Complaints from Port of Long Beach officials that Canadian ports are unfairly competing with U.S. ports are untrue, said Gary LeRoux, executive director of the Association of Canadian Port Authorities Speaking on Fox News earlier this week, Port of Long Beach Executive Director Richard Steinke said, "some of the Canadian ports are taking advantage...
Euroseas Ltd., owner and operator of drybulk carriers and container vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced today, that it signed a memorandum of agreement to purchase a Panamax drybulk carrier of 74,020 dwt, built in 2000 in Japan, for approximately $27.5 million. The vessel comes with a time charter...
The Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) celebrated the World Environment Day recently with the VPT Chairman, Mr Ajeya Kallam, launching the dust pollution mitigation work. He inaugurated the pump house which has a 1,00,000-litre capacity groundwater tank and a water filling station which allows lorries to sprinkle water over the iron ore stacks and on roads in...
This week, the first bulldozers are driving around on an island in the North Sea, which will grow to become Maasvlakte 2. In the past few weeks, so much sand has been sprayed on that various islands have been created, which also remain sufficiently above water during high tide. Maasvlakte 2 will be 5 m above the sea level (Amsterdam Ordnance Datum). That is...
In January-May this year, Klaipėda Port (Lithuania) handled 10,82 million tons of marine cargo, i.e. by -16,5% or 2,13 million tons less than in corresponding period of 2008. The largest growth rates in January-May this year were recorded in handling of agricultural products (+145,5 thousand tons, increase by +27,5 %), bulk peat (+104,0 thousand tons, inc...
The first battery-driven AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) will in future be transporting containers at HHLA's Container Terminal Altenwerder. HHLA and Gottwald are committed to zero exhaust emissions. HHLA Container Terminals GmbH (HHLA CT), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), and Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald), a...
As of May 2009, Hai J.G. Berden will join ECT’s Supervisory Board. Hai Berden is the founder, managing director and CEO of Seacon Logistics: a globally active logistics service provider. Hai Berden has more than 40 years of experience in the field of transport and logistics and has a strong reputation for thinking in terms of networks. He fits in pe...
Schools, daycare centers, convalescent homes, senior centers, medical facilities, shipping terminals and others are eligible for $15 million in Port of Long Beach grants to minimize the impact of Port operations on air quality and greenhouse gases. The public can learn more about the grants and how the funds will be allocated in a series of informational ...
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.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi