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Kudos Trucking Company has ordered two Konecranes Noell Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes and two Konecranes Gottwald Model 5 Mobile Harbor Cranes (MHCs) for their terminal in Davao City, the Philippines. Konecranes booked the order in June 2019.

The U.S.-China tariff Opens a New Window. spat has led to a reduction of ships coming in from China and a spike in other Asia countries, according to Mario Cordero, the executive director of the Port of Long Beach. “At least in the first six months of this year, there has been a change of 22% reduction from the China origin of the cargo,” he told FOX Business Cheryl Casone on “The Claman Countdown.” Officials at the port announced earlier this month that cargo volumes in July were down compared to the year before, seeing a 9.7% drop.

arrived Alang Anchorage 08.11.24

O Nov 6, 2024, at 130 a.m. the Coast Guard in Valentia, County Kerry. received a distress call from the 'Armaven Tres',, after a fire broke out in the engine room. The ship had lost power and was drifting in the Atlantic. The Valentia RNLI lifeboat, a Coast Guard helicopter and the patrol vessel 'LÉ James Joyce' of the Irish Navy were dispatched, to the vessel, which was drifting some 40 nautical miles off the Kerry coast. The rescue operation lasted for 15 hours with the blaze successfully fought and the trawler was taen in tow by the tug 'Nomad' (MMSI: 250000353). One crew member aboard the trawler received treatment for smoke inhalation.

The Koper port placed 80th on this year’s list of 900 best connected container ports in the world, published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad). The port has been listed the highest among all Adriatic Sea container ports since the first such ranking in 2006. The first place went to the Shanghai port, while the port of Antwerp was the best in Europe, having been placed 6th in the world.

In July 2019 Konecranes received an order from Klaipeda Container Terminal (KCT) in Lithuania for two Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes, which will be delivered in Q1 2021. The order follows an earlier agreement for a Konecranes Gottwald Model 5 Mobile Harbor Crane, which was delivered in June 2019.

Beached at Alang 08.11.24

The 'Gorinchem VIII', operating between Gorinchem, Woudrichem and Slot Loevestein, suffered a short circuit in the battery charger on Nov 6, 2024. The fire brigade was mobilized at around 6.30 a.m. LT to extinguish the fire aboard the ship, which was moored at the quay outside the Waterpoort in Gorinchem. Just before the first departure to Woudrichem, The crew discovered that smoke was coming from the front hatch of the ferry. The fire brigade attended on the scene with three fire engines. The fire was quickly brought under control, after which the ship was ventilated. No one was injured. The cause of the fire was found to be a short circuit in the ship's battery chargers. The service was covered with another ferry, of the Veerdienst Riveer, so passengers hat no inconvenience. While the damage remained limited, the ferry was cleaned in the run of the day to get back operating again.

The world’s largest container ship MSC Gulsun arrived at container terminal DCT Gdańsk on Friday. During its stop, 11,000 containers will be reloaded, which means the largest regular container exchange in Europe. MSC Gulsun is the first ship in the world with a width of 24 rows of containers and a capacity of 23,756 TEU.

Customers and port stakeholders of Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC), the Honduran subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) operating Puerto Cortes, Central America 4’s (CA-4) largest port, can expect faster cargo movement in and around the terminal with OPC beefing up its partnership with Honduran authorities for improved and more efficient port services. OPC is working with the Honduran government and Puerto Cortés authorities to enhance the port’s competitiveness and better serve its customers in the four-nation CA-4, comprising Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. Enhancements include simplified and faster port transactions, and the construction of critical road infrastructure the will improve cargo movement in the region. As part of efforts to expedite intra-regional trade, the Honduran Customs Agency (Dirección Adjunta de Rentas Aduaneras – DARA) has streamlined its systems for early clearance and dispatch of cargo, matching OPC’s already-efficient operations. Operating hours of customs authorities were likewise extended until 7 p.m., thus giving agents and brokers more time to process shipment.