Port Capacity

Tuesday, 07 December 2021

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Mersin International Port handles lion’s share of Turkey’s rising export volume

Anadolu Agency 07 Dec 2021

Turkey set export records in 2021 and its international port in southern Mersin stands out as one of the most important transfer locations for exported products ... The port’s current handling capacity is 2.6 million TEU and after completion of the East Med Hub Phase 2 (EMH2) project, the capacity will increase to 3.6 million TEU.

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Russian LNG vessel arrives in Turkey on December 7

Anadolu Agency 07 Dec 2021

With a capacity of 170,200 cubic meters, the vessel left the Greek port of ...

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DNG Energy launches LNG products to commercial customers in South Africa

Algeria Times 07 Dec 2021

Aldworth Mbalati, Founder and CEO, DNG Energy ... Last year DNG received final authorisation from the Transnet National Ports Authority to begin the bunkering operations in the Port of Coega, in the Eastern Cape. The company has deployed a 125,000 cbm-capacity floating storage unit (FSU) to support LNG bunkering operations ... africabusinesscommunities. .

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Water Under the Bridge: Dec. 7, 2021

The Daily Astorian 07 Dec 2021

The Port of Astoria is having its biggest short-term shipping boom in history, with the threat of the West Coast longshoremen’s strike resuming on Christmas Day ... The Port has been operating at or near capacity for several weeks and has usually had ships at anchor in the Columbia River awaiting a berth or longshore gangs ... Port Manager C.E.

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Africa's patchy transport network gets a tech boost

BBC News 07 Dec 2021

It can be a tough job ... Signed in 2018 the deal includes 54 African countries ... For example, in Ghana work is under way on a $1.5bn (£1.1bn) expansion at the country's main cargo port, Tema. The public-private investment will increase the port's capacity and allow it to handle some of the world's biggest cargo ships ... Related Topics ... .

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China Nov export growth slows but imports accelerate on restocking

Reuters 07 Dec 2021

Summary ... Register ... read more. The easing of the power crunch also helped increase demand for copper ... read more ... read more ... read more ... read more ... "That said, the scope for a further rise in outbound shipments is limited – container throughput has levelled off in the past 12 months as ports have been operating close to capacity," he added ... Register.

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Port of Savannah accelerating expansion amid cargo surge

The Lufkin News 06 Dec 2021

The state agency's governing board approved a plan to increase by 25% Savannah's capacity for cargo containers by June ... He said more than a third of that new capacity should be ready by January and the port ultimately will be capable of handling 1.6 million additional cargo containers per year.

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CMA CGM upsizes boxships calling at Yokohama

Fresh Plaza 06 Dec 2021

Operated by CMA CGM, the terminal has a total annual operating capacity of over 400,000TEU and contributes to about 15% of Yokohama's port throughput.

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Asia-North Europe spot rates resume record-setting run

Journal of Commerce 06 Dec 2021

... being delayed by port congestion in Chinese origin ports and at European hubs, rather than by excessive demand.

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Truck drivers strike at Port of Vancouver averted

Splash24/7 06 Dec 2021

Together, the companies’ 200 or so drivers – about 10% of truckers serving Canada’s Port of Vancouver – had threatened strike action that could have exacerbated ... In an update issued on Friday, the port said that demand for anchorages still exceeds capacity.

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Hamburg is Part of MSC Feeder Service „Baltic Loop 3“

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide 06 Dec 2021

In late November, shipping company MSC integrated Hamburg port into their ...

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Alpha Completes Refinancing of ABL

Citizen Tribune 06 Dec 2021

BRISTOL, Tenn., Dec ... "Though the total capacity is smaller than our prior ABL, this new facility more than covers our letters of credit requirements and provides additional borrowing capacity ... With customers across the globe, high-quality reserves and significant port capacity, Alpha reliably supplies metallurgical products to the steel industry ... ....

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The supply chain hurdle in India’s recovery

Business Line 06 Dec 2021

Still, the high demand for shipping containers, elevated freight costs, the material fall in global auto production, the surging prices of semiconductors and the intensification of port congestions exhibit a deeper malaise and years of under investment in primary infrastructure and industrial capacity.

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China's threat to Taiwan grows

Beijing News 06 Dec 2021

While Ro-Ros could greatly increase troop/equipment lift capacity, these would mostly require unloading at ports that would first need to be secured. The PLAN's limitations in amphibious capacity led Blasko to highlight the role that army aviation and special forces could play in any hypothetical invasion of Taiwan.

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Pledges to clarify when route for Cork-Limerick upgrade will be selected

The Irish Times 06 Dec 2021

“The N20-M20 project is included in the list of projects to be progressed in the NDP and it is being actively progressed ... These options include a new motorway, the M20 or the upgrading of various sections of the N20 ... Access points ... As the Minister will know, the Port of Cork has been upgraded and now has additional capacity,” said Mr Burke ... .