International ports

The arrival of the Cosco Vancouver at the Port of Prince Rupert on Nov. 18 was a milestone at the 5-year-old port because the vessel carried the 500,000th container unit to be handled this year at the rapidly growing gateway 500 miles north of Vancouver.

Port operator Yildirim has acquired RotaPort, a port in Korfez, Turkey, located about 80 kilometers (about 50 miles) from Istanbul.

Eight European container ports handled 12.5 percent of the total TEU throughput...

The International Transport Workers Federation joined the UNI Global Union and IndustriALL Global Union in calling for reforms from global retailers, such as Wal-Mart and Sears...

DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali terminal in Dubai has handled a record 500,000 automobiles so far this year, 21,000 more than in the previous full-year pre-recession peak in 2008.

Shanghai is the most popular port of call for the largest container ships...

A panel of judges at the Nuit du Shortsea event in Paris, organized by BP2S, the French bureau for promotion of short sea shipping and intermodal transportation, recently awarded HAROPA...

When the Panama Canal’s third set of locks opens sometime in mid-2015, it won’t be the last time the Panama Canal Authority expands the canal, former administrator Alberto Aleman Zubieta says.

Hong Kong’s total port cargo volume in the third quarter was 69.4 million metric tons (about 76.5 million tons), a 2 percent decrease compared with the same period in 2011...

In calendar 2012, the top 15 mainland China container ports increased their container volume 7.3 percent, reaching 147.3 million TEUs from 137.2 million TEUs in 2011.

Brazil’s government has launched a $26 billion public-private drive to modernize crowded ports, which have been eroding the country’s competitive edge as a major commodities exporter, Reuters recently reported.

Officials from the Port of Long Beach and the Panama Canal Authority have renewed a memorandum of understanding that promotes trade between Latin America and the U.S.

Port of Tauranga in New Zealand has appointed Dan Kneebone as property and infrastructure manager, effective January 2013.

Container volumes at Port Botany were up 1 percent to 2.04 million 20-foot-equivalent units for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, the port’s 11th consecutive year of container trade growth, according to the Sydney Ports Corp.’s annual report.

Port of Rotterdam Authority recently reported that construction of Maasvlakte 2, an extension of the Port of Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte industrial area, is still on schedule to open in 2013, with the first phase close to completion.

Russia-based port operator PJSC Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group reported cargo turnover from January to October was 134.4 million tons, a 3.6 percent increase year-over-year.

Estonia’s Port of Tallinn and the China National Corporation for Overseas Economic Cooperation recently signed an agreement to support the port’s industrials parks for Chinese exporting companies.

The long-planned project to build a second container port in Nova Scotia got a leg up this month when the Maher Melford Terminal provided proof to the provincial government and the municipal government of Guysborough that financing for the $300 million terminal is in place, clearing the way for the two governments to buy the land where the terminal and the adjacent logistics park would be located.

Port Metro Vancouver Vancouver is facing a problem not unknown in the industry: truck moves in and out of its terminals during the day are creating growing congestion. But it’s not easy transitioning that traffic to nighttime gates because many truckers and cargo receivers only work during the day.

Bechtel today announced that the Research on the Passing Effects of Ships project, a global research initiative led by the construction and engineering company that will set new international guidelines...

UK port group Associated British Ports today announced that after six years as chief executive, Peter Jones will retire at the end of March 2013.

The Port of Rotterdam reported cargo throughput was 332.60 million tons during the first nine months of 2012, an increase of 1.7 percent from last year’s 326.90 million tons during the same period.

Canadian motor carriers, cargo interests and marine terminal operators at Port Metro Vancouver are struggling with a capacity issue during the widely used daytime shift.