cargo

• 02 December 16 Uniper delivering Italy’s first U.S. LNG cargo German energy company Uniper on Friday informed that it is delivering Italy’s first LNG cargo shipped from the United States. Uniper Global Commodities, the company’s trading subsidiary, will deliver 105,000 cubic meters of LNG... Read more ›
• 24 November 16 Saab deploys its first common operating picture Defence and security company Saab has deployed its first Common Operating Picture (COP) – an extension of Saab’s KleinPort port management information system (PMIS) that makes ports more efficient and competitive. KleinPort COP gives... Read more ›
• 17 November 16 Ship carrying no cargo entitled to loading capacity reduction of fairway dues According to Section 11 of the Fairway Dues Act, the amount of fairway dues will be reduced if a ship is not fully loaded according to the particular loading capacity utilisation rate, which is... Read more ›
• 15 November 16 Freight Forwarders’ Fury at TICTS Freight forwarders at Dar es Salaam Port have voiced their anger at port operator, Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS), over ‘sluggish’ container handling, reported AllAfrica. The Tanzania Freight Forwarders Association (TAFFA) has accused... Read more ›
• 10 October 16 Cargo turnover of Baltic ports down 4% in 8 months In the first 8 months of the year, a total of 96.43 mln tons of cargo were handled at Baltic ports, which is 4.2 % or 4.269 mln tons less when compared to the... Read more ›
• 22 September 16 PANYNJ eager to attract ‘discretionary cargo’ As ports along the US East Coast gear up for the arrival of neo-panamaxes, the Port of New York & New Jersey is pursuing a strategy of attracting “discretionary cargo” through its rail links,... Read more ›
• 21 September 16 Egypt’s GASC says seeks wheat for Oct. 15-25 shipment Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Thursday to buy an unspecified amount of wheat from global suppliers for shipment from Oct. 15-25. Ahmed Youssef, vice chairman of GASC, said... Read more ›
• 08 September 16 53 Hanjin vessels denied port access According to Business Korea, the company’s 53 vessels – 48 container ships and five bulk carriers – were stranded indefinitely or blocked from ports at home and abroad. One vessel was seized by the... Read more ›
• 24 August 16 Cochin Shipyard launches Large Deck Cargo for Abu Dhabi’s NPCC A Large Deck Cargo built for Abu Dhabi-based National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) was launched by Cochin Shipyard here today. It was launched at an event, considered to be one of the milestone events... Read more ›
• 16 August 16 Moving towards zero emissions The Port of Long Beach is said to be ‘well on its way’ to achieving its zero-emission harbour goal, according to port officials. Heather Tomley, director of environmental planning, explained to a regional energy... Read more ›