Beijing: Chinese entrepreneur Wang Jing, who is behind the Nicaragua Canal project, has announced that he will invest $3bn to build a deepwater port in the Ukraine. The $3bn first phase, 300 hectare port project, is to be located about 60 km north of Sevastopol on the Black Sea. "The strategic and cooperative partnership between China and Ukraine has moved a step forward," Wang said at a press conference in Beijing on Thursday. The second $7bn phase project would include an airport, LNG terminal and shipyard. [06/12/13]

Both lock pairs at Brunsbüttel and Kiel were opened again for all ships on Dec. 6, 2013 at 19.00 hrs. However, with the limitation only to so many ships, that the capacity of the Brunsbüttl lock is not exceeded. With the current weather conditions secure waiting in the canal sidings is not guaranteed.

Both lock pairs at Kiel and Brunsbüttel were opened again for all ships on Dec. 6, 2013 at 19.00 hrs. However, with the limitation only to so many ships, that the capacity of the Brunsbüttl lock is not exceeded. With the current weather conditions secure waiting in the canal sidings is not guaranteed.