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 […]
Following the start of joint operations of German short sea shipping line OPDR and Spanish Boluda Corporación Marítima in the port of Seville in January 2017, OPDR has announced the launch of a container service connecting the Iberian Peninsula and the United Kingdom. The new weekly Portugal and South Spain service (POSS) connects the English […]
Ukraine-based Informall Business Group in its latest Black Sea Container Market review reports a rise of 9.63% in loaded containers handling in the Black Sea container ports of Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia and Georgia in 2016 as compared to 2015, writes PortNews. The growth can be attributed to loaded exports which increased in the region […]
Egypt eyes Asian investment for a new container terminal in Port Said at the Mediterranean end of the Suez Canal, writes Nikkei Asian Review. The talks go on with Singapore’s PSA International but offers from other players such as China’s COSCO Shipping Ports are also considered. Mohamed Youssef, head of the Holding Company for Maritime […]
The Port Authority of Algeciras, Spain, has extended the term for submission of bids for constructing and operating the third container terminal at the port until 31 May 2017. Initially, the international public tender launched last August had the bidding deadline on 30 November 2016, but later the deadline was postponed until 31 March 2017 […]
The container throughput of Russian sea ports in January-February 2017 has grown by 8.6% on a year-on-year basis, up to 668.27 th. TEU, TASS news agency reports the data by the Association of Russian sea ports. A 10% increase is noted in import volumes, to 292.05 th. TEU. Exports have also increased: 279.37 th. TEU, […]
Hackett Associates in its latest Global Port Tracker report produced for the National Retail Federation (NRF) marks an “unusually high” growth in import volumes of US major retail container ports in January 2017, up 12.5% as compared with the previous year, reports NRF. The ports covered by the Global Port Tracker include Los Angeles/Long Beach, […]
The official ceremony dedicated to the arrival of the 25th regular container train FESCO Minsk Shuttle took place in Minsk, Belarus on 7 March 2017. The weekly rail service from Vladivostok port in the Russian Far East to Kolyadichi station in the Republic of Belarus was launched in September 2016. As announced by FESCO press […]
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed an order with Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), the leading European port and transport logistics group, for 11 diesel-electric straddle carriers, reports Cargotec in its press release. This order comes closely after the one of 2016 for nine machines, demonstrating the strength of HHLA’s relationship with Kalmar and […]
Russian port of Bronka has started testing an innovative container for bulk cargoes, writes PortNews. The container is developed by Russian company UNA and promoted by KOTTA Container, both firms are based in St. Petersburg. The framework of the container is made of steel, passed preliminary trials according to the program and methodology approved by the […]
