Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has signed a MoU with Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) & several government agencies with the aim of speeding up port formalities.The MoU, signed on the sidelines of the recent World Ports and Trade Summit 2013 (WPTS)…
Contract awarded for a second container terminal that will double the African state's capacity.The Ivory Coast Government has awarded a contract for the construction of a second container terminal at the port of Abidjan to a consortium of French companies Bollore…
DAMAC Properties continues its investment programme with plans to develop prime real estate in Dubai Maritime City.DAMAC’s plot of land on the sea-front at Dubai Maritime City will be home to a high-rise luxury tower of serviced hotel residences…
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising that India’s Kolkata port is expecting to begin trans-loading operations from a new anchorage location within the Kanika Sands area by around June 2013.The Kolkata Port Trust declared the new…
China Shipping Terminal Development agrees to buy a 24 per cent stake in APM Terminals' Zeebrugge in Belgium.The move came six months after the firm, which is wholly owned by China Shipping Container Lines, expressed interest in taking a stake in the Zeebrugge facility…
DP World announce financial results from its global portfolio of marine terminals for the twelve months ending 31 December 2012. DP World Chairman, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem commented; “DP World delivered profit for the year of US$749 million…
The liner services group will offer ocean-freight customers a second weekly southbound sailing from Port Everglades, Fla., to Nassau, Bahamas.The new Saturday sailing day, starting Saturday, March 23, 2013, will give customers an additional option for the transport of their goods…
India's largest major port, Kandla Port Trust (KPT) invites global bids for setting up a container terminal at nearby Tuna -Tekra.The port authority has invited expression of interests (EOIs) from global majors for setting up the container terminal on build…
During a recent South Carolina Ports Association (SCPA) meeting the twelfth straight month of year-over-year growth was noted.Container volume for the first eight months of the fiscal year are up more than 11 percent to 1,024,121 TEUs handled from July to February…
Descartes Systems Group's announce its cloud-based messaging services now integrated with the Antwerp Port Community System's (APCS) e-Desk application.The solution, combined with the Global Logistics Network (GLN), provides declarants and…
DCT Gdansk will appoint Adam Zolnowski, who until recently was responsible for strategy and corporate affairs, as Chief Financial Officer with the beginning of April. Prior to his career in DCT, Adam was a Director at Pricewaterhouse Coopers…
The ports of Antwerp (Belgium) and Rotterdam (Netherlands) propose to collaborate in construction of a linking pipeline bundle.One year ago the respective port authorities announced that they would collaborate in studying the possibilities…
Port of Long Beach (POLB) terminals saw a dramatic 37% increase in cargo in February 2013 compared to same month last year.The terminals moved 36.6 percent more containers compared to the same month one year ago ― including a nearly 46 percent surge in imports and a 17…
ITF recognise the tentative six-year labour contract agreement reached for workers at the Port of New York as potentially significant.ITF-affiliated union the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA), which represents dock workers in New York and New Jersey…
Bentley Honored by Maryland State Senate, Receives First Citizen Award for 'Making Government Work for All' Former U.S. Congresswoman and maritime authority Helen Delich Bentley was honored by the Maryland State Senate for her tireless efforts…