Ports & terminals

Weserport in Germany reports on the successful introduction of Konecranes’ mobile harbour crane in June this year.

The Belledune Port Authority (BPA) introduces a new Chair to the Board of Directors, who is also the first ever female to hold this position with the BPA.

The programme is being facilitated by Peel Ports’ teams in both the Port of Liverpool and King George V Dock in Glasgow and could see a combined throughput of 1 million t of animal feed imports each year.

The agreement is designed to formalise the intentions of the parties on co-operation of technical and technological development of the loading and storage infrastructure of the main logistics hub VGK - Coal Port Shakhtersk.

A Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour crane with a new drive concept has been delivered to Bremer Weserport.

T-Ports has provided an update on its Lucky Bay project on the Eyre peninsula (Australia), noting that its bunkers should be ready to receive and export grain for the 2019 harvest.

Rotterdam Port Authority has received approval from the Municipality of Rotterdam and the Ministry of Finance for its proposed participation in the Brazilian Port of Pecém.

Forth Ports Limited’s numerous community projects are recognised as the port operator is shortlisted for the final of the Logistics Awards 2018.

British Ports Association (BPA) launches its sustainable development resolution that aims to promote a sustainable framework in the UK that both allows ports to flourish economically but which also preserves natural habitats.

On Saturday 11 August, the Peak Pegasus dry cargo vessel reached the port of Dalian after being docked off China’s coast for a month, after China’s introduction of hefty tariffs on US goods.

The agreement, for as many as 20 years, was approved 16 August by the Manatee County Port Authority, and ensures property lease payments totalling US$1.8 million for the initial five year term, in addition to wharfage payments for annual cargo throughputs.

This year’s record mid-year results for cargo movement through the Port of Vancouver show balanced, steady growth across most business sectors.

Peel Ports has recently invested a total of £5.4 million to upgrade its handling and storage facilities at the Port of Sheerness, strengthening its existing proposition for Kent’s established grain market.

The Port of Belledune handled 402 172 t in July alone, and have officially broken the record for tonnage handled in one month.

ABP will work with Rolls Royce and Svitzer to develop the innovative technologies and systems needed to operate efficiently and sustainably, well into the 21st century.