In January-May, 2008, the port of Nakhodka handled 7.019.9 million tonnes of cargo (+27.3%, year-on-year), PortNews IAA learnt from Vostochny branch of RosMorPort FSUE. In the reported period, the port handled 4.375.5 million tonnes of dry cargo (+23.3%, year-on-year) including 862,300 tonnes of dry bulk and loose cargo (19.9 times up, year-on-year). Tran...
In January-May, 2008, Commercial Port of Vladivostok OJSC handled 2.662.8 million tonnes of cargo (+64%, year-on-year). In the reported period, container turnover grew by 31.7%, year-on-year, to 99,042 TEU, transshipment of imported automobiles and specialized equipment – by 3% to 99,846 units. In the 5-month period, the company handled 1.515.5 million...
In January-May, 2008, throughput of Vostochny port grew by 2.2%, year-on-year, to 8.794.8 million tonnes, PortNews IAA learnt from Vostochny branch of RosMorPort FSUE. In the reported period, transshipment of dry cargo amounted to 8.691.1 million tonnes (+1.8%, year-on-year) including 7.083.8 million tonnes of bulk and loose cargo (+0.2%). Transshipment o...
Since the beginning of 2008, Kherson sea trading port (KSTP) has lost nearly 300.000 tonnes of freight flow, agrimarket.info cites the port head Andrey Egorov according to RZD-Partner. According to A. Egorov, one of the main problems of KSTP is reducing of freight flow as main enterprises, cooperating with the port, sharply decreased production volum...
The Long Beach Harbor Commission's Finance and Support Services Committee on Monday, June 9 approved and sent to the full board a record Port budget that includes more than $440 million to pay for innovative air quality measures and other environmental programs. The proposed $1.02 billion spending plan represents a 56 percent increase over the curren...
Panama City will serve as the venue for the 17th AAPA Congress of Latin American Ports, as seaports throughout the Western Hemisphere tackle the issue of providing global cargo movement while minimizing bottlenecks in the efficient flow of commerce. Building on two previous American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) seminars focusing on the Panama C...
The Port of Tuticorin in South India has been granted approval to begin dredging a channel to allow ships capable of carrying 3,000 to 4,000 TEUs, a report in the Economic Times said Monday. Currently, no port in India is capable of handling containerships carrying more than 2,600 TEUs. India's shipping ministry has prioritized dredging in the country...
The port of Dunkirk in northern France on Friday gave EDF the green light to build one of Europe's biggest liquefied natural gas terminals, set to handle six billion cubic metres of gas annually from 2012. 'The board of the port of Dunkirk has selected the candidacy of EDF,' the Dunkirk port authority said in a statement. The terminal of Dunkirk wou...
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