In January-September 2008, the port of Poti (Georgia) handled 6.032 million tonnes of cargo (+4%, year-on-year), Interfax learnt from Poti Sea Port according to Gudok. In the reported period, transshipment of loose dry cargo climbed by 18.1% to 2.675 million tonnes, general cargo – by 6.8% to 2.615 million tonnes. Transshipment of crude, oil produ...
As of January 2009, Brazil's government will start launching tenders for the construction and administration of new ports and terminals by the private sector, Business News Americas reported. The announcement follows a decree signed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in October, which dictates new policies for the concession, rental and installat...
A week-long strike by French port workers at the Fos-Lavera oil hub near Marseille could lead to refinery stoppages from the middle of next week, the country's petroleum industry body UFIP said on Wednesday. The strikers, who are protesting against the privatisation of the port complex, blocked 49 ships, including 14 oil tankers and 24 vessels carryi...
MMC Corp Bhd, an operator of ports and power plants, may sell part of Malaysia's second largest container port to fund expansion plans, according to a report in Malaysia's Business Times quoting sources. The group, controlled by Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, has received strong interest from local and foreign parties to buy a stake in the Port of Tanj...
Hanjin Shipping has signed a thirty-year lease agreement with JAXPORT (Jacksonville Port). Scheduled to open in 2011, Hanjin Shipping's Jacksonville Container Terminal will have an annual capacity of approximately 800,000 TEU. G S Choi, senior vice president & managing director of Hanjin Shipping's Terminal division, said: The introduction of our...
Port operator China Merchants Holdings (International) plans to slow the development of terminals and may adjust capital expenditure amid China's declining export market, reported local media. Exports from the Pearl River Delta are expected to face great pressure in the second half of next year, said chairman Fu Yuning. He also said container...
As of January 2009, Brazil's government will start launching tenders for the construction and administration of new ports and terminals by the private sector, Business News Americas reported. The announcement follows a decree signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in October, which dictates new policies for the concession, rental and insta...
MMC Corp Bhd, an operator of ports and power plants, may sell part of Malaysia's second largest container port to fund expansion plans, Business Times reported. The group, controlled by Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary, has received strong interest from local and foreign parties to buy a stake in the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP). MMC needs to ...
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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