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Port NOLA approves US$4 million contract for Louisiana box facility

The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans unanimously has awarded a program management and control services contract of more than US$4 million to HDR Engineering, Inc., for the new Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) container facility in Saint Bernard Parish.

The contract, which is a part of the multi-year due diligence and permitting process, has a term of up to three years.

According to Port NOLA’s statement, progress on the container terminal project includes land acquisition...

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Cosco Shipping Ports doubles its profit

The global major port operator Cosco Shipping Ports Limited (CSP) has published its interim financial and operational results for the first half of the year, recording increases in all sectors.

In particular, CSP’s gross profit had a robust rise of 49.6% over H1 of 2020, exceeding US$148 million, while gross profit margin increased by 4.4 percentage points, to 26.3%.

During the same period, the company’s revenue grew by 24.8%, reaching US$175.6 million, and the cost of sales increased by 17.8% to...

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China’s major ports report container throughput growth in mid-August

China’s major ports reported slight growth in container throughput in mid-August, data from an industrial association showed. From Aug. 11 to 20, container throughput at China’s eight key ports increased 2.7 percent year on year, according to the China Ports and Harbours Association. Specifically,...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chinas-major-ports-report-container-throughput-growth-in-mid-august/

China’s import and export growth slowed down year-on-year in July

In July 2021, the Maritime Silk Road Trade Index (STI) released by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange showed that the import and export trade index was 177.91 points,down 0.50% from the previous month and up 23.20% year-on-year; the export trade index was 195.97 points,up 0.44% from the previous month,an...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chinas-import-and-export-growth-slowed-down-year-on-year-in-july/

China ports container volume rises 11.3% from January to July 2021，Ningbo Containerized Freight Index rises in August

From January to July 2021, the cargo volume of China ports was 8911.1million tons, a year-on-year increase of 11.3%; the container throughput of China ports was161.9million TEU, a year-on-year increase of 12.4%. The chart below shows the cargo throughput and container throughput data of the major ports in China. Source：Ministry of Transport of the People’s …

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Kalmar receives fifth consecutive large order of eco-efficient hybrid shuttle carriers from The Port of Virginia®

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will supply 18 Kalmar Hybrid Shuttle Carriers to The Port of Virginia®, a deepwater port on the U.S. East Coast. This is the fifth consecutive order of hybrid shuttle carriers from The Port of Virginia, demonstrating the customer’s confidence in Kalmar and Kalmar’s leading hybrid technology. The previous corresponding orders date …

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British Ports Association: Government must act on supply chain pressures

Government must act on demands from the haulage industry to relieve pressure on supply chains, says the British Ports Association. Commenting on widely reported supply chain pressures, Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive at the British Ports Association said: The lack haulage capacity has contributed to inefficiencies across the supply chain. We are seeing increased wait times …

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European Intermodal Terminal Operators Convinced of Nexxiot’s Kingpin Monitor Efficacy and Reliability

Agora Intermodal, Europe’s largest consortium of intermodal terminal operators, has issued a strong statement of support for Nexxiot AG’s proprietary wireless Kingpin Monitor sensors designed specifically for cargo shipping containers, saying they are convinced by the efficacy and reliability of Nexxiot’s game-changing technology. A field test of Nexxiot’s wireless Kingpin Monitor sensor takes place in …

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Tas Global commercializes ‘world’s first’ ship hull cleaning robot system

A startup company called Tas Global is commercializing what it says is the world’s only robot capable of cleaning freely on curved surfaces. The company has registered more than 30 patents in 16 countries including the US on the journey to bringing the robotic system to market. Selected as a South...

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