RF Ministry of Transport asks constituent entities of the Russian Federation to apply preferential tax treatment for transport companies, PRIME-TASS cites Transport Minister Igor Levitin as saying at the meeting in St. Petersburg. “I want to ask constituent entities of the Russian Federation to apply preferential property and land tax for transport ...
The Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners has unanimously approved a 10-year, US$750-million expansion project that will merge two aging terminals and create an estimated 14,000 jobs, the Los Angeles Times reported. Work on the Middle Harbour Redevelopment Project will be done in phases, according to James Hankla, president of the board of commission...
Singapore's port container volumes rebounded slightly in March compared to the previous month, even though volumes were down from a year ago. PSA International's flagship Singapore terminals moved 2.14 million TEUs in March, up from 1.8 million TEUs recorded in February. For the first three months this year, PSA handled 5.86 million TEUs, down 17.8% c...
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will open two roll on-roll off (RO-RO) ports in the provinces of Southern Leyte and Biliran in the Eastern Visayas next week as scheduled, a Malacañang official said. The President will push through with the visit even as she mourns the death of eight aides from a helicopter crash in Ifugao province last week, Pre...
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday, April 13, 2009, unanimously approved an exhaustive environmental study of the Middle Harbor Redevelopment project, green-lighting a $750 million renovation to transform two aging Port of Long Beach shipping terminals into one of the greenest, most environmentally friendly terminals in the world. With ...
Fourteen top shipping lines earned coveted best of the best honors from the Port of Long Beach on Thursday, April 9, 2009, in the annual Green Flag Awards that recognize the ocean carriers for environmental achievement. The winners represent many of the largest ocean cargo carriers to call at the Port, where the Green Flag vessel speed reduction prog...
When the ZHEN HUA No.23 entered Durban harbour in South Africa on Saturday, 11 April 2009 around 07h00, it attracted considerable attention due to its immense size of 245 metres long and its beam of 40 metres. Equally interesting were the six pre-assembled harbour cranes weighing a total of 2,540 tonnes, which provided an impressive sight onboard the vessel...
AirBridgeCargo Airlines, the scheduled cargo business of Volga-Dnepr Group, has won the prestigious ‘Wings of Russia Award’ for ‘Airline of the Year – Cargo Carrier Operating in Domestic and International Air Lines’. The airline won the accolade based on its growth and development in 2008 and the balanced strategy applied to ...
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