»Rotterdam's first half may signal trouble with loss of Baltic feeder trade2013-07-30

Europe's leading Port of Rotterdam wobbled in its first half 2013 performance in flat volumes due to the syphoning off by north German ports of container trade, a shift of energy shipments, and "the persisting economic malaise in Europe".

»Results of the implementation of the development programme of ¡°SP SPb¡±2013-07-30

Within 6 months of 2013 JSC ¡°Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg¡± (¡°SP SPb¡±) transferred 102.5 mln Rubles for the modernization of the cargo terminals and infrastructure.

»Port of Barcelona¡¯s First Half Container Traffic Declines2013-07-29

The Port of Barcelona reported container volume of 828,169 20-foot-equivalent units in the first six months of 2013, a 3 percent year-over-year decline driven by a 42 percent drop in transshipments.

»Netherlands-Germany Rail Project Approved2013-07-29

The German government has signed a financial deal for the construction of a third rail line between Emmerich and Oberhausen in the nation¡¯s North Rhine-Westphalia state.

»APM Terminals Apapa to Receive New RTG Cranes2013-07-29

APM Terminals Apapa in Nigeria is expected to receive five new rubber-tire gantry cranes out of a series of 10 in August as part of its third phase of a $135 million terminal upgrade.

»Barcelona Terminal Sets Container-Handling Record2013-07-29

Spain¡¯s Terminal de Contenidors de Barcelona, part of Grup Mar¨ªtim TCB, has set a company record for movements in handling a single ship.

»It's Official: Brian W. Taylor Is Jaxport's New CEO2013-07-29

The Jacksonville Port Authority has named Brian W. Taylor as its new CEO, effective July 29, according to Joe York, chairman of the Florida port authority¡¯s board of directors.

»Port of Vancouver USA Approves Tesoro-Savage Lease2013-07-29

The Port of Vancouver USA¡¯s board of commissioners has unanimously approved a 10-year lease with the Tesoro-Savage Joint Venture for a crude oil handling facility at the port.

»Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for July 262013-07-29

Major container lines have announced rate increases for a variety of trades, as detailed below, slated to take effect in August and September:

»NY-NJ Port Chief Defends Bridge Toll Plan2013-07-29

NEW YORK ¡ª The executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey defended the agency¡¯s bridge and tunnel toll increases and said toll revenue is not being diverted to the over-budget World Trade Center rebuilding or other port authority real estate projects.

»Los Angeles surpassed all other ports by handling over one million TEU2013-07-26

Zepol Corporation, a trade intelligence company, says its latest "2012 Port Report" that analyses the trade activity of the top 20 ports in the United States shows that the top port by a landslide is the Port of Los Angeles.

»Shippers and agents can take all their drinks with ICE!2013-07-26

Shippers of wines and spirits, and forwarders who specialise in this sector, can now handle all their REDS (Registered Excise Dealers and Shippers) transactions through ICE, the new-generation Customs processing system from Impatex.

»Hueneme Port¡¯s Shore Power Project Advances2013-07-26

The Port of Hueneme¡¯s board of harbor commissioners has approved a contract amendment with California¡¯s South Coast Air Quality Management District that furthers the port¡¯s plans to build a shore power infrastructure system, as part of its Shoreside Power Project.

»Samskip Multimodal Receives New 45-Foot Containers2013-07-26

Another batch of 80 45-foot, pallet-wide high-cube containers has arrived by barge at the Rotterdam Shortsea Terminal in the Netherlands¡¯ Port of Rotterdam for Samskip Multimodal.

»Port of NY-NJ Lowers Cargo Assessments2013-07-26

The New York Shipping Association said per-container assessments on cargo moving through the Port of New York and New Jersey will be lowered on Aug. 1, reflecting reduced operational costs.

»Technology to Push Global Terminals Up East Coast Ranks2013-07-25

By this time next year, the Port of New York and New Jersey's Global Container Terminals will leapfrog Virginia International Terminals¡¯ Portsmouth facility as the East Coast¡¯s most technologically advanced container terminal.

»Slideshow: 15 Stories That Defined the Second Quarter2013-07-25

As the first quarter drew to a close, 2013 was shaping up as a year of paradoxes. Wall Street was going gangbusters, but the fiscal cliff was holding back economic growth. Container shipping rates in the main east-west trades rose through much of the first three months of the year, despite warnings of supply-demand imbalances.

»New York Container Terminal Gets Break on Bridge Tolls2013-07-25

New York Container Terminal and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have agreed on a plan to offset the impact of bridge toll increases that have raised truckers¡¯ costs and reduced cargo volume at the Staten Island terminal.

»New Steel Terminal to Be Built at Port of Mobile2013-07-25

The Alabama State Port Authority has approved a concession agreement with Alabama Steel Terminals to develop a new $36 million steel coil handling facility at the port authority¡¯s main docks complex at the Port of Mobile.

»APMT, DP World on Short List to Build India Terminal2013-07-25

Global terminal operators APM Terminals and DP World are among the five organizations pre-qualified for the contract to build and operate a new container terminal at India¡¯s Port of Kolkata.