»duisport receives award for logistics real estate2014-06-17

the duisport group had been awarded the "Silver" DGNB certificate by the Deutsche Gesellschaft f¨¹r Nachhaltiges Bauen [GermanSustainableBuilding Council]. This reflects the quality of the sustainable construction project and is already the second award for the logistics property after the Logix Award.

»Port offers discounts to attract cargo2014-06-17

Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners this week gave preliminary approval to two incentives that officials expect will bring additional cargo to the Port while also encouraging the use of air pollution-reducing shore power and on-dock rail.

»Hebei ports container volume up 58.8pc2014-06-17

Ports in northern China's Hebei province posted a 58.8 per cent year-on-year increase in overall container volume to 692,000 TEU in the first five months of the year, according to Hebei Provincial Port and Shipping Bureau.

»Cargotec's MacGregor boss Nielsen quits after 10 months on the job2014-06-17

After coming on board in September last year, Eric Nielsen, member of Cargotec's executive board and president of MacGregor business area has resigned with immediate effect due to personal reasons.

»May is third best month in Port of Virginia's history; rail volumes set an all-t2014-06-16

The Port of Virginia in May ¨C and for the year¡ªcontinued its growth in all cargo categories, putting the port on pace for a volume record-setting 2014.

»Port of Long Beach offers discounts to attract cargo, clean air2014-06-16

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners gave preliminary approval to two incentives that officials expect will bring additional cargo to the Port while also encouraging the use of air pollution-reducing shore power and on-dock rail.

»Indonesia Pelindo III buy 11 auto-RTGs2014-06-16

The Indonesian port operator, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III) will buy 11 automated rubber-tyre gantry cranes to increase capacity at Tanjung Emas container terminal in Semarang, Central Java for US$24.48 million.

»Intra-Europe container traffic rises2014-06-16

Intra-European container volumes have been enjoying double-digit growth levels in the last year-and-a-half, but freight rates remain at historic lows.

»Liverpool2 - gateway to the North2014-06-16

British Prime Minister David Cameron recently toured Liverpool2, which when completed will become Europe's first semi-automated container port able to accommodate 95 per cent of the world's containerships, according to Shipping Gazette.

»ACL makes Port of Liverpool its hub for inew G4 ro-co/containerships2014-06-16

Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has made the Port of Liverpool its British base for its five new G4 ro-co/containerships, the company announced.

»Asia-Europe box cargo is up2014-06-16

Container volumes from Asia to Europe continued to increase in April, with volumes to the western Mediterranean and North Africa leading the way, according to Shipping Gazette.

»No change in Iranian cargo volumes after 5 months of sanctions relief2014-06-13

Limited sanctions relief for Iran has not resulted in any increase in shipping activity after five months, Reuters reports.

»Samudera and Cosco team up in Straits-Indonesia-Thailand service2014-06-13

China's biggest shipping line, Cosco, will team up with Singapore's Samudera to offer a Straits-Indonesia-Thailand loop in the new ITX Indonesia-Thailand Express, according to Shipping Gazette. The service unites two existing Samudera services, the JKT and the BKX-2, under a new ITX branding. The loop will turn every two weeks deploying the 1,756-TEU Nordlion from Cosco and the 1,708-TEU Sinar Subang from Samudera.

»Dubai's DP World to price $1 bln convertible bond issue Thursday2014-06-13

DP World plans to raise $1 billion with a convertible bond issue of 10 years duration on Thursday to fund growth opportunities and diversify its funding sources, the Dubai-based ports operator said in a statement.

»Seafarers win 6.5pc raise over 3 years2014-06-13

Seafarers under International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)-signatory shipowners are in for salary pay increases of one per cent in 2015, two per cent in 2016 and 3.5 per cent in 2017, reports Lloyd's List.

»China shares edge down, port stocks outperform2014-06-13

China shares edged lower on Thursday as optimism brought by Beijing¡¯s mini-stimulus measures faded, though port shares were strong after Beijing detailed a plan to develop the Yangtze river region.

»Barcelona Europe South Terminal to ramp up capacity for bigger ships2014-06-13

Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), a subsidiary of Hong Kong's Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), has started the next phase of expansion to be completed early next year, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Wärtsilä in collaboration with ABB Turbocharging2014-06-13

Wärtsilä has signed a ten-year maintenance and technical support agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL), which includes a subcontract with ABB Turbocharging. One of the largest between Wärtsilä and a marine customer, the service agreement covers 142 Wärtsilä engines and 170 ABB turbochargers in 36 vessels, 32 already in operation and four newbuilds, with an option to add more vessels in the future.

»Greece unveils plan for privatisation of Piraeus2014-06-12

China's Cosco Group and four other suitors have been shortlisted as potential buyers of a majority stake in Piraeus Port Authority as Greece aims to raise EUR1.5 billion (US$2.03 billion) while selling its stake in Thessaloniki Port Authority OLTH, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Work stoppage at Finnish ports2014-06-12

Strike action has stopped operations at the ports of Finland at 06:00 on Wednesday, 11th June.