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Pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked three vessels off Somalia's coast but failed to hijack them because of quick action by crew members, a maritime official said Monday. A Chinese cargo ship, a Singaporean liquefied gas carrier and a Thai bulk carrier managed to thwart the pirates in the Gulf of Aden by increasing speed and taking ev...
In August 2008, port Vitino (Archangelsk region) exported 409,400 tonnes of oil products, PortNews IAA learnt from Administration of Archangelsk Seaport. The seaport Vitino is a private port located in the Archangelsk region It was created as a result of a project on construction of a new port terminal complex to provide services for large-capacity ta...
RN-Tuapsenefteprodukt LLC has launched a technological complex for loading and discharge of oil products capable of handling 5 million tonnes per year, press center of Rosneft OJSC reports. The complex valued at over RUR 1.5 bln was built within the framework of a large-scale project on reconstruction of RN-Tuapsenefteprodukt LLC and RN-Tuapse Refinery...
The world’s largest container operator Maersk Line has announced that with effect from 1 December 2008, it will switch its Polish operations from BCT in Gdynia to the new deepwater container terminal DCT Gdansk. In a circular to customers, Maersk Line stated: “After many years of good cooperation with BCT Gdynia, the time has come to explore new p...
The aggregated throughput of National Container Company (NCC’s terminals, Russia) in January-August 2008 amounted to 1,169,501 TEU which is an increase of 19.2% compared to January-August 2007. The throughput of First Container Terminal (FCT, St.Petersburg) in January-August 2008 came to 711,798 TEU which exceeds the results of January-August 2007 by ...
With the press of a button, Mayor Ivo Opstelten today set in motion the sand-spraying operation for Maasvlakte 2. This, in turn, was the starting signal for this expansion of the port of Rotterdam. “An historic day for our mainport. After 15 years of making plans, discussion and procedures, we are now making a start on this urgently needed port expansion”...
On Wednesday, Aug. 27, four recreational cycling routes running through the port area were opened to the public. The port authority has created these marked bicycle routes, each of which has a different character. Information posts at interesting sites provide background information to the users, who will get a good impression of the industry, flora and f...
The Government of Bulgaria has officially received a EUR230 million (US$337.3 million) loan from the Japanese Bank for International Development to finance the construction of new container terminals at the Black Sea Ports of Varna and Bourgas. The loan has a 25-year term and a seven-year grace period. This is the last international development loan ...
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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