10 March 2010

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Russian port signs coal deal 16:27 10 Mar RUSSIAN river port Blagoveshchensk has signed a contract to transport up to 1M tonnes of Siberian coal to neighbouring China in 2010.
China to use North Korean port 15:34 10 Mar A PORT deal has been signed with North Korea that will give China direct access to the Sea of Japan, IHS Global Insight reported today.
Spanish ports threatened 14:27 10 Mar SPANISH stevedore unions today threatened to strike at all ports to oppose Madrid’s plans to change ro-ro cargo handling.
UK ports reflect trade fall 13:53 10 Mar A FALL IN both imports and exports in the UK in January has been reflected in the number of trucks handled at the busiest UK ferry port, Dover.
Oz port rail plan rejected 12:29 10 Mar CANBERRA’S competition regulator has rejected access arrangements for a Newcastle coal rail scheme.
Minor miners in major merger 11:17 10 Mar TWO OF Western Australia’s iron ore juniors are set to merge in a quest for greater market weight and improved port export capacity.
Smuggling office ordered closed 9:47 10 Mar A MANILA court has ordered an anti-smuggling agency disbanded, holding it unconstitutional.
Black Sea buyout planned 16:08 9 Mar ROMANIA’S securities commission said today a building company has prepared a buyout offer for a majority stake in the Black Sea port operator SOCEP.
'K' Line, MOL join forces 15:46 9 Mar CONTAINER liners 'K' Line and Mitsui OSK Lines are joining forces in the trans-Pacific trade to stabilise services.
‘Supergrid’ could be port boon 15:40 9 Mar THE LAUNCH of a pan-European lobby to promote an offshore ‘supergrid’ powered by wind turbines has raised the prospect of new shipping opportunities.
Baltic box direct can save 20% 15:25 9 Mar OCEAN carriers can obtain a 20% saving per container if they get enough local cargo for direct services to Baltic ports, a shipping consultant said today.
Suez Canal revenues recover 13:56 9 Mar SUEZ CANAL revenues are continuing to grow year on year as the global economy improves, IHS Global Insight reported today.
ICTSI revenues drop 12:51 9 Mar PHILIPPINES port operator ICTSI has posted a 9% fall in revenues last year, to $421.7M from $463.1M in 2008.
Phnom Penh traffic rises 11:13 9 Mar CONTAINER traffic at Phnom Penh’s Autonomous Port reportedly increased by more than 50% in February compared to the same month last year.
Italian ports cut fees 90% 10:49 9 Mar THREE ports in Italy are cutting port fees and anchor dues by 90% in a bid to lure transhipment business.
US box imports rebound 10:05 9 Mar IMPORT volume at major US box ports is expected to increase 13% this month, compared with March 2009, the National Retail Federation said.
NAPA comes to Adriatic 16:40 8 Mar VENICE has formed a port association with Ravenna and Trieste in Italy and the Slovenian port of Koper.
Storm closing Barca terminal 16:08 8 Mar A FREAK snow and rain storm in Catalonia has forced Barcelona today to order a shutdown of its main cruise terminal.
US farm exports squeezed 15:52 8 Mar A SQUEEZE on vessel space and container equipment for agricultural cargoes is preventing US exporters from meeting overseas demand.
One sweet cocaine bust 14:48 8 Mar SPANISH police have arrested seven people on suspicion of a role in the transport through Bilbao’s port of a tonne of liquid cocaine – dissolved in frozen fruit pulp.
UK port bid propels shares 14:39 8 Mar SHARES in Forth Ports, the Scottish operator, soared today by 24.6%, to a 52-week high of £13.92 ($21.11), in reaction to a possible takeover bid.
Gulf focuses on infrastructure 14:15 8 Mar SHADY Shaher, the Standard Chartered Bank economist, assured a conference today that tourism, services and re-exports are picking up in Dubai.
Smelling the roses (and skunk) 12:01 8 Mar THREE UK men have pleaded guilty to smuggling £62M ($93.8M) in skunk marijuana in flower boxes through British ports.
21% India coal rise predicted 11:03 8 Mar INDIA’S coal imports are likely to increase by 21% this year, according to its coal minister.
UK ports shrug off strike 10:32 8 Mar A NATIONAL strike began today in the UK, but it has had few effects on British ports.
Andaman to be major port 9:37 8 Mar PORTS IN the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean will be grouped under a single administration with major port status, India’s government has announced.
New plant cuts Oz gas imports 16:32 5 Mar AUSTRALIA’S dependence on imports of helium gas has ended with the opening of the southern hemisphere’s first production facility for the commodity in Darwin.
China plans berth for VLOCs 16:23 5 Mar CHINESE terminal operator Zhanjiang Port Group reportedly plans to build a berth that can handle ore ships of up to 400,000dwt in Guangdong province.
Crowley boosts warehouse space 16:04 5 Mar CROWLEY has doubled its warehouse space at the Port of Jacksonville ahead of the opening of the Panama Canal expansion in 2014.
UM chief backs sea motorways 15:57 5 Mar THE UNION for the Mediterranean's first general-secretary began his three-year term today by promoting the EU’s sea motorways scheme.

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