Ports & terminals

“Seaborne cargo throughput in the Port of Hamburg again developed upwards with an increase of 0.3%,” said Axel Mattern, Joint CEO of Port of Hamburg Marketing.

The construction of Pakistan’s first dry bulk terminal is underway and on track for completion in 2Q1, with equipment onsite and in the process of being installed, tested and commissioning.

During January, the Port of Riga handled over 3 million short t of bulk cargo.

The handling of bulk cargo saw significant growth at the ports in 2016.

Quinn Cement and Warrenpoint Harbour Authority have announced the opening of a new cement export hub at Warrenpoint Harbour, Co. Down.

Despite the small decline in throughouput, the Port Authority financial results have been healthy and stable.

ABP’s Port of King’s Lynn has successfully completed its first import of high quality soya bean meal on behalf of Glencore Agriculture UK.

Hauts-de-France is poised to become the logistics hub of North-Western Europe.

Flood defences at the Port of Immingham are set to receive and investment boost of £5 million.

The Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 to hire interim CEO Julianna Marler as the port’s permanent CEO and Executive Director.

Associated British Ports invested £5.4 million into upgrades at the Port of Ipswich in 2016.

2016 saw an increase in cargo handling and ships calling at the port.

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions forms partnership with National Ports to make the operation of bulk carriers and materials handling equipment more efficient and environmentally friendly in shallow water ports globally.

Rotterdam Offshore Group (ROG) has announced that as of January 2017, it has started to upgrade their facilities in the Waalhaven, Rotterdam.

The Port of Antwerp reports that its dry bulk volume contracted by 9.1% in 2016.