Tag: ports

On 27th May, the very first container ship "SCA Tunadal " arrived at Sweden's newest freight terminal, at the Stockholm Norvik Port.

In the Port of Helsinki, Boskalis will deepen de Vuosaari fairway and harbor basin from eleven to thirteen meters and use a part of the dredged material for the development of Helsinki’s Hernesaari area. 

On May 20, 2020, Tianjin Port Group and Xiamen Port Holding Group signed the "Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement for Construction of World-Class Ports".

Amid the COVID-19 crisis, India's 12 major ports marked a 21% drop in their cargo volumes, at 47.42 million tonnes (MT) during April 2020, as Indian Ports Association (IPA) reported.

About 150 firefighters battled a fire that destroyed a quarter of the structures on Pier 45 in San Francisco early on May 23.

Amid the COVID-19 crisis, World Port Sustainability Program and International Association of Ports and Harbors issued their "Port Economic Impact Barometer" report for week 21.

The EU is adopting certain rules for different transport sectors to help companies and authorities cope with the extraordinary circumstances created by the COVID-19 crisis.

The British Ports Association (BPA) issued an economic recovery plan  for the government, which highlights the important role ports have in the UK's healing from the deepest economic condition.

Following the COVID-19 pandemic situation, Port of Antwerp marked a slight increase by 0.4% in its total cargo volume during the first four months of 2020, in comparison to the same period last year.

Overcoming the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Port of Gothenburg announced positive results in its freight volums which remained high during the first quarter of 2020.