Last week, the sixth phase of Shanghai's Waigaoqiao terminal was officially completed and approved for operations. The terminal is located to the northeast of Shanghai city centre on the Yangtze estuary and handles more than half of the city's container traffic.

Research conducted by the independent research agency, NEA indicates that the northern seaports offer the most efficient route for container transport into a large part of the central European hinterland.

Kongsberg Maritime has been selected to supply a large suite of Maritime Simulators to Barombong Merchant Marine College (BP2IP) in Indonesia.

Noatum, the leading operator in the maritime terminal and port operations and services markets in Spain, has strengthened the corporate identity by rebranding many of the group's terminals and by integrating them under the global Noatum brand.

The Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners will meet today, to attend to two action items, including the proposed approval of the port's preliminary budget for 2012. Adoption of the draft budget document by Commissioners Brian Wolfe, Nancy Baker and Jerry Oliver is the first step in the port's public process of establishing the organisation's budget for 2012.

A brand new NVQ programme specifically focused on Port Operations has delivered its first batch of successful graduates, providing them with qualifications that will be recognised within the industry. 

Despite the floods affecting the country all main ports in Thailand, including Bangkok, remain open and there is no immediate threat of closure.

PD Ports operated Hull Container Terminal on 17 October completed the re-configuration of its container cranes to increase the facility's efficiency and meet growth expectations.

Starting in November 2011, two new feeder line services will be scheduled for regular sailings between the Port of Hamburg and Russia.