The Deputies of St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly have approved the Bill on Water Transport, the Assembly’s press center reports. The document was furnished to the municipal parliament by the city government. According to Nikolai Asaul, Head of St. Petersburg Committee for Transit Transport Policy,...
Alex H. Cherin, the executive officer to the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners, has been recommended by Port of Long Beach Executive Director Richard Steinke for appointment as the Port’s Managing Director of Trade Relations and Port Operations. The Board of Harbor Commissioners will consider the appointment ...
On 15 April this year, the Port of Gdansk hosted Johan Röstin - CEO of the Copenhagen Malmö Port , accompanied by his deputy - Lennart Pettersson. Johan Röstin has been recently appointed to the position and he has chosen Gdansk - the seat of the Board of the Baltic Ports Organization ...
Even as shipping trade has dwindled following the global economic slowdown, the Major Ports’ capacity has increased to 555.67 million tonnes in 2008-09. According to a Shipping Ministry official, the Major Ports will see a quantum jump in capacity once the projects planned under public-private partnership (PPP) model are implemented...
Next year cement unloading at the Korean port of Pyongtak-Danjing will be smoothed by a Siwertell mechanical screw-type shipunloader from MacGREGOR to ensure efficient, reliable and environment-friendly operations. Earlier this year, Korean company Youngjin Cport Co Ltd placed an order with MacGREGOR for a Siwertell cement ...
Singapore ’s ports recovered slightly in March, with container throughput at least rising month-on-month, even though volumes are still down from the year before, Exim News Service reported. Dominant player PSA’s Singapore terminals moved 2.14 million TEUs in March, up from the 1.8 million TEUs that passed th...
Wuhan ’s plan of a mega terminal complex has been approved by the state government. The city is going to invest more than CNY5 billion ($ 731 million) on the facility and start construction this year. After completion, the complex will be able to handle more than 10 million TEUs, or more than 100 million tonnes, every year. ...
Chennai International Terminals Pvt. Ltd (CITPL), a joint venture between PSA of Singapore and Sical Logistics Ltd of Chennai, has received three state-of-the-art post-Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) quay cranes manufactured by Doosan of Korea. According to Exim News Service, the cranes were towed in by the barge, Posh Giant, which ar...
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