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Port Saint John Cargo Volume up 15%

Jan 11, 2018

Year-over-year total cargo tonnage at Port Saint John, Eastern Canada’s largest port by volume, increased by over 4 million metric tonnes in 2017.  Overall cargo tonnage handled for the year 2017 was 30,458,422 metric tonnes, a 15% increase over 2016…

Japanese FM Visits Colombo Port

Jan 11, 2018

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has visited the port of Colombo in Sri Lanka. Kono was briefed by Sri Lankan government officials about a project under consideration to expand the port. The Japanese Foreign Minister  also visited the…

Contargo Rolls out New Service from Rotterdam and Basel

Jan 11, 2018

Contargo AG has launched a new rail shuttle service to the German town of Weil am Rhein on the Swiss border. This creates a direct connection between the port of Rotterdam and the important industrial areas around Basel. Three times a week…

Port of Incheon Volume Crosses 3 mln TEU

Jan 11, 2018

The Container Handing Volume by the Republic of Korea's  Port of Incheon surpassed 3 million TEU that it has processed over 1 year.  3 million TEU refers to 300 million container volume of 6.1m container box (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) and if the containers are connected in a line…

INTTRA Innovates with Information for Measurable Improvements

Jan 11, 2018

Digital transactions for the ocean shipping industry have arrived. Are you part of it yet? It may well be true that INTTRA is today the largest neutral electronic transaction platform, software and information provider for the ocean shipping industry…

Chabahar Port "Win-Win" Situation for India, Iran

Jan 10, 2018

Chabahar Port was very important for both India and Iran, and offered a win-win situation to both countries, Indian Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari said. A government press release said that Gadkari held bilateral talks with Dr Abbas Akhoundi…

German Boxship Collides with Crane at Keelung Port

Jan 10, 2018

A German-flagged container ship Hansa Meersburg ran into a crane while berthing at Keelung Port, Taiwan resulting in the damage of containers and port infrastructure, CNA reported. The 2007-built freighter, operated by German-based Leonhardt…

Port Hedland May Clear Ships as Storm Builds off Australia

Jan 10, 2018

Giant iron ore port may close as Australian storm builds. Vessels may be cleared from Australia's Port Hedland, the world's biggest iron ore export terminal, as early as Thursday as a safety precaution because of a tropical storm, port manager Pilbara Ports Authority said on Wednesday…

Wan Hai Lines Unveils China-India Service

Jan 09, 2018

Taiwan's global shipping company Wan Hai Lines has announced the launch of China – India Service III “CI3 service” on 23 January 2018. This new service will help to expand Wan Hai Lines network by providing direct service from East China to East India…

DP World Santos Appoints Dallas Hampton as New CEO

Jan 09, 2018

The Brazilian terminal DP World Santos will now be run by the new CEO Dallas Hampton, , an Australian executive with degrees in Business Administration, Logistics and Occupational Safety and with vast experience in the ports and logistics sectors…

$22 Mln Cocaine Bust in Port of Philadelphia

Jan 09, 2018

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said its officers in the Port of Philadelphia seized 709 pounds of cocaine concealed inside furniture on a containership arriving from Puerto Rico, the largest local cocaine load discovered by the CBP in a decade…

Forest Products Shed Opens in the Ostuferhafen

Jan 09, 2018

Another warehouse for Russian forestry products was inaugurated in the Ostuferhafen on Tuesday January 9th. The new Shed 12 was built inside just six months and represents an investment of € 1.5 million ($1.78 mln). The Managing Director of the Port of Kiel  (SEEHAFEN KIEL GmbH & Co…

DP World to Invest $1bn in Expansion

Jan 08, 2018

DP World is planning to annually inject up to $1 billion in global investments until 2020, local media quoted company chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem as saying. The expansion at Prince Rupert in Canada opened for business. DP World Limassol in Cyprus opened a new cruise terminal…

Pecém Cargo Volume up by 19%

Jan 08, 2018

APM Terminals Pecém reported a 19% annual increase in container handling volumes as the gateway port to northeast Brazil.   APM Terminals Pecém, which is the container operator at the Port of Pecém which is managed by the state-owned company CIPP (former Cearaportos)…

Tug Safety Training Offered at Port of Milford Haven

Jan 08, 2018

A powerful virtual-reality ship simulation system, operated by the Port of Milford Haven is running courses to train tug boat operators from across Britain.The Navigation Suite, based at Milford Waterfront, creates highly realistic computer-generated versions of any port in the world…

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