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FSC’s terminal at Port St. Peterbug starts handling boxshipsJan 31, 2011

A container terminal of Fourth Stevedoring Company started operating on a regular basis. The stevedore offloaded today 161 reefer containers from the APL Line’s Empire containership, Seaport of St. Petersburg Group’s press service said. The first boxes were handled in a test mode on Dec. 25, 2010 when the Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers’ contain...

Container traffic and bulk handlingJan 31, 2011

Some 26,000 TEUs were handled in the container sector last year. About 10,000 of the 20 ft boxes were from Kazakhstan. They arrived at the Ostuferhafen via Riga and were forwarded by block train into the western German hinterland. However these containers, containing supplements used in the manufacture of steel, have in the meantime been withdrawn from Kiel...

Port tariffs stay unchanged in 2011Jan 31, 2011

Dirk Claus said "Port and berthing fees will remain unchanged and will not be increased in 2011. This is happening out of regard for our partners and because not all of the effects of the shipping crisis have yet been completely overcome". With this move the Port of Kiel is also making a contribution to expected further cargo growth. The Port of Kiel will n...

Ostuferhafen dominates port handlingJan 31, 2011

The Ostuferhafen was once again the Port of Kiel's biggest cargo handling facility in 2010, turning over more than 3 million tons for the first time ever. DFDS Seaways currently offers seven departures per week and direction to and from the Baltic and Russia using three modern ferry ships. At the beginning of January, the "Tor Baltica" was replaced on the ...

Algeciras applies tariff discountsJan 30, 2011

The port of Algeciras is applying discounts of 35% for all ro-ro traffic to and from the port of Tanger-Med in Morocco and of 60% for any transhipment containers. In the last few months, the port has also seen a rise in import/export containers thanks to discounts, the entry into service of the new TTIA container terminal, better feeder connectivity and a...

Next generation Auckland investmentJan 30, 2011

Ports of Auckland will this year complete a NZ$8m (US$6.2m) berth deepening and lengthening project to accommodate the next-generation of containership callers. The port expects the regular 4,100 teu callers to be superseded by 5,000 to 5,500 teu vessels over the next five years. (Source:http://www.portstrategy.com)  

Indonesia cuts port investmentJan 30, 2011

 Indonesia's Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries had planned to build 40 ports in 2011, although only 12 will now go ahead. A budget of $14.3m is available and this will fund planned ports in North and South Sulawesi, East and South Kalimantan and Papua. (Source:http://www.portstrategy.com)  

Maersk Suspends Some Shipments to Ivory CoastJan 30, 2011

Ocean carrier refutes reports it stopped handling cocoa exports Maersk Line refuted a report Friday that it stopped handling cocoa exports from Ivory Coast and is not taking new orders for imports in to the country. The world's largest container line said it will temporarily stop accepting shipments to Ivory Coast from North America, Central America, ...

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