The first section of the newly built berth P8 in the shipyard basin in Warnemünde was put into operation on 21 April 2008. The construction of the 10-million-Euro project was executed by the consortium (ARGE) Züblin/Aarsleff, commissioned by Hafen-Entwicklungsgesellschaft Rostock in summer of the previous year. The Ministry for Economic Affairs of Mecklen...
The port of Rotterdam has been voted best port in Europe for the 22nd time in succession by the readers of the magazine Cargonews Asia. Moreover, ECT was chosen as Europe’s best container terminal. The corresponding Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards are considered to be highly prestigious in Asia. This is particularly due to the fact that they are award...
On 19 April this year, the Port of Gdansk saw the arrival of the container ship Delta St. Petersburg operated by Delta Shipping Lines, which provides regular services to the Gdansk Container Terminal on a once-weekly basis as part of the short sea shipping service on the route Hamburg - Rotterdam - Gdansk - St. Petersburg. It was the second call made by t...
The Port of New Orleans Monday dedicated the Napoleon Intermodal Rail Yard, a new facility permitting efficient ship to rail transfer of cargo containers at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal. The new rail yard represents an efficient way to connect our water and rail transportation networks, said Gary LaGrange, president and chief executive offic...
The U.S. Justice Department has charged energy and pipeline firm Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals with one felony count of dumping material in ocean waters without a permit. The one-page filing Friday in U.S. District Court in Portland, Ore., alleges that Kinder Morgan in 2003 nowingly, by and through its agents and employees, caused to be transported fro...
The Port of Baltimore said it handled a record 8.7 million tons of general cargo at its public marine terminals in 2007, up from 8.6 million tons in 2006. It said it was the sixth straight year of increases in general cargo, which includes containerized cargo, autos, steel, paper, wood, and other forest products, as well as farm and construction equip...
The suspended Bay Area pilot of the Cosco Busan, which struck a San Francisco bridge in November and disgorged diesel fuel that fouled numerous beaches and killed thousands of birds, is expected to be charged with two felony federal charges of making false statements, according to filings made by his attorney Monday. The new charges against Capt. John...
The Port of Felixstowe, in conjunction with several of the East of England’s top environmental organisations, will be holding an Environment Week from 28th April – 2nd May 2008. The week will focus on raising awareness of the environmental issues facing society, and will highlight the actions that the Port’s employees, and the Port as a whole, can ...
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