Although phase 1 of the Euromax Terminal has not yet been completed, tenders have already been invited for the civil engineering work involved in the second phase. The contractor can start with the construction of 300 metres of extra quay and the site for 17 stacking lanes for container storage. As soon as the trend in volumes demands it, the termina...
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a master plan for transforming the Chan May-Lang Co Economic Zone in central Thua Thien Hue Province into a modern international commercial hub by 2025, Thai News Service reported. According to the plan, the 27,108 ha Chan May-Lang Co Economic Zone will become a port city providing deep-water port servi...
Hanjin Shipping signed a 30-year lease agreement with JAXPORT (Jacksonville Port) yesterday after the signing of an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) back in October, 2007. The signing ceremony took place at Jacksonville Port with VIP guests from each party. They include G.S. Choi, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Hanjin Shippingбпs T...
London Thamesport has introduced an e-mail alerts system to update hauliers and port users on operational conditions, as well as providing other useful port-related information. Importantly, the system is able to provide real-time information on current operational conditions, as well as giving updates on future events, such as adverse weather predi...
This week marked the premiere for trailer trains to the Port of Gothenburg, resulting in major environmental benefits. Over the past ten years the Port of Gothenburg has invested heavily in increasing the volume of goods moved by train to and from the port. This initiative has proved successful – 45 per cent of all containers are now transported by ra...
European Union competition regulators approved $765 million of public funding toward a new $1.2-billion deepwater container hub in the northern German Port of Wilhelmshaven. The European Commission, the EU’s executive, said the financing by the federal states of Bremen and Lower Saxony for the infrastructure of the terminal does not violate the b...
Tuesday 9 December saw the first ship moor officially at the new jetty of the Maasvlakte Oil Terminal (MOT). It can accommodate vessels with a dwt of up to 400,000 tonnes and a draught in excess of 22 metres.The old jetty (jetty 2) was severely damaged during a fierce storm on 18 January 2007, when it was hit by a container ship that had broken adrif...
The government of El Salvador has drawn up plans to change legislation to transfer port operations to private sector concessionaires. However, prior to implementation, ministers are seeking political approval for the plan, which might mean that the country's president will not sign the concession contract for Cutuco Port a the current time. So...
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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