At the recent meeting with Poland’s Minister of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation, Marek Grobarczyk, the Port of Gdansk Authority SA (PGA) has announced its plans to expand the largest Polish port and its capacity, as “a response to the accelerating growth in international trade, in which the role of the Port of Gdansk, especially in handling […]
Month: April 2017
How about cruising to North Korea?
The regular ferry line will connect the ports of Rajin (North Korea) and Vladivostok (Russian Far East) already this month, informs PortNews. The unique service is expected to revitalise business connections of the two countries and restore regular passenger and cargo shipping forlorn since the 1980s. The passenger/cargo ship Man Gyong Bong (flag of North Korea) will […]
ABP invests in Humber container traffic, despite Brexit
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading port operator, with a network of 21 ports across England, Scotland and Wales, has announced an investment of UKP 50 mln (EUR 58.5 mln) into two container terminals on the Humber estuary – at the ports of Hull and Immingham – in order to more than double their […]
Who will be new CEO for Long Beach port?
Last week the Board of Harbor Commissioners that sets policy for the Port of Long Beach interviewed seven finalists for the post of the US second-busiest container port’s CEO. The new leader is expected to be announced by summer, although no candidates have been named so far, writes Long Beach Press Telegram. The port has […]