The Port of Gdansk Authority SA and Polish rail freight transport operator PKP CARGO SA signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with CFR Marfa, Romanian state rail cargo operator, and the Port of Constanta Authority, informs the port of Gdansk. The document opens a new stage in the development of cooperation between Northern and Southern Europe […]
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Blockchain for secure, efficient release of containers in the port
Antwerp Port Authority has announced the launch of a pilot project for secure and efficient release of containers developed in its innovation network called “Capital of Things”. In close collaboration with the City of Antwerp, the University of Antwerp and IMEC, the Port of Antwerp is developing a unique ecosystem based on the Internet of […]
Russian container imports keep growing: +17.3% in 1H 2017
Russia’s container ports demonstrate strong growth in 2017. From January through to June 2017 they handled 2.26 mln TEU, surpassing the data of the same period in 2016 by 15,3%, informs TASS news agency quoting the Association of Russian sea commercial ports. Both import and export volumes continue the upward trend of the first quarter: imports […]
Second life of port cranes
PORTSSOLUTIONS, a German company offering used harbor equipment, delivered three port cranes for bulk cargo handling from the port of Santander to the port of Vilagarcía de Arousa in Spain for the stevedoring company García Reboredo S.L. The cranes can lift up to 16 tons with a maximum radius of 33m in four rope configuration […]
Singapore best seaport in Asia
The Port of Singapore was named “Best Seaport in Asia” for the 29th time, informs the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). This was announced at the 2017 Asia Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS) held in Singapore on June 29. The AFLAS awards are organised by freight and logistics publication Asia Cargo […]
Indian port set to transform maritime industry
Krishnapatnam Port, India’s East Coast deep-water port, has announced this week that it is ready to go paperless by implementing the cloud-based platform called “e-Xpressway” for container operations, informs The Times of India. The solution acts as a centralized docking station for all the participants of container handling process – vessel operator, container operator, freight […]
Qatar container services being restored
Qatar container shipping has been gradually recovering from last week’s disruption caused by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and some other Arab countries closing their ports to all vessels traveling in and out of Qatari ports. This resulted in the suspension of container services with Qatar by many shipping lines, such as Maersk Line, MOL, […]
HHLA handled a 126-tonne project cargo
HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) in Hamburg handled a 126-tonne project cargo on 1 June, informs HHLA. The giant rotary cooker of 24 metres in length and 4.40 metres in diameter was made in China and loaded on board CSCL Jupiter, a container ship of 14,000 TEU capacity of COSCO Shipping Lines, in Shanghai in […]
Intra-Gulf shipping disrupted
Maritime authorities of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain closed their berths to all vessels under the flag of Qatar, owned by Qatar and other vessels traveling in and out of Qatari ports, informs Bloomberg. This may cause severe disruptions in oil and gas trade as well as in container shipping. On Monday, 5 […]
A day in the Port
For the fifth consecutive year, the Port Authority of the Algeciras Bay (la Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras – APBA) has been arranging an exciting campaign – “Conoce tu Puerto” (“Get acquainted with your port”). From 22 May till 8 June anyone can board a specially dedicated boat and take a sea trip […]