03 September 2010

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Wilmington awaits Earl 17:18 2 Sep HURRICANE Earl has again strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it closes in on Wilmington, North Carolina.
Typhoon disrupts Korean ports 17:18 2 Sep TYPHOON Kompasu weakened to a tropical storm today after it made landfall in South Korea and passed over the capital Seoul.
Luka Koper profits rise 16:01 2 Sep SLOVENIA’S port of Luka Koper has reported a 46% year-on-year rise in profits for the first half of the year.
GAC boosts Baltic business 15:43 2 Sep FINLAND’S ship agency John Nurminen Navis told Fairplay today its acquisition by GAC was driven by the buyer’s desire to push north to seek more lucrative oil and gas clients.
Suez revenues rise 12.2% 15:32 2 Sep REVENUES for the Suez Canal has reportedly climbed 12.2% in this year’s first eight months, from that period a year ago.
China cure for Cabello mess? 14:17 2 Sep VENEZUELA has chosen China Harbour Engineering to build a box terminal at Puerto Cabello, a key port plagued by severe delays and throughput losses this year.
Russia OKs grain loopholes 13:00 2 Sep A KREMLIN order has eased last month's ban on grain exports – but stopped well short of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's indication that significant exports could resume later this season.
Bolloré unveils income surge 12:11 2 Sep FRANCE’S Bolloré has reported a threefold increase in first-half net income year on year, to €190M ($243.7M).
Virginia battens down for Earl 11:06 2 Sep VIRGINIA ports are taking extra precautions today, with Hurricane Earl expected to pass within 240km (150 miles) of the state’s shores tomorrow at about 0400.
Brazil makes port arrests 16:36 1 Sep POLICE in Brazil have arrested seven people in relation to the illegal importation of goods through two Brazilian ports.
Some India sugar clots dissolved 15:25 1 Sep DELHI’S moves to clear imported sugar consignments stuck at ports have partly succeeded.
Dutch LNG plan collapses 14:04 1 Sep THREE Dutch companies have abandoned a plan to build an LNG terminal in Eemshaven’s port, IHS Global Insight reported today.
Santos cargo rises 27% 13:57 1 Sep BRAZIL’S Santos, South America's largest port by value moved, said today it handled 27% more cargo in July than that month a year earlier.
Operations merged in Aarhus 12:52 1 Sep DANISH handling company Cargo Service and APM Terminals are merging operations at Port of Aarhus in Denmark.
Union fights Dover port plan 12:48 1 Sep UK TRANSPORT union RMT told Fairplay today it opposes any plan to privatise Dover's port because it holds that the move would endanger the its future and jobs.
Offshore ship, barge collide 11:00 1 Sep AN OFFSHORE supply vessel has collided with a barge at Mumbai's Indira Docks, less than a month after another collision shut the port down for several days.
UK uncovers counterfeit smokes 10:12 1 Sep UK CUSTOMS agents have found smuggled counterfeit cigarettes from China in a Felixstowe container.
Vale unveils coal deal 10:12 1 Sep VALE HAS signed a three-year deal to ship up to 6.2M tonnes of coal and steel from Praia Mole’s port.
Typhoon rips into Okinawa 17:54 31 Aug TYPHOON Kompasu disrupted shipping today in Okinawa and is likely to close an oil refinery.
Brazil builder wins loopholes 17:04 31 Aug LLX LOGISTICA, Brazil’s port builder and operator, has been granted about 70M reais ($39.9M) of tax exemptions by the government to buy equipment for a new iron-ore terminal near Rio de Janeiro.
ECUS ports brace for hurricane 15:33 31 Aug US EAST Coast ports are keeping close tabs today on Hurricane Earl, with some forecasters warning that the Category 4 storm could smash into the Carolinas later this week.
Asia trade bolsters Port Botany 14:21 31 Aug ASIAN trade accounts for 62% of cargo volumes at Port Botany in New South Wales.
UK turns up Iran cargo heat 12:11 31 Aug THE UK has markedly stepped up investigations of possible violations of trade sanctions against Iran, Steven Gentle, partner at the London law firm Kingsley Napley, warned Fairplay today.
Rio in $1.6Bn Pilbara push 11:14 31 Aug RIO TINTO is racing ahead with another Pilbara iron ore venture, which would produce 15M tonnes of high-quality iron ore for shipment.
Consortium picked for terminal 10:31 31 Aug AITKEN Spence, the Sri Lankan conglomerate, will be building the first terminal in the new Colombo south harbour, along with partner China Merchants Holdings, the government said.
Newcastle spill culprit named 10:21 31 Aug JOHAN Blumenthal’s Capesize Magdalene has been revealed as the source of a fuel oil spill that closed Newcastle’s port in Australia last week.
LA bans trucks, shippers suffer 15:42 27 Aug SHIPPERS will shoulder the burden of extra costs as Los Angeles port bars independent truckers from hauling boxes in and out of its terminals, Fairplay was told today.
Chitra salvage to start 14:03 27 Aug SALVAGE operations to set the tilted vessel Chitra upright will begin tomorrow with the unloading of the containers from the deck.
Pipavav IPO proves major success 13:53 27 Aug INDIA’S Pipavav Port’s initial public offering was oversubscribed by around 20 times thanks to an overwhelming response.
The Art of Dredging 11:21 27 Aug MORE than eighty works by Dutch artist Jeroen Hermkens illustrating feats of dredging and hydraulic engineering are on show in Rotterdam until 5 September.

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