GreenPort Cruise & Congress goes to Port of Valencia for 2018
Celebrating the 14th GreenPort Cruise & Congress, the next European edition of the event will be hosted by the Port of Valencia from 16th – 19th October 2018.
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Ports and Harbours
Iron ore and coal lift Essar Ports’ cargo handling by 11% in third quarter
Essar Ports Limited, a leading private port terminal operator in India, today reported an 11% increase in overall cargo handling at 9.16 million tonnes across its Hazira, Vishakapatnam, Salaya and Paradip port terminals for the quarter ended December 31st, 2017, up from 8.26 MT a year ago, led by substantial growth in iron ore, coal, limestone and finished steel transportation with third-party accounting for 16% share in the overall cargo.
CMPort intends to dispose of shares of Chiwan Wharf
On 5th February 2018, the indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited and China Merchants Group entered into two share purchase agreements.
Construction of land-based LNG facility under way at the Port of Gothenburg
Construction of an LNG facility is now underway at the Port of Gothenburg. The facility will open up new opportunities for LNG-fuelled ships that call at the Gothenburg Energy Port. It will become fully operational during 2018.
The Port of Barcelona took a quantum leap in 2017 to become the fastest-growing European port
In 2017 the Port of Barcelona recorded its best results yet in the main traffic indicators, figures that allowed it to take a quantum leap to become the fastest-growing European port. Total traffic surpassed 61 million tonnes for the first time, recording a year-on-year increase of 26%.
Leading energy companies urge President Trump to support Port Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project
CEOs of six well-known American energy companies today signed a letter addressed to President Donald Trump in support of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project.