In January-October 2008, the port of St. Petersburg handled 51.632.5 million tonnes of cargo (+4%, year-on-year), Administration of Big Port of St. Petersburg states. In the reported period, transshipment of dry bulks totaled 8.368.6 million tonnes (+2%, year-on-year) including 895,700 tonnes of ore (+39%, year-on-year), 1.804.0 million tonnes of coal and coke (-8%), 5.556.4 million tonnes of mineral fertilizers (+1%). Transshipment of loose dry cargo fell by 27% to 375,700 tonnes including 360,500 tonnes of grain (-29%), 9,500 tonnes of raw sugar and 5,700 tonnes of other loose cargo.
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Kandla Port Trust has invited bids for four multi-purpose berths at Tuna Tekra, which will be the location of a special economic zone.The Trust is also looking to develop new facilities at Vadinar, some 260 kilometres from Kandla.At present, the site is used by oil tankers, but is being explored as a possible development area for containers and dry bulk. Its main advantage is its 34 metre draft.
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Horizon Logistics has opened a new warehouse and cross-dock facility in Los Angeles.The 176,000 sq.ft distribution centre is just ten miles from the Ports of LA and Long Beach ports, and has excellent connections to rail and road infrastructure within the Alameda Corridor.
Posted by: Admin on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 03:22 PM
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Globus Maritime Ltd, a UK-listed commodities shipping line, said that third-quarter profit advanced more than threefold as its enlarged fleet achieved better rents.Net income in the three months to Sept 30 climbed to US$14.8 million from US$4.6 million as daily revenue from leasing out its ships rose 66 per cent to US$35,705, Athens-based Globus said yesterday in a statement distributed by the Regulatory News Service.
Posted by: Admin on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 03:21 PM
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Yantai Port Group will invite Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation, and China Shipping Group to participate in its restructuring, SinoCastSituated on the northern shore of Shandong Peninsula, Yantai Port is very important in terms of geological locations. In 2007, its cargo throughput exceeded 100 million tonnes.With total assets approaching US$1.5 million, Yantai Port Group is engaged in cargo loading and unloading, storage, transhipment, ship agency, ocean shipping tally, harbour engineering, and machinery manufacturing and repairing.
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