Port Conditions

Top Eastern African Shipping Hub Implements N4 at Its Terminal

Société de Gestion du Terminal à Conteneurs de Doraleh (SGTD) selects Navis N4 as it Continues to Expand and Modernize its Operations

Oakland, CA—November 1, 2018—Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation and provider of operational technologies and services that unlock greater performance and efficiency for the world’s leading organizations across the shipping supply chain, announced that Société de Gestion du Terminal à Conteneurs de Doraleh (SGTD) has successfully implemented the N4 terminal...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/01/top-eastern-african-shipping-hub-implements-n4-at-its-terminal/

Tuapse Port Volumes

A view of the Port of Tuapse

Tuapse Sea Commercial Port nine-month cargo volumes totaled 9.4 million tonnes

Cargo traffic at Tuapse Sea Commercial Port (TSCP Group, part of UCL Holding) in January-September 2018 fell 10.9% year-on-year to 9.4 million tonnes showing different trends in dry cargo and liquid bulk cargo segments.

The decrease should be attributed to a 24-percent decline in liquid bulk volume, to 3.76 million tonnes.

Positive trends remained in dry cargo segment — 5.7 million tonnes...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/01/tuapse-port-volumes/

Second Teesport rail link provides further trade connection for Scotland

Frans Calje

PD Ports has launched a second rail service connecting Teesport direct with Scotland opening up further opportunities to connect global importers and exporters with the north of the UK.

The new service, operated by DB Cargo, will run five days a week from the quayside at Teesport to PD Stirling Terminal at Mossend in Glasgow. The timings of the service operate in direct connection with the P&O Ferries service calling daily at Teesport from Zeebrugge and Rotterdam; providing a vital...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/24/second-teesport-rail-link-provides-further-trade-connection-for-scotland/

Long standing Chinese relationship pays off as major shipping line announces Liverpool call

Aerial view of Liverpool

The Port of Liverpool has demonstrated the strength of its relationships with China by announcing it will welcome a vessel call from COSCO on Wednesday 17 October.

The MV Jork will call at Liverpool after a stop in Rotterdam before returning with UK exports. Once in Liverpool it will unload mainly high value Asian goods for fast delivery into the supply chain across the UK.

The Port of Liverpool boasts a consistent truck turnaround time of less than 40 minutes, unrivalled...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/15/long-standing-chinese-relationship-pays-off-as-major-shipping-line-announces-liverpool-call/

Ports’ Customer Forum seeks to align Eastern Cape planning

The panelists are from the left Sicelo Tiyo (TNPA Port Security Manager), Jacob Nare (TNPA New Business Executive), Luyo Mkhonto (Shell), Nozipho Mdawe (TNPA Chief Operating Officer), Velile Dube (Transnet Port Terminals GM: Cape Channel) and Paul Klackers (Hamburg Sud).

[Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 4 October 2018] Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) hosted port clients and representatives of government, business and industry at the Nelson Mandela Bay ports’ Customer Forum on 28...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/11/ports-customer-forum-seeks-to-align-eastern-cape-planning/

ROTTERDAM 2018: Everything you need to know about the COA Members Meeting and the COA Container Pavilion

ROTTERDAM 2018

  •      22nd COA Members Meeting (5 November 2018)
  •      COA Container Pavilion at Intermodal Europe 2018 (6-8 November 2018)

Update and Practical Information

The next COA Members Meeting and Intermodal Europe 2018 will take place in just over four weeks’ time.
Please find below information on the COA Meeting and the COA Container Pavilion at Intermodal Europe 2018.

     A.   22nd  COA Members Meeting (Monday 5 November 2018) – Join the Experts and Decision-Makers

Over 70 delegates...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/05/rotterdam-2018-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-coa-members-meeting-and-the-coa-container-pavilion/

Ports America’s Napoleon Container Terminal puts customers first with Navis N4 implementation

Terminal Upgraded TOS to Handle Growing Container Volumes & Managing Evolving Customer Demands

Oakland, CA, October 3, 2018 –Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation and provider of operational technologies and services that unlock greater performance and efficiency for the world’s leading organizations across the shipping supply chain, today announced that Ports America has implemented N4 at its 47 acre Napoleon Container Terminal in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ports America selected Navis as part of...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/03/ports-americas-napoleon-container-terminal-puts-customers-first-with-navis-n4-implementation/

TMS Publishes UAE Yearbook 2018/2019

The third annual TMS UAE Yearbook 2018/19 has been published and officially launched at SMM in Hamburg this September. The unveiling of the Yearbook, which provides in- depth coverage of development in the UAE’s ports, shipping, shipyard, marine services and other sectors, took place at the Dubai Chamber and DMCA stand at the biannual shipping event.

Trevor Pereira, Managing Director of The Maritime Standard, presented the first copy of the UAE Yearbook 2018/19, to H. E. Ali Abdulla Al Ahmed,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/23/tms-publishes-uae-yearbook-20182019/

Hot Port News from GAC

22-Sep-2018

WORLD HOLIDAYS: 23 SEPTEMBER-6 OCTOBER 2018
Worldwide

World Holidays: 23 September-6 October 2018
Saturday, September 22, 2018, Worldwide

Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include the following:
22 Sep (Sat)-24 Sep (Mon) – Mid-Autumn Festival
23 Sep (Sun) – September equinox
24 Sep (Mon) – Heritage Day (South Africa)
24 Sep (Mon) – Trinidad & Tobago Republic Day
1 Oct (Mon)-7 Oct (Sun) – China National Day celebrations
1 Oct (Mon) – Hong Kong National Day
1 Oct...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/22/hot-port-news-from-gac-1900/

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