Solvo, the leading Russian developer of IT solutions for ports, container terminals and warehouses, has implemented its terminal operating system SOLVO.TOS at Bronka Port container terminal in Saint Petersburg, Russia, thus finalising a five-year project, informs the company’s press service. The port of Bronka (owned and operated by LLC Fenix) is a new deepwater, state-of-the-art […]
Russia practically stopped transporting goods by railway to Latvian ports, informs Reuters. According to railway statistics, in March 2017 shipments of coal, oil products, metals to the ports of Riga and Ventspils amounted to 1.2 mln tonnes, in April this volume declined to 0,75 mln tonnes, whereas in the first two weeks of May – […]
Russian container ports have achieved a 12% growth in January-April 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016, by handling 1.44 mln TEU, informs Maritime News of Russia quoting the Association of Russian sea ports. Import volumes continue the upward trend of the first quarter: up 14.4% to 620.3 th. TEU, with full import boxes […]
Petrolesport terminal (PLP), located in the port of St. Petersburg and owned by the leading Russian container terminal operator Global Ports, plans to invest RUR 4.2 bln (USD 75 mln) into the expansion of its container, Ro-Ro and general cargo facilities. Most of the investment (97.2%) will be covered from the company’s own capital, TASS news […]
Container throughput of Russian seaports in January-March 2017 has grown 11.8%, up to 1.07 mln TEU, reports TASS news agency quoting the Association of Russian sea commercial ports. Comparing with the same period last year, it may be reminded that the first quarter of 2016 was still tough for Russian ports, as after a dramatic […]
A freight train of Russian wheat arrived at Manzhouli land port in northern China on April 8, having crossed the Russian-Chinese border, informs China Daily. This is the first shipment of Russian wheat to China since 1976, when China banned import of the product due to its inadequate quality. The negotiations to re-open the Chinese […]
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 […]
The Arctic port of Sabetta, Russia, has welcomed the world’s first icebreaking LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie on its maiden voyage along the Northern Sea Route, TASS news agency informs. The tanker was loaded with a test volume of liquefied natural gas in the port of Murmansk on 14 February and arrived at Sabetta on […]
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, […]
The leading Russian container terminal operator Global Ports Investments PLC (Global Ports, 32% of total Russia’s container volume) has announced today its operational and financial results for year 2016. The Group reports profit of USD 61.3 mln against last year’s loss of USD 33.7 mln. Its revenue decreased by 18.3% as compared to 2015, at […]
