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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