News Cargo volumes and throughput

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  Volumes surge in Los Angeles as container traffic falls in Long Beach

  21 May 2012 - Cargo volumes and throughput, Containers, Ports, Los Angeles / Long Beach

  The West Coast Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have reported vastly different traffic numbers for the month of April.

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  Maersk Line reports first quarter losses of nearly $600 million

  17 May 2012 - Cargo volumes and throughput, Port Planning, Shipping

  Maersk Line has reported an operating loss of nearly $600 million for the first quarter of the year, more than the ocean carrier lost in the whole of 2011.

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  Japan hits record high for container handling

  15 May 2012 - Cargo volumes and throughput, Containers

  Japan’s 66 ports hit their record high in 2011 by handling 17,508,000 containers. This was a 4 percent rise on the previous year’s results and is the second year running of continuous growth in container handling.

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  Ports of the Seine report first quarter of 2012

  15 May 2012 - Cargo volumes and throughput, Containers, Grain

  The ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris have reported handling a shipping tonnage of 22.3 million tonnes for the first quarter of 2012, matching records for the same period in 2011.

• Petroplex confirm development of $600 million multi-modal bulk liquid terminal

  11 May 2012 - Cargo volumes and throughput, Oil, Oil, Gas and Chemical Handling

  Petroplex International has announced that it is to build a US$600 million multi-modal bulk liquid terminal in St. James Parish, Louisiana, US.

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  Port of Palm Beach Commission approves $26 million infrastructure project

  04 May 2012 - Cargo volumes and throughput, RoRo & Passengers, Port Planning

  The Port of Palm Beach District Commission has announced that it has approved a $26 million project for the restoration of the port’s Slip Number 3.

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  Pará to issue $44 million tender for the Port of Belém’s Teconbel terminal

  03 May 2012 - Cargo volumes and throughput, Containers, Tenders & Bids

  Companhia Docas do Pará (CDP), Northern Brazil’s Pará state dock company, has announced that it will issue a US$44 million tender for the Port of Belém’s Teconbel container terminal this year.

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  Stena Line lining up eleventh-hour SeaFrance ferry bid

  01 May 2012 - Cargo volumes and throughput, RoRo & Passengers, Shipping

  Stena Line could be set to make an eleventh-hour bid for one or more of three ferries previously operated by the former cross-Channel ferry operator SeaFrance.

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  Backlogs at Colombo Port leaves Ro-Ro vessels in limbo

  30 Apr 2012 - Cargo volumes and throughput, Breakbulk, RoRo & Passengers, Port Planning

  Four Japanese Ro-Ro vessels remain in limbo at the Port of Colombo having been unable to discharge their cargoes for more than two weeks, according to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA).

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  Baltimore reports largest growth of all US ports

  30 Apr 2012 - Cargo volumes and throughput, Containers, RoRo & Passengers

  The Port of Baltimore saw the largest growth of any major US port last year, following a 15 percent year-on-year rise in cargo throughput during 2011.

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  Port of Antwerp sets all-time first quarter container traffic record

  26 Apr 2012 - Cargo volumes and throughput

  The Port of Antwerp saw container volumes reach a record high during the first quarter of 2012, following a 0.7 percent rise in box traffic over the same period the previous year.

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  Georgia Ports Authority posts monthly tonnage-record

  25 Apr 2012 - Cargo volumes and throughput

  The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has announced that it recorded its highest monthly numbers ever in March, handling 2.37 million tonnes of freight.

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