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THE Port of Southampton has received the go ahead to build a US$130 million two deepwater berths to handle the largest containerships afloat by 2014, and increase capacity by 750,000 TEU a year. "The terminal can no longer accommodate four of the largest containerships simultaneously," said port director Doug Morrison. "This will rectify that." The Engl...
MARITIME officers from 11 countries have participated in a five-day study trip to Singapore to learn more about the commercial, regulatory and operational aspects of port management in the city state. Held by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), 13 students from the World Maritime University (WMU) Masters of Science (Port Management) progr...
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 per...
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 growt...
Staff at New Zealand's Lyttelton port are working hard to reopen the port and to ensure safety after a strong earthquake forced a port closure since yesterday. The Lyttelton port of Christchurch advised Thursday that fuel and essential supplies are expected to start flowing through the port from this Saturday, following inspections from engineers and ci...
New Zealand's Lyttelton port has resumed all core services on Monday following operational disruptions due to a powerful earthquake last Tuesday. Pacifica Shipping's The Spirit of Endurance completed a container exchange and the port is expecting more container operations from the company tonight. Fuel exchange commenced at the oil berths and thr...
Air Cargo Africa 2011 - the First Biennial International Conference and Expo concluded on 24th February on a very successful note at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya. The event was conceived to showcase Africa as the land of opportunities for the Air Cargo industry. Dr. Titus Naikuni, Group Managing Director & CEO of Kenya Ai...
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its 1,000th flight yesterday, marking another milestone in the flight test program. There are seven airplanes participating in flight testing. The landing of 787 flight test airplane ZA004, just after 1 p.m. MST at Yuma International Airport, counted as the official 1,000th flight. The program is near its 3,000th hour of fly...
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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