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KOTKA, Finland, March 23, 2018 (Press Release) -Port of HaminaKotka, Steveco and UPM have agreed on the construction of a world-class pulp terminal in the new D-area in the western part of the Mussalo Harbour in Kotka. The investments of the Port of HaminaKotka in the infrastructure of the area are approx. 30 million euros. A new field of about 20 hectares, 220 metres of quays as well as a warehouse will be built in the new area.
Steveco will build a terminal with a size of 20,000 square metres and dimensions of 400 metres by 50 metres.
Read moreANTWERP, Netherlands , March 23, 2018 (Press Release) -Manuport Logistics NV (MPL), a member of the Euroports Group, has reached an agreement with the MAWYC Group regarding the acquisition of MAWYC Group’s forwarding activities.
Read moreCHICAGO, March 15, 2018 (Business Wire) -LSC Communications has signed multi-year, multi-million-dollar agreements with Bauer Media Group USA to provide distribution and cooperative mailing services for Bauer's magazines sold through retail and subscription channels. LSC's logistics planning system and state-of-the-art cooperative mailing platform will help Bauer achieve optimal delivery costs and qualify for the best possible postal rates for the publisher’s magazine circulation.
Read moreSAO PAULO, March 13, 2018 (Press Release) -From March 13 to 15, Klabin takes part in the 24th Intermodal South America 2018 to be held in São Paulo Expo, inpartnership with the Port Administration of Paranaguá and Antonina (APPA). The company will reinforce its goal of promoting business deals and partnerships that favor the development of the logistics and foreign trade sectors, especially Brazil’s logistics infrastructure and investments in technology and planning.
Read moreEmbraport has adopted the brand DP World Santos in its private use terminal (TUP) located at the left bank of the Santos Estuary, São Paulo State, where a logistic port installation dedicated to the warehousing, handling and shipping of pulp will be constructed.
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“Today marks the beginning of the delivery cycle for the centerpieces of our expansion, these cranes and 80 more just like them,” said John F. Reinhart, CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority. “On a regular basis for the next two years we’ll be receiving these shipments and as we get them, we’ll put them into service as soon as they are on their rails and the testing is complete.
Read moreFreight can now switch between road, rail and sea at the quayside, and can do so much more efficiently than before. The new terminal will result in higher freight capacity, improved transport efficiency, and cleaner air. And more than 100 trucks a day avoid having to negotiate their way through the centre of Gothenburg.
Read moreIn 2017 the port handled 223,606,610 tonnes of freight, an increase of 4.4% compared with the previous year. Practically all sectors turned in an excellent performance: the container volume expanded in tonnage by 4.3% (123 million tonnes), liquid bulk such as oil derivatives by 5.7% (73.1 million tonnes), and conventional breakbulk such as steel by 4.8% (10.3 million tonnes), while ro/ro completed the growth list with 10.5% (5.1 million tonnes). Only dry bulk such as coal and ores lagged behind in the tables, finishing the year with a drop of 3.7% (12.2 million tonnes).
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