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In the first six months of 2008, 13% more ore and scrap were handled in the port of Rotterdam than in the same period of last year. Expressed in millions of tonnes, throughput increased from 18.8 to 21.4 million tonnes. In comparison with the first quarter (+15%), growth was down slightly. This trend is expected to continue in the second half of the year....
Port of Dalian, which is the largest in northeast China, saw its container throughput grow 23.8 per cent year on year to 2.15 million TEU in the first half of this year, representing 47.8 per cent of its annual target throughput, reported Xinhua. Overall tonnage of the cargo handled by the port rose 12.3 per cent to 120 million tonnes, which took up 5...
There will be a fresh bidding process for the Rs 3,100-crore Mega Container Terminal at the Chennai port with the Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) deciding to ‘review and modify’ the modality structure of the project. The project has just completed the RFQ (request for qualification) stage. The project cost has also increased by 16 per cent to around Rs 3,600 cr...
SDIC Communications Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of State Development and Investment Corporation (SDIC), a state-owned investment holding company, is selling its 12.32% stake in Nantong Port Group Co., Ltd. at CNY 191.4613 million. Nantong Port Group, with registered capital of CNY 966 million, is 45% controlled by PYI Corporation Limited (SEHK: 049...
The Port of Tacoma has appointed Alyce Benge as contracts manager. Benge will be responsible for the management and oversight of port construction contracts, including the financial and legal compliance of all port contracting activities. Prior to joining the port, Benge served as director of purchasing services for the Issaquah School District, r...
The Port of Houston, which suspended operations at its Barbours Cut and Bayport terminals Monday afternoon as Tropical Storm Edouard approached, said it reopened them Tuesday. The port said entrance and exit ramps at the Turning Basin from and to 610 were flooded at 10:30 a.m. and that continued heavy rain would only worsen this condition. It is recom...
The California bill seeking to impose a $30-per-TEU statewide fee on all containers moving through the state's three largest ports is now headed to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk for a signature, following a 22-9 concurrence vote in the state Senate Tuesday. Schwarzenegger has already indicated he supports the bill and is expected to sign it. T...
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said it was proposing to block any flights at its New York metropolitan area airports resulting from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration's plan to auction flight slots at these airports. The federal government's auction plan would have a severe negative impact on a...
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