Imports lead Kaliningrad's 14pc quarterly cargo surge
05-17-2010
- Russia's Kaliningrad Commercial Seaport throughput increased by 14 per cent year on year during the reported period January to April with its stevedoring company transhipping 190,500 tons of imports, a 25.8 per cent year..
Quarterly box volume of Saudi ports rises 14pc to 1.1 million ..
05-17-2010
- Saudi ports volume for the first quarter of the year showed an overall cargo increase of 3.4 per cent year on year to 33.5 million tonnes, with containers up 14 per cent to 1.15 million TEU.
Exports at the country's por..
Fuzhou quarterly container volume up nearly 50pc
05-14-2010
- Southeastern China's Fuzhou International Terminal (FICT) handled more than 150,000 TEU during the first quarter, an increase of 47 per cent year on year compared to the same period in the preceding year.
In March, the ..
DHL starts new service at Kochi port
05-14-2010
- Logistics company DHL opened an ocean freight terminal in Kochi this week, and has also launched a weekly direct less than container load (LCL) service between Kochi and Europe, North America and other destinations.
The..
UPS creates joint venture in Vietnam
05-14-2010
- The Associated Press reported that UPS has formed a joint venture in Vietnam with P&T Express, which will offer express pickup and delivery service to 63 provinces.
"With this joint stock company and the strong rela..
Danish shipping giant gains unexpected profit in 1Q
05-13-2010
- The Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk made an unexpected net profit of 3.4 billion Danish Krones (600 million U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of this year, the group announced Wednesday.
The profit was way abo..
Port of Kotka posts a 3.7% trade volume rise, to 2,8 million t..
05-12-2010
- The Port Authority statement said that freight traffic volumes via the port of Kotka (Finland) 2010 rose by 3.7% in January-April, compared with that of 2009, to 2,793,945 tons. The port’s volumes grew thanks..
China's first e-freight shipment passes cross-strait test flig..
05-12-2010
- China Cargo Airlines, a unit of China Eastern, has flown four e-flight shipments from Tianjin to Taipei, which were all cleared smoothly and passed to the importer, signalling China's first successful test e-freight test..
China's first inland bonded area passes state check
05-12-2010
- The first phase of China's first inland bonded area, in the southwest of the country, passed state appraisal on Tuesday, enabling it to open for business by the end of the month.
An authentication team from the State Co..
Tianjin throughput up 9.4 per cent in the first quarter
05-05-2010
- North China's Port of Tianjin posted a 9.4 per cent growth in throughput to 93 million tonnes and a 12.7 per cent increase in container movement to 2.17 million TEU.
The port registered a record high of 8.2 per cent in ..