In January-November 2008, the ports of Azov-and-Don Basin handled 18.288 million tonnes of cargo (-9.9%, year-on-year), the materials provided by Azov-and-Don State Basin Department read according to Gudok referring to Interfax. The Department attributes the decrease to global economic crisis Azov-and-DonBasin and low water level in the Don mouth durin...
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners are scheduled at its 1 p.m. meeting Monday, December 8, to consider investing as much as $4 million a year in an expansion of the Port of Long Beach's successful Green Flag Incentive Program to achieve even greater reductions of air pollution from cargo ships that visit the Port. In the three-year-old Green...
This week marked the premiere for trailer trains to the Port of Gothenburg, resulting in major environmental benefits. The first trains to leave ran between the Port of Gothenburg and thress other locations in Sweden - Vannas, Helsingborg and Eskilstuna. Over the past ten years the Port of Gothenburg has invested heavily in increasing the volume of g...
The Cochin Port Trust (CoPT) has strengthened security at the Port in the wake of the increased threat perceptions in the country, Exim News Service informed. In this connection, CoPT has acquired two new high-speedboats exclusively for patrolling its waterfront, while the other security measures were being taken care of by a radar-based Vessel Traffi...
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners are scheduled at its 1 p.m. meeting Monday, December 8, to consider investing as much as $4 million a year in an expansion of the Port of Long Beach's successful Green Flag Incentive Program to achieve even greater reductions of air pollution from cargo ships that visit the Port. In the three-year-old Green...
In 2009, the port of Rotterdam will be increasing its seaport, quay and inner port dues by 1%. This rise is below the reference level of 1.6% inflation. Considering the limited percentage increase, there has been no differentiation according to sector. The new tariff was set following consultation with market parties, coordinated by Deltalinq...
First Container Terminal (FCT, part of National Container Terminal) has handled its millionth container in 2008, NCC press center reports. For the first time throughput of Russia’s container terminal exceeds 1 mln TEU. The millionth container was delivered to FCT by the MSC IRIS carrier of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). First Container Terminal ...
Ghana plans to transform its second port of Takoradi into an oil services hub to meet demand when the country starts pumping offshore crude in two years' time, its ports chief said. The West African country is also looking to double container handling capacity at the main port of Tema by building a new terminal as it cashes in on growing tranship...
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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