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Stakeholders were on Thursday optimistic that the concession of Terminal `B’, Warri Old Port, would not only reinvigorate the maritime sector but would also boost cargo operations in the Southeast. The Federal Government on Tuesday, concessioned the Terminal `B’ of Warri Old Port to SIFAX Group-led Consortium, Ocean and Cargo Terminal Services Ltd. Ocean and… Read More
Eromosele Abiodun writes that the Baro River Port project in Niger State will enhance intermodal transportation connectivity in the country Inland waterways are made up of navigable rivers, lakes, coastal creeks, lagoons and canals. The movement of goods and services along inland waterways is one of the oldest means of transporting goods and services from… Read More
SINGAPORE (Jan 24): Hong Kong’s continued slide down the rankings of the world’s great ports has pushed billionaire Li Ka-shing’s freight-terminal operator to take action. HongKong International Terminals Ltd, the city’s biggest container-terminal operator and part of Li’s CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd, is freezing salaries for all its staff this year due to rising competition… Read More
Whether Halterm in the city’s south end has room for needed expansion has partly fuelled debate about moving the port to the Dartmouth side of the harbour. – FILE By MURRAY METHERALL In the week before Christmas, an inbound container train approached CN Rockingham on the Bedford highway led by two locomotives with one in… Read More
Muscat: Boskalis Westminster (Oman), the executing company for the construction of the liquid bulk berth project at Port of Duqm, celebrated the successful completion of the new stage of the flow of seawater to the pier for the export of petroleum products. The liquid bulk berth project is now witnessing the most important marine engineering… Read More
Dundalk by DayCargo loading cranes at the Sea Girt and Dundalk Marine Terminals along the northeast shore of the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River towards the Inner Harbor and downtown Baltimore. Photo courtesy USDA 10th Consecutive Year Of Favorable Coast Guard Security Review BALTIMORE — Dundalk and the five other public marine terminals at… Read More
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Rotterdam Port Promotion Council (RPPC) will once again be prolonging their partnership for another four-year term. The renewal was announced by RPPC Chair, Steven Lak, and Port Authority CEO, Allard Castelein, during the RPPC New Year’s breakfast reception. Castelein said: “We have been working together for many years. Time… Read More
Port of Rotterdam to provide funding for projects and demonstrations that utilise low-carbon or zero-carbon fuels. Credit: Port of RotterdamThe Port of Rotterdam Authority in the Netherlands has unveiled an incentive scheme to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO?) emissions from the shipping sector. As part of the ‘Incentive Scheme Climate-Friendly Shipping’ scheme, the port authority… Read More
Konecranes, a provider of smart port solutions, has agreed a deal with South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) to supply three rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to Wando Welch Terminal, located at the Port of Charleston. The new Konecranes machines, which will each be equipped with hybrid power packs for more eco-efficient operations, are expected to support… Read More
The Maersk Alfirk container ship clears the Ravenel Bridge on its way to the Wando Welch Terminal in Mount Pleasant. The State Ports Authority has outlined a plan to barge containers from the terminal to a new rail yard in North Charleston as a way to ease truck congestion on local roads. Provided/State Ports Authority… Read More
The commissioning of the N6 billion, well-equipped port on River Niger in Baro, Niger State, by President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, January 19th, 2019, marked a major milestone in restoring River Niger to some of its past glory as an inland water highway for transporting passengers and cargo in Nigeria. The Baro port had a… Read More
Wismar has begun operation of a new multi-functional handling terminal, writes Tom Todd. The 47,000 m2 terminal boasts a 332m long quayside on 11.5m of water with two berths for ships up to 40,000dwt and 294m. Previously ships of up to only 240m have been able to berth in Wismar. The new rail and road… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles has broken its cargo-handling record, having moved more containers during 2018 than any other time in its 111-year history. According to statement, the Port of Los Angeles’ annual container volume last year totalled 9,458,749 TEU, a 1.2% increase on the company’s record-breaking 2017 throughput. In addition to this, 2018 marks… Read More
David Porter of Georgia Ports speaking at Freight Alley, the community space in FreightWaves’ new headquarters. (Photo: Josh Roden / FreightWaves) North America’s most efficient port wants to serve the Midwest faster and cheaper than Los Angeles/Long Beach Georgia Ports will invest $2 billion in capital expenditures upgrading and expanding the Garden City Terminal—Savannah’s container… Read More
Key Points Trade hub Hong Kong once boasted the world’s biggest port in terms of number of containers processed, but it has fallen behind rivals such as Shanghai and Singapore. But industry experts say it may be able to regain lost ground through measures that increase efficiency and make it more competitive. Four container terminal… Read More