HHLA, Hamburg's largest stevedore, is set to temporarily shutter one of its container terminals in response to a steep slump in cargo volume at Europe's third largest box hub. The company is negotiating with labor unions over closing down the Tollerort terminal, its smallest facility, and transferring its traffic and workers to the Burchardkai terminal....
A Dutch bulk cargo carrier ran into the pier yesterday at the port of Alexandria in Egypt, RIA Novosti reports citing the Port Authority. The incident occurred during a de-berthing operation. As a result the ship was seriously damaged, the port facilities as well. Attorney General's Office began an investigation into the incident, arrested the vessel, ...
Andrei Belyaninov, the head of Russian Federal Customs Service dismissed from their offices Vladlen Ivanov, the Chief of St. Petersburg Customs and Mr. Ivanov’s first deputy Alex Kurdyumov, the North-West Customs Directorate (NWCD) press release said. By the same order Col. Kyrill Krasilnikoff was appointed acting Chief of the St. Petersburg Customs...
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, LTD announces that its operated container vessel "Hamburg Bridge"(Panama flag, Philippine crew) was attacked and fired by pirates high-speed boat about 250 miles (about 450 km) east of Gulf of Aden around at 21:00 JST on Monday, April 5 (local time: 16:00 on April 5). The ship sustained with some minor damage to the hull, but quickly ...
Brisbane: Salvors have started an internal transfer of fuel oil onboard the bulker Shen Neng 1 stricken on the Great Barrier Reef. Bunker oil is being transferred within the Cosco-owned ship to stabilise it before an attempt to refloat the vessel. “This morning we’ll again get on with transferring oil from vulnerable tanks to more secure tanks t...
Tokyo: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has announced the completion of its new technology research center in the Kurigi District of Kawasaki Micom City. It also has a laboratory that can accommodate two 40-foot reefer containers and a test engine room with sound insulation and vibration-proof devices. The new MOL Technology Research Center will serve as a hub...
Mumbai: Indian containers meant for European destinations have piled up at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) and Tuticorin, thanks to the decision of the world’s largest container line, Maersk and French box carrier CMA CGM, to curtail calls of their Europe-bound vessels at Indian ports. “There are some 30,000-odd boxes lying around at Indian ports...
The Dutch navy claimed a rare victory in the war against international piracy earlier in the week after marines abseiled from a helicopter to seize control of a captured container ship following a shootout with Somali hijackers, the Independent reported. One Dutch marine was slightly injured during the storming of the German ship MS Taipan, which had been...
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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