East Coast container gateway. Operated by a joint venture between PSA International and domestic logistics company Sical, the terminal has a capacity of 1.5 million TEUs, doubling the port’s capacity. The existing t...
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