Port News.

Every year, at the end of the summer, Kristiansand is welcoming the Norwegian port and shipping sector for a dedicated port Conference. Also, this year, ESPO has been participating actively in the Conference and met with Atle Johannessen, CEO of the Port of Kristiansand since 2023. In the following sections, you will read more about ... […]

As announced by a provincial official, loading and unloading of goods in Imam Khomeini port, in southwestern Khuzestan province, increased by 14 percent during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20- August 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year. Aboutaleb Geraylou, the director-general of ... […]

A £1m investment in five specialist bulks tipper trucks has strengthened PD Ports’ services for customers importing grain and powder products at Teesport. The STAS Agrostar bulk tipper trailers, designed for the unloading of complex compound products such as grain and powder, arrived this summer alongside five Volvo trucks. The investment highlights PD Ports’ commitment ... […]

Visayas Container Terminal (VCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) cargo handling facility in Iloilo, Philippines, has significantly enhanced its operational capability after taking delivery of two new ESP.5 Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbor cranes (MHC). The modern port equipment, the largest and first of their kind in the island of Panay, will elevate the standard ... […]

As in previous editions, representatives of UniportBilbao and the Port Authority of Bilbao will this year once again have an information stand at the Duero International Grain Exchange, to be held in Valladolid on 12 September. This year marks the seventh edition of this annual event. Organised by ACCOE (Spanish Grain and Oilseed Trade Association) ... […]

China’s Sinopec began operations at its first LNG receiving terminal in southern Guangdong province on Sunday, the company said on Monday. A vessel from Australia arrived at the Huaying terminal with 72,000 metric tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG), marking the official start of operations, according to a statement by the company known officially as ... […]

Maintenance dredging 09 Sep 2024, Dahej, India Maintenance dredging is scheduled at Dahej’s GPCL Terminal. READ MORE Cautionary Signal No. III 09 Sep 2024, Kakinada, India Kakinada Anchorage Port has hoisted cautionary signal No. III due to a cyclonic warning in the Bay of Bengal. READ MORE Dredge operations in Sabine-Neches Channel 09 Sep 2024, ... […]

APM Terminals has a clear ambition to reduce stay time at our ports. In APM Terminals Poti, Georgia, recent efforts – based on expertise and experience from other terminals in the group – slashed port stay for one customer by 15 hours per call. By reducing the time a container vessel spends in the port, ... […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for India’s largest deep-water port, Vadhvan Port, in Maharashtra’s Palghar on August 30. The port is poised to enhance India’s maritime capabilities and make a substantial impact on global trade. In June, the Union Cabinet approved the construction of the port. The approval for Vadhvan Port was ... […]

Johor Port Berhad (“Johor Port”), a member of MMC Group, recorded its highest monthly throughput of 102,324 TEUs in August 2024, making it the highest ever monthly throughout in its history and overtaking the previous record of 99,039 TEUs handled in the month of July 2019. For the first eight (8) months of the year, ... […]