THE Houston Airport System celebrated the inaugural flight of Cathay Pacific Cargo at George Bush Intercontinental Airport the first arrival of the thrice weekly all-cargo service from Houston to Hong Kong using 747-400 ERFs. Especially during a tough economy, we appreciate this new growth at Bush Intercontinental, said Rick Vacar, director of aviation fo...
TWO container piers at the Port of Taipei will begin operating this week after the formal opening on Monday, reported Taiwan's Central News Agency The new facility will upgrade the Port in the Taipei suburb of Danshui as an international seaport, the second largest in the country behind Kaohsiung Harbour. The two container piers are among seven that we...
OneVoice, the body representing UK shipping, ports and the maritime business services sectors, has presented the results of research to assess the value and significance of the UK maritime services sector. The results conclude that the sector employs one in 50 of the working population and contributes almost two per cent of the UK Gross Domestic Product (GD...
This year’s GreenPort conference, which took place in Naples on 25-26 February, attracted over 200 participants. The conference was organised in association with ESPO and the EcoPorts Foundation (EPF). Recognising the current market conditions, the overall theme of the conference was: “Lean and Green – Finding new solutions in a Changing E...
ESPO’s policy contribution to the review will be accompanied by an economic analysis. Both will be presented at the ESPO 2009 Conference in Marseilles. Members of the ESPO Intermodal and Logistics (I&L) Committee gathered in Barcelona on 5-6 March for their spring meeting. The programme included a workshop to kick-off preparations on ESPO’s...
The parent of Dalian Port (PDA) Co Ltd will buy Jinzhou Port this year, the mayor of the northern city of Dalian said on Thursday. Xia Deren was talking to reporters on the sidelines of the annual parliamentary meeting, but did not mention a price. We are ready to take control of Jinzhou Port this year, Xia said. We have the plan and are in negotiations.L...
Greece's parliament on approved a 35-year deal with Chinese transport operator Cosco to run facilities at the country's main port of Piraeus, AFP reported. A draft bill on the concession of container facilities was approved by a 149-131 vote with one absention. The container terminals at Piraeus and the northern port of Thessaloniki are a top privatis...
Busan Port Authority (BPA) has embarked on its Hunchun-Zarubino logistics project which will connect Hunchun in China, Zarubino in Russia and Busan in Korea and is expected to significantly boost cargo volumes. As part of the project, an inland container terminal wil be constructed in Hunchun and Zarubino Port will be transformed into a container port. U...
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