Ports & Logistics
MVTTC Chairman invokes Churchillian spirit in New Year message
(Posted on 15/01/21)David Ryan, Chairman of the New Orleans based Mississippi Valley Trade and Transport Council (MVTTC), has called upon members and delegates to do what is necessary to ensure survival and business success in the coming year.MVTTC member companies are involved in the production, consumption, handling, sales and distribution of millions...
Key stages of €1.3bn Gdansk plan to complete in 2021
(Posted on 14/01/21)The Port of Gdansk has announced that key projects within the largest investment programme in its history, covering €1.3 billion of infrastructure investments, will be completed in 2021.Port of Gdansk President ?ukasz Greinke said the improvements, which number almost 40 projects, are a giant leap forward as it seeks to establish...
Abu Dhabi Ports expands relief measures
(Posted on 10/01/21)Abu Dhabi Ports have announced a freeze on rent escalation during 2021 for all businesses in its Industrial Cities and Free Zone cluster, in a move aimed at providing further relief to its customers in KIZAD and ZonesCorp and boosting the Abu Dhabi economy in these challenging times.The effective freeze on rent increase for the...
Sept-Îles welcomes first ship of 2021
(Posted on 10/01/21)Flying the flag of the Netherlands, the M/V Erasmusgracht arriving from Lake Charles, Louisiana, was the first ship of 2021 at the Port of Sept-Îles. The ship was in ballast and will be left for Barranquilla, Colombia with a cargo of 10,500 tonnes of aluminum sows from Alouette. Ownedby Spliethoff, the ship has a crew of 13...
HHLA PLT Italy starting on schedule
(Posted on 10/01/21)The announced acquisition by Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) of 50.01 percent of the multi-function terminal Piattaforma Logistica Trieste (PLT) in the Italian seaport of Trieste was completed on 7 January 2021. The handling facility will operate as HHLA PLT Italy and is expected to start extended operations in February.Following...
Le Havre revitalises multi-bulk terminal
(Posted on 05/01/21)The Port of Le Havre’s Supervisory Board has awarded a concession for the construction and operation of a dry bulk terminal to the company LORANY CONSEILS. This project reflects the ambitions and strategy of Le Havre Port for the development of this category of traffic, which is currently expanding rapidly on the Seine Axis...