The terminal operating arm of A P Moller-Maersk, APM Terminals, started the building of a new container terminal at the Black Sea Ukrainian Port of Illichivsk, according to a Dow Jones International News report. Located 12 miles from Odessa on the western shore, Illichivsk is a major maritime centre for the Ukraine, the largest and fastest-growing con...
Environmental protesters in Australia brought the world's biggest coal terminal to a standstill yesterday by blocking railway lines and chaining themselves to rail cars. Police said they arrested about 37 people who chained themselves to a train and rail tracks at the port in Newcastle, 100 kilometres north of Sydney, to protest over the impact of bur...
State owned Port of Tallinn and KMG Inseneriehituse AS have signed a contract for the extension of the Muuga Container Terminal. Eesti Päevaleht writes that the extension will cost EEK 860 mln plus VAT. Phase one of the eastern part of Muuga port extension will cover 27 hectares and includes building a 500-metre-long quay for container vessels tha...
The newest terminal in the stable of Shenzhen container facilities said it received its first feeder service from Hong Kong over the weekend. Da Chan Bay Terminal One, the westernmost and northernmost container complex in the Port of Shenzhen, received the vessel Yue Hui Hai 118, run by Ever Harvest Shipping Ltd. & Xiamen Harvest Shipping Ltd., one of...
What is envisioned as India's largest privately owned port is due to open this week on the country's East Coast, about 120 miles north of Chennai. The Port of Krishnapatnam will begin operations with the opening of four berths, one of which will be dedicated to containers. By 2020, port officials see 40 berths in operation, the Economic Times reporte...
The author of state legislation seeking to impose a $30-per-TEU fee on California's three busiest ports has submitted a final version of the bill to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for review, including several dozen pages of new amendments, American Shipper has learned. Following the governor's review, author State Sen. Alan Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, hopes...
Dubai-based terminal operator Dubai Ports World has strengthened its position in the Middle East by coming to an agreement with the Yemen Gulf of Aden Port Corp. to manage container facilities at the Port of Aden. The two entities have set up a joint venture that will see DP World operating and developing the container terminal in Aden. The projec...
On July 4th, twelve companies and the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a letter of intent concerning possible participation in the Container Transferium. The planned location is in Alblasserdam, about 50 km from the Maasvlakte. The 17 hectare site is situated on the River Noord at an intersection point with inland waterways and rail. The Port o...
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