Struggle action with convenience flags starts on January 27th in Primorskiy territory ports and Asian Pacific Region countries. The action was organized by sailor labor unions and International material handler Federation. A chairman of Far Eastern Russian organization of Russian sailor labor union Nikolay Suhanov reported about it to RIA PrimaMedia....
The total volume of containers handled by ports in the emirate of Sharjah stood at 2.4 million TEUs in 2008, a 25 per cent growth over 2007, according to AME Info. The increase was mainly attributed to the Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT), which handled 2.11 million TEUs. Source: http://www.cargonewsasia.com
The customs and ports department of Ras Al Khaimah has started construction of the third phase of expanding and improving the port. The cost of works will total Dh14 million. Mohammad Al Mehrizi, director-general of Ras Al Khaimah Customs and Ports Department, said that the work has gone according to plan. The old 250-metre-long platform will be entir...
Tuticorin port, one of the three ports of Tamil Nadu located in the southern part of the state, announced rate cuts of the order of 30% in cargo handling with effect from the 1st of February. The single minded objective behind the cuts is to attract more cargo and increase its handling capacity, according Tuticorin port trust (TPT) chairman G J Rao. ...
Dubai Maritime City, the world's first purpose-built maritime centre and a member of the Dubai World Group of companies, has announced that it has MoU with the Arab Sea Ports Federation to explore joint business opportunities and open new avenues for cooperation and mutual growth.The partnership is part of Dubai Maritime City's program to engage in l...
Mr. Sabyasachi Hajara, chairman and managing director of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) visited Port of Koper and met with Mr. Robert Časar, president of Luka Koper, d.d. and other members of Management Board. After a presentation of our port, it’s organizational structure, technical data, available service and further strategical development pl...
The Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) has signed a historic sister port agreement with the Port of Halifax, Canada, for cooperation in fields like maritime transportation, and port development and the mutual promotion of the two Ports, Exim News Service reported. Both the ports have a rich history of maritime operations over a century and have a similar cargo...
The Port of Long Beach will begin collecting a Clean Trucks Fee on February 18, 2009 to accelerate the replacement of thousands of polluting cargo trucks. At the same time the Port will kick off an electronic gate access system that will enable the fee collection and improve security at shipping terminals. It is imperative that we begin collecting the...
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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