RSS for Tradewinds, Port

Aussie ports face shake up

Dale Wainwright — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:15:52 GMT

Western Australian government set to overhaul port authority structure in bid to improve efficiencies.

Asciano expects better

Gary Dixon — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:07:37 GMT

Australian ports and rail group eyes second-half earnings increase after stronger first six months.

Five vie for Eilat

Gary Dixon — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:17:45 GMT

Israel unveils bidder shortlist for privatisation of Red Sea port.

Weak start at Long Beach

Dale Wainwright — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:04:06 GMT

US west coast container terminal saw a near 4% decline in container volumes in the first month of 2012.

Court clears aframax discharge

Gary Dixon — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:50:18 GMT

Trafigura says London court to retain proceeds from disputed Sudanese oil cargo while claims to ownership are settled.

US box imports set to ease

Dale Wainwright — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:26:07 GMT

Trade body says containers entering the country in February will be down, but sees modest first half growth.

China volumes still resilient

Dale Wainwright — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:28:33 GMT

Container traffic in the People’s Republic is largely unchanged from a year ago, despite economic turmoil.

APM to run Petkim

Gary Dixon — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:32:44 GMT

Maersk unit signs up for Socar’s new $400m container port on Turkey’s Aegean coast.

Singapore January volume up

Dale Wainwright — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:38:17 GMT

World’s second busiest container port saw container throughput increase by 5% in the first month of 2012.

New Asia CEO at APM Terminals

Dale Wainwright — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:07:31 GMT

APM Terminals has named Henrik L Pedersen as the new chief executive for the Asia-Pacific region.

Clipper Kamoshio collared

Aaron Kelley — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:23:48 GMT

South Korean bulker clan in the hot seat as US officials cry foul after probe of notorious pollution prevention apparatus.

Hapag calls in substitute

Aaron Kelley — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:45:47 GMT

German giant forced to charter in feedership as 4,000-teu carrier limps back to Antwerp after failed Canadian voyage.

Peel plots post-panamax port

Gary Dixon — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:38:02 GMT

Port of Liverpool owner ready to spend �250m on new containership facility at Seaforth.

Trafigura in Sudan row

Gary Dixon — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:23:16 GMT

Swiss trader denies shipping "stolen" South Sudanese crude on India Steamship aframax.

Vale plots grand opening

Aaron Kelley — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:05:43 GMT

Brazilian mining behemoth’s Subic Bay transhipment facility gears up for timely debut as VLOC sets sail.

Bosporus faces big delays

Gary Dixon — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:37:42 GMT

Key Turkish strait could be shut to all vessels for up to three days due to snowstorms.

Vancouver sees mixed 2011

Dale Wainwright — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:35:38 GMT

After strong showing in 2010 Canada’s largest port sees growth take on a more subdued performance.

G6 speeds box tie-up

Gary Dixon — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:34:21 GMT

Grand and New World Alliance carriers starting Asia to Europe cooperation a month ahead of schedule.

Rio Tinto backs port growth

Dale Wainwright — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:31:30 GMT

Mining giant to spend $3.4bn expanding iron ore port and mine operations in Pilbara region of Australia.

Oily infractions

Aaron Kelley — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:18:17 GMT

Tokyo-based bulker operator in hot water after authorities in the US uncover evidence of discharge violations.