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Elengy LNG Trans-Shipment at Montoir-de-Bretagne

Jan 14, 2018

Elengy, a unit of the French energy company and LNG player Engie, said that the LNG receiving terminal in Montoir-de-Bretagne, managed by the company, has just performed a new generation LNG transshipment.  The ice-class LNG carrier Fedor…

APM Terminals Poti to Build Cargo Terminal

Jan 12, 2018

APM Terminals Poti and Poti New Terminals Consortium signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a USD 100 million dollar investment in a new bulk cargo terminal that can process 1.5 million tons of dry bulk cargo annually and generate new…

Road Map to Boost Singapore Maritime Industry

Jan 12, 2018

Dr Lam Pin Min, Senior Minister of State (SMS) for Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Health, launched the Sea Transport Industry Transformation Map (ITM) at the annual Singapore Maritime Foundation New Year Cocktail Reception.  Developed…

Mansukh Mandavia Inspects Kolkata Port, IWAI Jetty

Jan 12, 2018

Indian Minister of State for Shipping, Mansukh Mandaviya inspected the facilities and ongoing projects at Kolkata Port Trust and GR Jetty of Inland Waterways Authority of India.  Mandavia visited Netaji Subhas Dock at Kolkata Port Trust…

China's Imports from N.Korea Plummet in December

Jan 12, 2018

China's imports from North Korea plunged in December to their lowest level in dollar terms since at least the start of 2014, with trade curbed by U.N. sanctions aimed at persuading Pyongyang to abandon its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs…

New Digital Marketplace for Supply Chain Management

Jan 12, 2018

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Weathernews Inc. have joined forces to create a new digital marketplace for the maritime industry, called maruFreight.  maruFreight operations will benefit from the financial support and expertise of Mitsui, one of the largest trading and investment companies in the world…

EPAS Received Liebherr Cranes for Tandem Lifts

Jan 12, 2018

The German port handling company EPAS recently received two new Liebherr mobile harbor cranes type LHM 420. Both cranes together can handle up to 248 tonnes in tandem lift operation. The two devices will further improve the logistic process at the Nordkai terminal in Emden…

MedPort Tangier Cranes to Reach APM Soon

Jan 11, 2018

The first group of three, of a total of 12 advanced remotecontrolled ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, has departed China for delivery on February 15 to the new APM Terminals MedPort Tangier, Morocco terminal. Manufactured by ZPMC in Shanghai…

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…

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MDL Leases Land for Peterhead Offshore Project Support Site

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