According to transport infrastructure conglomerate Asciano, a plan to maximise Swanson Dock’s capacity in the Port of Melbourne in the short term and then develop Geelong Port prior to the long-term development of Port of Hastings in 2040 will deliver the best outcomes for Victoria. Victoria’s international container port trade is currently handled at Swanson Dock in the Port of Melbourne, which has an annual capacity of 2.7 million TEU. Based on Victorian Government trade forecasts, extra international container port capacity will be required within five years. Read more: www.bairdmaritime...

Yesterday, September 7, Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and Antwerp Port Authority signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly help foster commercial activity between the two authorities. Read more at www.dredgingtoday...

Cargo handling in KlaipėdaPort continues growing - On assessing the cargo turnover during eight month of this year annual cargo handling in KlaipėdaPort is likely to reach up to 30 million tons. In the period of January – August of 2010 totally 19,9 million tons of cargo, i.e. more by 12,0 percent or by 2,1 million tons if to compare with the corresponding period of 2009, were handled in KlaipėdaPort. Source: KSSA The largest increase according to volumes during eight month of this year comparing with the corresponding period of 2009 was reached due to increased handling volumes of natural and chemical fertilizers (+1 457,9 thousand tons), Ro-Ro cargo (+731,0 thousand tons), containerized cargo (+535,7 thousand tons), minerals and construction materials (+271,2 thousand tons). KlaipėdaPort retains the tendency of intermodal cargo increase and this fact speaks about the increase of general consumption and the recovery of economics.