Gazprom Neft has approached Chevron with an offer of a joint hydrocarbon project in Western Siberia, the company's President Aexander Dyukov told journalists according to RBC. However, he did not go into any detail about the project. As to the possibility of a joint venture, he added that Chevron had unofficially confirmed its intention to expand cooperat...
It is reported that four out of the five berths planned for Greenfield port developed at Gangavaram near Visakhapatnam are ready and it is expected to be operational in August 2008 to handle coal and iron ore. Mr Manmohan Singh secretary of Infrastructure & Investment said that the new port at Krishnapatnam became operational with three out of its four be...
Chongqing Gangjiu , a port operator in central Chongqing city, said on Monday it plans to acquire its parent's entire port assets worth as much as 1.5 billion yuan ($218 million). Gangjiu plans to sell 144 million shares at a minimum of 10.41 yuan apiece to its parent, Chongqing Port & Logistics Group, and use the proceeds to buy the assets, the comp...
Officials at the Port of Oakland are poised to add US$12.50 per TEU to the cost of shipping goods through the port. Port officials have been saying for months that they would impose a container fee this year. The port is facing financial challenges because of lower traffic, and earlier this month announced that 60 to 70 employees would be laid off. ...
In January-May, the port of St. Petersburg handled 24.026 million tonnes of cargo (+4%, year-on-year), Administration of Big Port of St. Petersburg states. In the reported period, transshipment of dry bulk cargo amounted to 3.918.5 million tonnes (+8%, year-on-year) including 552,300 tonnes of ore (+73%, year-on-year), 809,100 tonnes of coal and coke (-20...
Thamesport (London) Ltd. in the United Kingdom has changed its trading name to London Thamesport. This change highlights London Thamesport's strategic links with the important markets of the U.K.'s capital, and to strengthen the port's brand globally, said Chris Lewis, chief executive officer of Hutchison Ports (UK) Ltd., which owns Thamesport. S...
ZIM Ports (2006) Ltd., a subsidiary of Zim Integrated Shipping Services and Dubai Ports World have acquired a container terminal in Tarragona, Spain. Zim will take a 40 percent stake in Contarsa, the container terminal operator at the Spanish port, while DP World has acquired the other 60 percent share. The Mediterranean port of Tarragona is locat...
The terminal operator Finnsteve will during the summer take delivery of four Post-Panamax container cranes from Kalmar Industries for their container terminal in Helsinki’s new Vuosaari port, which will be operational in November 2008. The first crane is already installed and has a lifting capacity of 82 tons. It is designed for simultaneous handling...
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.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi