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Vietnam National Coal to build a deepwater portApr 1, 2009

Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group, known as Vinacomin, will build a deepwater port at Khe Ga cape in Binh Thuan province, the Saigon Times Daily reported, citing Deputy Director Duong Van Hoa. Khe Ga Seaport will be used for importing coal and exporting aluminum and minerals the group gets from the central highlands provinces of Dak Nong and ...

Oiltanking Odfjell opens tank terminal in the Port of SoharApr 1, 2009

Oman Observer reported that Oiltanking Odfjell Terminals & Company LLC has held an official opening ceremony to celebrate the successful start up of its state of the art independent tank terminal located in the Port of Sohar. As per report, OOTO has put in place 836,200 cubic meters of facilities for the storage and handling of clean petroleum product...

The research vessel Basalt sinks in Avacha Bay; noone was hurt eitherApr 1, 2009

The research vessel Basalt has sunk at the pier of the machine plant here off the shore of Avacha Bay, an official in the port's supervision service has told Itar-Tass. There was no one on board at the moment of the incident at 08:00 local time. Noone was hurt either. The causes of the sinking of the vessel, which has been moored at the pier since Nove...

Economic trends reflected in traffic volumesApr 1, 2009

The amount of unitized cargo traffic was 1.34 million tons in January to February, a decrease of 28% compared to last year. The number of containers was 59,000 TEU, with units decreasing by 16 % and cargo decreasing by 24%. The number of rubber-wheeled units was 68,000, the number of vehicles decreased by 22% and the amount of cargo decreased by 28%. On av...

Vestas orders Kalmar equipmentApr 1, 2009

Cargotec’s Kalmar business area has been awarded a contract to provide eight lifting and handling machines for Vestas Towers A/S’ new production facility in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. The equipment will be delivered during April 2009.  The order includes Kalmar reachstackers and Kalmar heavy fork lift trucks. Several of the machines will be c...

The Port of Le Havre in 2008Mar 31, 2009

Despite a very good first quarter of the year, the containerized trade of Port of Le Havre was strongly impacted by strikes related to the port reform in France, especially during the second quarter of the year 2008. A slow-down related to the global economic situation had to be added to this by the end of the year. Altogether, Le Havre handled 24.5 Mt (est...

Nippon Yusen plans to build car terminals in India, ChinaMar 31, 2009

Nippon Yusen K.K. plans to build and expand port terminals for cars in India and China, Nikkei English News said, without citing anyone. The Tokyo-based shipping line will build a terminal at India’s Port of Mundra by about 2011 with a local company, the report said. The facility will allow two cargo ships to load and unload cars at the same time, ...

Economy Minister of Latvia hopes to make changes within the board of R...Mar 31, 2009

Recently appointed Economy Minister of Latvia Artis Kampers (New Era) hopes to make changes within the board of the Port of Riga, by dismissing veteran politician Janis Straume (For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK). In an interview to the Latvian State Television's broadcast "100. pants" (100th article) on March 26, Kampars pointed out that...

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