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 […]
Based on strong results of the first quarter of 2017, Alphaliner has revised upwards its forecast of container shipping volumes for the current year. Now the full year global port throughput growth is expected to reach 4.6% in 2017, compared with earlier projections of just 2-3%. This adjustment is explained by a healthy increase of […]
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 […]
The port of Algeciras handled 1 mln TEU in the first quarter of 2017, informs the Port Authority’s press service. The total throughput of Algeciras decreased by 8%, to 23.7 mln tonnes, mostly due to a 10.9% drop in general cargo which makes up over 60% of the port’s traffic (15 mln tonnes). At the […]
In the first quarter of 2017 all top 5 container ports reported an increase in their volumes, which speaks of positive trends returning in the global trade. March has been marked as an especially successful month, with some ports posting a double-digit growth. This is confirmed by the Chinese foreign trade figures of the month: exports […]
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 […]
Barcelona has recorded an exciting growth of 25.3% in its throughput in the first quarter of 2017 y-o-y, the result which was surpassed only once in the port’s history, i.e. in the second quarter of 2008, informs the Port Authority. The throughput of 13.8 mln tons has been achieved due to excellent results in handling […]
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 […]
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 […]
