The parties involved in container barge transport in the port of Antwerp signed yesterday a roadmap of structural measures to make this type of transportation more efficient and further develop it, the Antwerp Port Authority press service informs. The implementation plan includes concrete initiatives and structural solutions to allow for sustainable growth of the port […]
Russian stevedoring companies, following the notifications of the respective port authorities, have begun informing their clients that they suspend handling dangerous goods of all classes from 25 May till 25 July, due to increased security measures imposed by the Russian government for the period of the FIFA World Cup, Russian business daily Kommersant informs today. […]
The bidding process for the Phase 3 of the Laem Chabang port expansion will take place in October, informs Bangkok Post quoting Songtham Chantaprasit, acting director-general at the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT). The project’s terms of reference are still to be finalized within the next two months by PAT, but once bidding commences, winners […]
Delo Group, one of the leading Russian stevedoring companies operating grain and container terminals in the port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, announces the acquisition of a 30.75% stake in Global Ports Investments PLC (Global Ports), Russia’s largest operator of container terminals. The deal, which was initially announced at the end of December 2017, […]
Billions of euros of investment in upgrades to West African harbors by governments and companies will provide enough capacity for them to operate sufficiently for the next 10 years, Bloomberg writes today quoting Bollore Ports, the leading port operator in Africa. Countries in the region have been investing heavily in ports to cope with rising […]
The Port of Felixstowe has taken delivery of its first two remote control ship-to-shore gantry cranes, the port’s press service informs. The new cranes were delivered on the Zhen Hua 23 from ZPMC in Shanghai. The new STSs are capable of working vessels with containers stowed 11-high and 24-wide on deck. Instead of being in […]
The Harbor Performance Enhancement Center (HPEC), a project proposed by the Port of Los Angeles on Terminal Island to minimize port congestion and increase cargo flow, has secured USD 130 mln in funding from Macquarie Principal Finance, a division of Macquarie Group, informs American Shipper. The HPEC is designed as a common container storage yard serving […]
Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE) has announced the commencement of container shipping operations on 1 April 2018, which is according to the initial schedule laid out when the company was established on 7 July 2017. ONE is the result of an integration of the container businesses of three Japanese shipping carriers: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, […]
Kalmar, part of Cargotec Corporation, has signed a deal with Deepwater Container Terminal (DCT) Gdansk in Poland to supply a total of five electrically powered RTG cranes with extensive customisation. The order also includes the supply of a spare parts package for the machines. The delivery is scheduled for early 2019. DCT Gdansk is Poland’s […]
The Port of Rotterdam Authority announced the start of construction of the Container Exchange Route (CER) that is designed to link the deepsea container terminals, empty depots, rail terminals and distribution companies at Maasvlakte port area. The goal of this project is to reduce exchange costs between the various companies and further improve connections with […]
