Belarus plans to ship at least one cargo of gasoline via Russia’s Baltic port of Ust-Luga in October, four industry sources said, turning to a route it last used almost three years ago and avoiding ports in European Union states. The move follows a mounting dispute with the EU. European foreign...
Free-trade zones (FTZs) are designed to attract trade by suspending the collection of customs duties. These incentives are frequently coupled with advantages such as simplified customs inspection procedures, liberalised incorporation regimes and physical infrastructure superior to that available elsewhere in the same country. These features can be attractive to legitimate businesses and criminal groups alike. …
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The latest IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer report by Professors Theo Notteboom and Thanos Pallis from the COVID19 Taskforce points towards momentary stabilisation in the four main areas of operations ports have been updating during the pandemic since early April. Barometer indicators have largely stabilised for now Almost without exception, figures are holding steady at low …
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The Port of Antwerp has seen its container volumes increase and limit the damage caused by the decline in throughput from other shipping sectors.
In September, Antwerp’s box throughput surpassed 1 million TEU again for the first time since April with the Far East and intra-Europe trades generating the majority of the port’s container traffic in the third quarter.
Apart from that, the number of blank sailings has been declining since August with shipping companies organising extra runs outside of...
https://container-news.com/container-sector-mitigates-port-of-antwerps-throughput-damage/
A total of 95 vessels carrying 14.67 million mt of iron ore arrived at major Chinese ports during October 4-10, SMM estimates. This was down 340,000 mt from the previous week, but was up 1.99 million mt from the same period last year. The amount of arrivals in Shandong and Tianjin both increased...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iron-ore-arrivals-at-chinese-ports-shrank-340000-mt-on-week/
Beibu Gulf Port in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region saw its cargo throughput rise 21.68 percent year on year to about 181.67 million tonnes in the first three quarters of 2020, according to Beibu Gulf Port Group. Its container throughput topped 3.51 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent...
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Beibu Gulf Port in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region saw its cargo throughput rise 21.68 percent year on year to about 181.67 million tonnes in the first three quarters of 2020, according to Beibu Gulf Port Group. Its container throughput topped 3.51 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/cargo-throughput-of-guangxi-beibu-gulf-port-rises/
Teesport, owned and operated by PD Ports, is preparing to welcome a new container service as part of a weekly route from Bilbao, Spain. Operated by specialist Iberian shortsea container line W.E.C Lines in conjunction with A2B and due to embark on its new route on 24th October, the twice weekly...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/teesport-welcomes-new-container-service-from-bilbao/
BESIX and Jan De Nul Group are assisting with the expansion of the port of Fujairah in Dibba, the second largest city of the emirate of Fujairah in the UAE, located along the Gulf of Oman. The works for the Dibba Bulk Handling Terminal Project were awarded to the consortium of Six Construct,...
The Port of Felixstowe in the United Kingdom (UK) has responded to growing criticism of its cargo operations and its vehicle booking system (VBS) in particular saying that it is taking measures to rectify the system.
Hauliers and their representatives had asked for government intervention into difficulties which have seen hauliers say that they cannot gain access to either deliver or pick up cargo at the port since the VBS was installed as part of the new Terminal Operating System at the east...
https://container-news.com/felixstowe-authorities-respond-to-hauliers-complaints/