The Russian container ports handled 5.075 mln TEU in 2018, which marks a 9.8% increase over the 2017 year’s results, reports the Association of Russian sea commercial ports. However, the growth is less than last year: in 2017 the increase was 15.5%. As we wrote earlier, the Russian container volumes are gradually recovering from the […]
The Port of Algeciras can multiply fifteen-fold the number of its weekly freight trains to Spain’s hinterland by 2030, if it ensures a competitive rail connectivity. This is one of the main conclusions delivered by the consulting company TRN Taryet in its “Analysis of the potential demand to be captured by rail transport of the […]
The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and the Port Authorities of Alexandria and Damietta, Egypt, signed a Memorandum of cooperation on 2 November in Kyiv, Ukraine. The document implies joint implementation of projects, information exchange and mutual assistance in seaborne trade. The signing took place in Kyiv. From the Egyptian side, the Memorandum was signed […]
The Port of Gdansk, Poland, opened a trade office in Shangahai, informs Polish news agency The First News. Being the port’s first presence in China, the office will coordinate cooperation and reinforce contacts with Chinese companies. The opening ceremony took place during the 13th China International Logistics and Transportation Fair (CILF 2018) held on 11-13 […]
The German crane manufacturer Liebherr and the Karmsund Port Authority, Norway, have signed a contract for a mobile harbour crane LHM 550. With a maximum lifting capacity of up to 154 tonnes and an outreach of 54m, this machine will be the largest and the strongest mobile harbour crane in Norway. Liebherr LHM 550 will […]
This week in ports all over the world has been full of dramatic events, as if some supreme evil spirits were playing on the eve of Halloween night. A container exploded at the Evergreen Terminal in the port of Los Angeles at 6pm on Tuesday, 30 October. Luckily, no one was injured, although the port […]
On 1 October 2018, Vladivostok Sea Commercial Port (VSCP) received two new Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes for its container terminal, informs the port’s press service. The cranes were acquired within the investment program of modernisation of the port’s operational facilities and are scheduled to be put into operation on 24 December 2018. VSCP is located on the […]
Cyber security is becoming one of the primary issues for ports. In June 2017, A.P. Moller-Maersk fell victim of a global cyber-attack named Petya, which affected all Maersk business units, including container shipping, port and tug boat operations, as well as oil and gas production, drilling services, and oil tankers. The incident costed the company […]
The international port equipment trading company PORTSSOLUTIONS has delivered a second-hand harbor mobile crane Liebherr LHM 550 to the Spanish port of Sevilla. This crane comes from Malabo (Guinee Equatorial) and will be employed by the stevedoring company Estibadora Sevillana that handles general cargo as well as dry bulk, liquid bulk and project cargo. Carlos […]
Colombo Port has been ranked the fastest growing container port out of the world’s 30 largest ports by throughput in 1H 2018, informs Lanka Business Online quoting the latest Alphaliner Monthly Monitor. The Port of Colombo recorded a 15.6% growth by handling 3,415,298 TEU in the first half of 2018, as compared to the same […]
