Ying Kou Port Group, one of the top two port operators in Liaoning province, plans to invest up to 3 billion yuan to build new ports this year, its chairman said. The planned new ports include bulk cargo berths and oil wharves, reported China Business News, citing Chairman Gao Baoyu. Gao said 35 percent of the required capital would come from the Group, w...
Global marine terminal operator DP World has announced the launch of online General Cargo services for customers at its Jebel Ali Port. In a statement on Saturday, the company said these services come through the e-service platform Dubai Trade, and will cover export booking, berth booking and creation of shipping notes The new online services will elimina...
The International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO) will unveil a new tranche of industry knowledge on intermodal tank containers in three specialist presentations to be made at the Transport Logistic 2009 event in Munich on 12-15 May 2009. Two of the papers highlight recent studies which bring together a wide range of established knowledge to explain why ...
As a result of continuing low demand of cargo handling equipment Cargotec starts co-operation negotiations in its unit in Tampere, Finland, about extending the on-going temporary layoffs to continue until further notice and possible permanent layoffs. The planned possible temporary layoffs to be continued until further notice are estimated to affect some 30...
The global recession has bitten deeply into US seaports with cargo dwindling by more than a third, Exim News Service said. This has forced the ports of Los Angeles and the neighbouring Long Beach to slash cargo handling rates to retain old customers and attract new business. Oakland port in California has laid off 12 per cent of its staff and cancelled fr...
THE Nona Bulker has arrived at Vancouver port on March 10, its crew were welcomed by Mike Vail, vice president of operations for Pacific Coast Shredding, Chris Cummins, president of PNW Ship and Cargo Services, Marlin Pulliam, superintendent for Ports America, Char Waits of Cascade Awards along with port representatives Lars Uglum, Pete Boch and Debbie Tayl...
JINZHOU Port is to be bought by the Dalian (PDA) Co Ltd since negotiations began last year of a 18.9 per cent share at CNY1.91 billion (US$278 million) cost but current value is as yet undisclosed said the major of the north-eastern city of Liaoning Province. In a Reuters report the major, Xia Deren said that control of Jinzhou Port is expected this year ...
Total investment into construction of Sochi port (including that of Basic Element and the state) will exceed RUR 12.9 bln, PortNews IAA learnt from Yuri Tyamushkin, head of Basic Element port authority, over RUR 6.5 bln will be spent for the port construction, some RUR 6.4 bln – for construction of breakwater piers. A tender has been announced f...
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.
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