Tag: seaport

Vale Proposes New Ore-Handling Logistics Scheme To Izmail Port

Vale International (Brazil) has proposed that the management of the Izmail seaport participate in a logistics scheme for supply of iron ore to steel plants in Eastern Europe.

Ukraine To Create Maritime Administration

The Ministry of Infrastructure is working to reform the maritime industry, which should result in creation of the Maritime Administration of Ukraine.

Infrastructure Ministry To Introduce Permanent 50% Discount On Port Charges For Transshipment Of Transit Cargoes

The Ministry of Infrastructure intends to introduce a permanent 50% discount on port charges for processing of transit goods.

How high port charges hampering Ukraine’s export (opinion)

Andrey Smirnov, Metinvest Group's head of seaborne shipments, about how high port charges are hampering the development of Ukraine’s export potential.

Slovenia Offers Ukraine Sea Route To Asia Via Suez Canal

The optimal sea route for delivery of products and cargo from Southern and Eastern Europe, including Ukraine, to Central Asia and further to the East passes through Slovenia and the Suez Canal.

Heads Of All Ukrainian Ports To Be Selected Via Competitions This Year

Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelian has said that the heads of all Ukrainian seaports will be selected via competitions this year.

Expert Identifies Best Ports For Implementation Of Public-Private Partnership Projects

Small ports have a greater chance of attracting investment in the short term. They can be selected for the implementation of public-private partnership projects.

COFCO Terminal: Mykolaiv Sets Foot on the Silk Road

The COFCO corporation (China) has officially commissioned a terminal for transshipment of agricultural products at the Mykolaiv seaport.

Odesa Port Begins Handling Project Cargo

The Odesa seaport has started handling project cargo. The specialized vessel HHL KOBE moored at the port’s berth No. 1-k

Volodymyr Omelian: I Am Aware that this is Not a Startup (Part 2)

In the second part of this interview, we ask Omelian what he expects from Ukrzaliznytsia’s head Wojciech Balczun, whether there will be highway concessions in Ukraine, and to whom he "made an offer" in the Ukrainian port Authority.

Volodymyr Omelian: I Am Aware That This Is Not A Startup

In the first part of his interview with the CFTS, we ask Volodymyr Omelian whether a technocrat or a politician makes a better minister, his main objectives, and what his predecessor left for him in the anecdotal "three envelopes."

24-Hour Weight Monitoring Introduced On Approaches To Ukrainian Seaports

Ukrtransbezpeka sent additional teams of inspectors to the Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions on May 10 to organize operation of 24-hour portable weighing scales.

Ukrainian Port Authority And Batumi Port Agree To Develop Cooperation

The Ukrainian Port Authority and the port of Batumi (Georgia) will share experiences on strategic port development, attraction of investments, and implementation of quality systems in the port operations and shipping safety.

Singapore To Advise Ukraine On Port Development

Singapore will advise Ukraine on development of the port industry. Representatives of the two countries exchanged views on improvement of the bilateral legal framework in the area of maritime merchant shipping and air traffic.

Metinvest Charters Turkish Vessel For Transporting Steel From Mariupol To Italy

he Metinvest group has added a new ship of the Handysize class from the ship owner Canbaz Group (Turkey) to the fleet of its shipping lines.

Container Export Through Giurgiulesti Port Increases By 42% In 2015

Container traffic through the Moldovan port of Giurgiulesti increased by 3% to 9,912 TEU and container exports through it increased by 42% in 2015, compared with 2014.

Odesa Port Discontinues Transshipment Of Iron-Ore Concentrate

Stevedoring companies engaging in cargo handling at the Odesa seaport completely stopped importation of iron-ore concentrate and its subsequent transshipment onto vessels in January.

Rail link planned to Georgian deep-water port Anaklia

Georgia is planning to construct 18 km rail line to projected deep-water port Anaklia. The first trains will run in 2019.

Moldova To Create Maritime Agency Based On Giurgiulesti Port Captain's Office

The Moldovan Ministry of Transport has presented draft amendments that provide for reorganization of the "Moldova Water Registry" and the "Giurgiulesti Port Captain's Office" to create the Moldovan Maritime Agency.

Mariupol Port’s Priority Areas Of Development Named

Deputy Infrastructure Minister Yurii Vaskov outlined the priority areas of development of the Mariupol port. The priorities include restoration of railway infrastructure and development of coastal shipping.

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