PORT of Tianjin lifted 927,000 TEU in January, up 21.5 per cent year on year, while its throughput grew 11.8 per cent to 35.6 million tonnes. Both the figures were record highs, Xinhua reports. The port said it devoted much effort to finding cargo sources and seeking new container shipping services and has attracted a new Indian service jointly operated b...
NANJING Port Group lifted more than 140,000 TEU in January, setting a new record, Xinhua reported. In January, the port, which serves a city of 7.7 million, upstream from Shanghai, posted a cargo throughput tonnage of 7.2 million tonnes. (Source:http://www.schednet.com)
THE eastern port of Ningbo handled 1.26 million TEU in January, an increase of 30.6 per cent compared to the same month in 2010, Xinhua reports. The port's cargo over all throughput grew 12 per cent to 36.6 million tonnes. Ningbo's major terminal, Beilun phase 3 terminal, handled 312,000 TEU during the month, an increase of 15 per cent. By the end o...
AMERICAN west coast ports - Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Oakland and LA-Long Beach - posted a container volume increases of 13 per cent in January year on year to 1,201,331 TEU. Increases were enjoyed by all with most posting double-digit increases, according to Pacific Maritime Association statistics, reported the Journal of Commerce. Container volume in s...
The Port of Felixstowe is celebrating a rare double after being awarded certificates that recognise the quality of its Environmental and Health and Safety management systems. The UK’s leading container port was awarded the OHSAS 18001 Health and Safety, and ISO 14001 Environmental Management systems standards, on 22nd February by NQA. Auditors from ...
China's second largest port for trade cargo, Qingdao, lifted 1.1 million TEU in January, up 18.2 per cent year on year, Xinhua reports. The port's cargo throughput tonnage totalled to 31.5 million tonnes, up 13.4 per cent. Qingdao Port Group chairman Chang Chuande said the port loaded 2,210 outbound rail cars with cargo every day in January, up 26 p...
The Port of Shenzhen has posted a 23.3 per cent container handling gain to 22.5 million TEU in 2010, and an overall cargo throughput increase of 14.1 per cent to 221 million tonnes, with foreign trade accounting for 21.4 million TEU, up 24.5 per cent. As the economy improves, Xinhua reports, Guangdong provincial ports posted a robust container growth of ...
JSW Jaigarh port, in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, recently adroitly handled a cargo of coated steel pipes from the vessel m. v. Bulk Paraiso which had called at the facility laden with 13,900 tonnes of pipes on February 15, according to Exim News Service. The port planned the discharge sequence, cargo evacuation methodology and stackyard well before...
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