Author: Importer

ASIA

ASIA

Chinese feeder and river terminal operator, Sinotrans is to spend ?200m on upgrading river ports and logistics facilities in the Pearl River Delta. The company has stated that manufacturers are moving steadily…

1st August 2006

Sinotrans boosts investment in Chinese river terminals

1st August 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealands Lyttelton Port of Christchurch has opened a fully-sealed and secure facility to handle an import vehicle trade which has grown 31% over five years to an annual 53,450 units.

1st August 2006

LPC opens vehicle terminal

1st August 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A Napier City Council hearing has decided the Port of Napier will have to pay to insulate nearby residents homes if operational sounds exceed toughened noise limits.

1st August 2006

Napier faces insulation bill

1st August 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Mediterranean Shipping Company and Maersk Line have reached an agreement with the New Caledonia Union of Kanak and Exploited Workers over new services to the Port of Noumea.

1st August 2006

Noumean deal struck

1st August 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has recently added a fixed-day weekly call at Port Chalmers on its " Capricorn" service.

1st August 2006

Otago gains second MSC call

1st August 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Eastland Port has established its first-ever scheduled shipping connection to North Asia, following the recent commencement of a monthly Lodestar service.

1st August 2006

Gisborne gains Asian service

1st August 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Valencia is expected to issue a tender in the second quarter of 2008 for a fifth container terminal.

1st August 2006

Valencia to build fifth box terminal

1st August 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

International Port Holdings (IPH) has won a public procurement process to become the preferred partner for the development and operation of the existing Great Yarmouth river port and its new outer harbour…

1st August 2006

IPH lands Great Yarmouth partnership

1st August 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Interested parties will have to partially finance construction of the facility, although public investment of ?396.3m is also earmarked.Port facilities on the Thames handled 53.8m tonnes of cargo in 2005, an increase…

1st August 2006

THAMES CARGO UP

1st August 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has received six proposals for operation of a 138 ha container terminal on Maasvlakte 2.

1st August 2006

MAASVLAKTE TERMINAL ATTRACTS SIX

1st August 2006