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Port of Long Beach Harbor Commissioners elected James Hankla president for the 2008-2009 term. Hankla, a former Long Beach city manager and head of the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, joined the board in 2003 and also served as president in 2006-2007. The newest member to join the commission, Nick Sramek, was elected vice pres...
Officials at the Port of Oakland will vote Thursday on a plan to impose a per-container tax similar to two taxes enacted at the Southern California ports earlier this year. The seven-member board of port commissioners for the Oakland port, the third-busiest container port in California, are citing a worsening financial situation at the port, a need ...
The scheduled arrival of the MOL Vision in July means that the shipping line will call at Jacksonville's burgeoning port six months ahead of schedule. In preparation for the opening of TraPac's new 158-acre terminal at the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), the MOL Vision (voyage 008E) will begin calling on Jacksonville's Blount Island Terminal as ...
Maersk Line yesterday announced the signing of a 10-year agreement for terminal usage for Maersk Line at Trinity Terminal, the Port of Felixstowe, UK. This agreement between Maersk Line and Hutchison Ports recognises the importance of joint co-operation in the shipping industry and reflects both companies’ commitment to long-term planning in the UK Doug B...
The ports and docks federation of France’s CGT union confederation has called on its members to stage a two-day strike on Tuesday and Wednesday to coincide with the presentation of the government’s port reform bill to the National Assembly. The CGT, which is opposing the government’s plans to transfer port authority terminal employees to the private s...
The cost to transport crude oil from the Caribbean on Aframax tankers surged last week as delays at Gulf Coast ports forced charterers to hire additional ships. Vessels on Friday were hired for an average rate of Worldscale, or WS, 410, a 59 per cent increase from WS 258 on June 6, according to Houston-based Lone Star, RS Platou and New York-based Pote...
The Europe an Council has cleared AP Møller’s acquisition of a 30 percent stake in a container terminal under construction in the German port of Wilhelmshaven. German terminal operator Eurogate has the concession to run the JadeWeserPort when it opens for business in 2012, and under the sale terms, AP Møller subsidiary APM Terminals would take on joint...
130,000-tonne oil products terminal has started operation in seaport of Izmail (Ukrainian Danube). The investor is Triton Petrol Limited working with bunker fuel, RZD-Partner reports. The company hopes for intensive load in view of the growing demand for oil products. The complex may separately store several types of light oil products. The terminal’s ...
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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