Ports & Terminals
Freight has increased at Ports of Stockholm
| April 24, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
The important supply of goods to the Stockholm region via shipping and the ports is functioning well, despite the difficult situation resulting from the corona virus pandemic. The amount of goods transported via Ports of Stockholm in March was up on the comparative monthly figures for the previous year.
Etihad Cargo to deliver critical airfreight services to Australia
| April 23, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters | Ports & Terminals
The Dunkirk port community enters the Smart Port movement with Ci5.
| April 23, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech
Port of Hueneme Feeds Essential Workers During Crisis
| April 22, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Farmworkers, Healthcare Professionals, and Longshoremen
Conakry Terminal takes delivery of four new gantry cranes
| April 22, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals
As part of the plan to modernise the activities of the container terminal, Conakry Terminal, a subsidiary of Bolloré Ports, took delivery of four RTG gantries on Friday 3 April 2020. The new investment will enable the Guinean supply chain to increase the productivity of the terminal with a view to bolstering the country’s competitiveness and boosting trade. Built by Konecranes, a lifting equipment manufacturer, the four gantry cranes were designed specifically for handling containers at port terminals. They were successfully received by the Conakry Terminal teams. With a lifting capacity of 40 tonnes each, the ultra-modern gantries will improve container storage capacity at the terminal, increase the pace of deliveries and reduce handling times for goods at Conakry Terminal. Financed by Conakry Terminal to the tune of 70.5 billion Guinean francs (€6.8 million), the new equipment supplements the four yard gantries of the same type received in 2018. To put them into service in the coming weeks, the company has carried out civil engineering works estimated at 52 billion Guinean francs (€5 million) and also recruited 40 young Guineans. Despite the difficult economic environment stemming from Covid-19, these investments reflect the commitments made by Conakry Terminal as part of the concession agreement signed with the Autonomous Port of Conakry. Conakry Terminal, which today employs some 500 Guinean nationals, is thus contributing to the fluidity of the supply chain in Guinea and the countries in the sub-region. In addition to its port activities, the company also rolls out solidarity initiatives every year in key sectors such as health, education and environmental protection. “Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Conakry Terminal is pursuing its programme of investments and continues to modernise its port activities at the Autonomous Port of Conakry. It is with considerable satisfaction that we are implementing the contractual commitments of Conakry Terminal. We now have eight gantry cranes. The new equipment will make our stevedoring operations even more seamless and improve service quality for our shipping company and consignee customers,” said Traoré Tahirou Barry, CEO of Conakry Terminal.
Oakland’s Largest Container Ship Ever Arrives at OICT
| April 20, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Port of Oakland Welcomes 19,200 TEU MSC Anna, one of the largest container ships to call North America
APM Terminals Barcelona works with the Hospital del Mar in the fight against COVID19
| April 17, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals
APM Terminals Barcelona container terminal has launched a campaign to work with the Hospital del Mar in the context of the coronavirus crisis. The terminal will deliver 884 kilos of fruit to the hospital as a show of gratitude for the steps taken over these last few weeks to deal with COVID19. The deliveries will take place on various days between 16 and 28 April and correspond to the monthly fruit budget that the company allocates to its employees. In the words of the managers of APM Terminals Barcelona “Solidarity is the order of the day in these difficult times for everyone, with respect for the victims and admiration for those helping us through their daily work. This small gesture of solidarity, giving away the fruit that the staff of our terminal would be eating during the month of April, is a way to thank the healthcare workers who are struggling so much over these weeks”. Internally, following instructions issued by the Health Ministry, APM Terminals Barcelona maintains a safety protocol to mitigate the possible impact of COVID-19 on the company and the industry in which it operates. The company has implemented all kinds of measures to guarantee the safety of its employees. In the words of the terminal managers: “At APM Terminals Barcelona we are constantly monitoring this unfolding situation and working to perform our activities with the least possible impact on our customers, suppliers and internal staff”. APM Terminals Barcelona has also developed guidelines for the interaction of company staff with the rest of the people in the port community. “The logistics sector is showing an enormous capacity to minimize the effects of the Covid-19 crisis, guaranteeing supplies for industries and consumption. Despite the safety measures implemented and the restrictions imposed by the authorities to stop the virus from spreading, APM Terminals Barcelona continues to operate with relative normality”.
Panama Canal closes first half of 2020 fiscal year with eye on COVID-19 impact
| April 17, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway
The Panama Canal has closed the first half of the 2020 fiscal year (FY20) with a tonnage of 258.4 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), while closely monitoring the global impact that COVID-19 will have in the coming months, in order to prepare and continue facilitating world trade with a continuous and safe service.
Stockholm Norvik Port is connected to the railway network
| April 16, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals
Over the Easter weekend the industrial branch line that Ports of Stockholm has built to Stockholm Norvik Port was connected to the railway network and electrified. This creates a direct railway link to and from the port on the Green Cargo intermodal network for national and international transport.
Konecranes to deliver a new mobile harbor crane to Ho Chi Minh City
| April 16, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
At the end of 2019, Saigon Port JSC ordered another eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane for their operations at Tan Thuan Port in southern Vietnam. The crane will expand capacity at the port by handling all types of cargo.
Throughput volume falls in an exceptional first quarter at the Port of Rotterdam
| April 16, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
North Carolina Ports boosts refrigerated container capacity with new refrigerated container yard
Liebherr mobile harbor cranes make Rostock a hub of the New Silk Road
| April 16, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
The first containers of the New Silk Road have been loaded in the port of Rostock. EUROPORTS Germany used their recently acquired Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbor cranes to quickly load the containers from Xi'an in China. EUROPORTS Germany plans to expand Rostock into a distribution centre and also to connect Sweden and Italy to the New Silk Road link.
Europe’s largest port warns virus impact to become more severe
| April 16, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
JAXPORT deferring foreign trade zone application fee for 90 days
| April 15, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
To help Northeast Florida companies better manage cash flow during COVID-19, the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) is now deferring the application fee for all new Foreign Trade Zone No. 64 applications received by July 31, 2020.
Pin Oak Corpus Christi loads first vessel at new oil dock
| April 15, 2020 | Energy | Ports & Terminals
Pin Oak Corpus Christi, LLC (“Pin Oak Terminals”) received its first vessel Wednesday at the newly commissioned Oil Dock 14 at the Port of Corpus Christi. The new dock can accommodate fully laden bulk liquid tankers up to Suez-max class with loading rates in excess of 40,000 barrels per hour. The Port of Corpus Christi is the primary gateway for American energy exports in the United States.
YILPORT has implemented Navis Smart Compass across five terminals following a successful pilot program
| April 14, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
Port Elizabeth prepares for citrus season
| April 14, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
Port Elizabeth Container Terminals (PECT) prepares for the upcoming citrus fruit harvest with new Liebherr mobile harbour crane technology. The two LHM 600 were transported from Rostock, Germany to South Africa. After a 20-day journey, they were unloaded from the transport vessel “Happy Dragon”.
Port of Oakland welcomes biggest ship ever this week
| April 14, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals
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