Ports & Logistics
ICL Fertilizers’ new installation
(Posted on 16/03/19)ICL Fertilizers has opened a new installation in Amsterdam that will allow the company to use phosphorus waste as a source for the large-scale production of phosphate fertilizers. This will help ICL, which is based on the Fosfaatweg (in Dutch meaning Phosphate Road, which is not entirely coincidental) in the port of Amsterdam, to...
Space for today and tomorrow
(Posted on 16/03/19)Allard Castelein, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, has commented on the 2018 annual report: ‘Our world is changing rapidly and profoundly. Global developments such as the energy and raw materials transition, digitisation and changing goods flows have far-reaching consequences for all our activities. Flexibility and...
The clean on the Tyne
(Posted on 16/03/19)Set up 20 years ago, originally between the four councils of Gateshead, Newcastle, North and South Tyneside and the Port of Tyne, the Clean Tyne Project has the remit to remove debris from the river and improve the water quality.South Tyneside made the strategic decision to end its funding for the project in 2015, followed by Newcastle...
Record cargo through Vancouver
(Posted on 16/03/19)The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has released the 2018 year-end statistics for cargo through the Port of Vancouver. Overall cargo volume through Canada’s largest port reached a record high of 147 million tonnes, up 3.5 per cent from 2017.One of the port’s biggest strengths continues to be the ability to accommodate...
Iwagi Island calls at Vancouver USA on maiden voyage
(Posted on 11/03/19)The Port of Vancouver USA has welcomed the Iwagi Island, commanded by Capt. Yi Hai Yu of China, on her maiden voyage.Capt. Yu and his 17-member Chinese crew were welcomed to the Port of Vancouver by representatives from Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals, Cascade Marine Agencies Ltd. and General Steamship Agencies.The Iwagi Island is...
Ports in Latvia and Hamburg to boost cooperation
(Posted on 11/03/19)Led by Kaspars Ozoliņš, Under-Secretary of State in the Latvian Ministry of Transport, a delegation of leading transport and logistics companies in Latvia visited the ports of Hamburg and Lübeck last week. The programme for the most important stops in the Port of Hamburg included a meeting at Hamburg City Hall with...
