Author: Importer

ASIA

ASIA

Port Community Cards (PCC) has been introduced for truck drivers to access Customs electronic gatehouse at Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) and Shenzhen Customs. Using infrared technology, the card can automatically verify…

1st October 2004

YICT improves truck entry/exit process

1st October 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Sustained strong demand for Australian coal has led to a need for capacity expansion at the terminal to meet the needs of existing and potential mining customers.The ADB is to lend $570…

1st October 2004

$570M FOR SRI LANKA

1st October 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Sustained strong demand for Australian coal has led to a need for capacity expansion at the terminal to meet the needs of existing and potential mining customers.Taiwan-based Evergreen group has sent a…

1st October 2004

Majors move further into China

1st October 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

To reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality, a group of terminal operators has announced a plan for all 13 Long Beach and Los Angeles port container cargo terminals to phase in…

1st October 2004

..but Californians are still serious about it ?

1st October 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners and British Petroleum have agreed to a historic voluntary air quality improvement project that will allow BP vessels to cold iron - shut down their…

1st October 2004

..and BP too

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Passengers, terminal staff and residents are benefiting from the ports noise policies.

1st October 2004

Casella measures noise at Dover

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The dominance of Maersk can be seen in figures released by Algeciras port authority covering January and February 2005 during which throughput at the port amounted to 501,514 TEUs.Willem Scholten, former chief…

1st October 2004

Loans guarantee scandal escalates

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The long drawn-out privatisation process at Malta Freeport has finally been concluded with CMA CGM taking a 30-year concession from the government for $421m. P& O Ports will manage the Freeport which…

1st October 2004

Malta Freeport goes to CMA CGM

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Rotterdam is forecasting a 20% increase in port related land use over the next 15 years.

1st October 2004

ROTTERDAM TO GROW BY A FIFTH

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Rotterdam Shortsea Terminal (RST) expects throughput to grow considerably this year.

1st October 2004

EXPANSION WILL BOOST SHORTSEA

1st October 2004