Ports & Logistics
Montreal and Trois-Rivières agree cooperation
(Posted on 19/12/18)The port authorities of Montreal and Trois-Rivières are pleased to announce the ratification of a first-ever Cooperation Agreement to improve and enhance their respective port services.Focused on sharing information and intelligence and exchanging best practices, the agreement signed between the two ports will ultimately...
Elbe traffic control simplified
(Posted on 19/12/18)Hamburg, Germany’s largest universal port contains over 75 terminals, handling over 18,000 ocean-going and inland waterway ships per year. For the Elbe and port pilots, the 65 percent increase in the number of calls by what are known as extraordinarily large vessels – German: AGFs – represents a challenge. Whereas...
24/7 Customs clearance at Dunkirk Port
(Posted on 19/12/18)The Regional Directorate of the Customs Authorities in Dunkirk has authorized customs clearance 24/7 on Dunkirk Port. The freight forwarding company DSV, at the origin of the request, has been the test operator of the system since November 15, 2018.Until now, it was possible to validate declarations outside the opening hours of...
AV Dawson’s British Steel contract extension
(Posted on 19/12/18)Teesside shipping and logistics giant, AV Dawson has secured a three year extension to support British Steel’s, steel rolling operations at its Special Profiles facility in Skinningrove and at its Teesside Beam Mill in Lackenby.The Middlesbrough based business, which has operated on-site logistics on the sites for over five...
Teesport secures long-term Gypsum deal
(Posted on 11/12/18)PD Ports, one of the UK’s major port groups, has signed a multi-million pound, five-year contract with British Gypsum, creating new jobs and cementing Teesport’s growing reputation as the premier port for bulk handling on the country’s east coast.Part of the global Saint-Gobain group, British Gypsum, which is the...
Tacora comes to Sept-Îles
(Posted on 11/12/18)The Port of Sept-Îles has announced that Tacora Resources Inc. is now a user of the port’s multi‑user wharf, following the sale, announced by New Millennium Iron Corp. on 19th November of part of NML’s reserved wharf capacity to the company and the completion of Tacora’s Scully Mine restart financing...
