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NCC throughput in January-February, 2008 Mar 17, 2008

In January-February all terminals of National Container Company (NCC, Russia) demonstrated stable throughput growth. The aggregated throughput in January-February, 2008 amounted to 270,849 TEU which is an increase of 24.5% compared to January-February, 2007. The container growth at NCC terminals was due to strong organic growth from existing customers and...

Peel Ports appoints new Chief ExecutiveMar 17, 2008

Peel Ports’ new Chief Executive Stephen Baxter, has taken the reins of the UK’s second largest ports group.  Mr Baxter succeeds Tom Allison, who has become Chairman of the Group. Mr Baxter, the former Chief Operations Officer for BAA airports, has taken up his position at Peel Ports’ Liverpool head office. The Peel Ports Group comprises Clydeport...

Cargo handling volumes grow in record speedMar 17, 2008

During January-February 2008 4,97 million tons of cargo was handled in Klaipėda port. It is by 21,5 percent more than during the same period 2007. The biggest volume of growth during January – February this year was reached in handling agricultural products (2,9 times), timber and forestry products (1,8 times), oil products (+22,6 percent) and bulk f...

Evergreen's switch to APM's Portsmouth terminal not a done deal Mar 17, 2008

Reports of Evergreen Line's imminent defection from the Virginia Port Authority's Portsmouth Marine Terminal to APM Terminals' new 1 million-TEU capacity facility is "premature," a spokeswoman for the Taiwanese carrier told The Virginian-Pilot. Barbara Yeninas, in charge of Evergreen's public relations in the United States, is quoted as saying that th...

Protestors call on Long Beach officials to make port drivers employees...Mar 17, 2008

Nearly 75 supporters and members of a coalition led by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters confronted the Long Beach City Council on Tuesday, calling for the city to adopt a controversial employee-only mandate to a Port of Long Beach truck replacement plan passed last month. The protesters appearance before the nine-member council came after the gro...

PSA, DP World vying for terminal near ChennaiMar 17, 2008

Two of the world's biggest terminal operators are set to battle for the right to run a new container terminal in Ennore, near Chennai in southern India. Dubai Ports World and PSA International, both of which already have extensive presence in India, are both likely to bid for the roughly $325 million concession, Live Mint reported Friday. Interest...

ILWU contract talks to start Monday Mar 17, 2008

Employee safety, job retention and port air quality are expected to dominate contract negotiations set to kick off Monday between the West Coast dockers union and industry employers. The current International Longshore and Warehouse Union six-year contract with the industry's Pacific Maritime Association, covering more than 26,000 longshore workers in...

N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority bond rates fall Feb 21, 2008

It's still up there, but the interest rate that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is paying on some $100 million in short-term securities has come back out of the stratosphere. At a weekly auction Tuesday, the interest on the auction rate securities were reset at 8 percent, down from the 20 percent rate the agency was socked with the prior ...

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