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Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company opens new vehicle entry gate facility

"Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC), part of Global Ports Group, located at the port of Vostochny...

Volumes uptrend at the Port of NY & NJ continues

“The Port of New York and New Jersey saw another double-digit increase for total container volume in May, while rail volume broke its all-time monthly record.” See the original story at Container News. Source: Container News (JK)

Volumes up by 2.4% across China Merchants’ container terminals

“Container volumes across the global portfolio of China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPort) rose slight...

Volumes Up 5% at Port of Sines

“Sines Container Terminal – Terminal XXI – handled 1.75m teu last year, representing a 5% growth in container volumes at the port.” To learn more, see the original story at Container Management. Source: Container Management (JB)

Volumes en route to Savannah signal September slowdown: GPA

"The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) expects import volumes to slow, and possibly even decline on a ye...

Volumes Decline for DP World Due to COVID-19

“DP World Limited, one of the world’s largest operators of ports with locations in more than 50 coun...

Volumes Continue Growing at Port of Los Angeles

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Volumes at PSA International Keep Rising in 2018

” Singapore-based port operator PSA International handled 81 million TEUs at its port projects in 20...

Volumes and revenue up at Ashdod

“Ashdod Port Company has reported a revenue increase of 4.3% over the first half of 2017, bolstered by container volume growth increase of 6.6%.” For the full story, see Container Management. Source: Container Management (LF)

Volume Growth Continues in November; Cargo Diversification Effort Shows Positive Results

Four Consecutive Months of Growth in Auto Imports

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Volume decline spurs Baltimore terminal to close for two days

“The Seagirt Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Ports Ameri...

VOCPT container volumes rise 8.2% in FY20 to 804,584 TEUs

“Dakshin Bharat Gateway Terminal Pvt Ltd (DBGT) posted a 40 per cent growth in volumes in FY20, help...

VOC Port records 8% growth in cargo traffic

“The V O Chidambaranar Port (formerly Tuticorin Port), a major port in Thoothukudi, has recorded a 8...

VO Chidambaranar Port registers record 13.16% growth in August 2019

“VO Chidambaranar handled 353,306 TEUs of containers with a growth of 13.16 percent compared to the same period in 2018.” To learn more, see the original story at Indian Transport and Logistics News. Source: Indian Transport and Logistics News (JK)

Visy Oy joins the Container Owners Association

“Finnish company Visy Oy has joined the Container Owners Association (COA), the company announced in a recent newsletter.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

Visser Shipping Chooses Hybrid-Ready Scrubbers for Its Ships

“Dutch shipping company Visser Shipping has signed a contract to outfit its three 9.0 MW containerships with hybrid-ready scrubber systems.” To learn more, see the original story at World Maritime News. Source: World Maritime News (JK)

Visit of MSC vessel helps PSA Balboa – PSA Panama International Terminal break move record

“PSA Panama has broken its record for the highest number of moves in a single call following the arrival of MSC Anchorage.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

Visible SCM becomes a Maersk company

“Business-to-consumer (B2C) logistics company Visible Chain Management (Visible SCM) has become ‘Visible SCM – A Maersk organization’.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

Visibility and agility will become more important to supply chains than speed

“Better visibility and more responsive supply chains are the only way for shippers and their forward...

Visakhapatnam port sets new record with 63,256 TEUs container throughput in June

"The Visakhapatnam Port Authority achieved a remarkable feat in June by registering a record-breakin...

Visakha Container Terminal set to become regional trans-shipment hub on east coast

“Container lines Hapag Lloyd, ONE, YML, COSCO and OOCL will jointly run a new direct service from Vi...

Virginia unveils plan to reverse falling export volumes

“Virginia Governor Ralph Northam wants to reverse a decline in containerized exports from the state,...

Virginia to Become US Hub for Reefer Imports

“The Port of Virginia has completed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) “Southeast In-Transi...

Virginia Port Authority to Order USD 217 Mn Worth of Cranes

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Virginia Port Authority Eyes Tighter Ties with Cuba

**The Virginia Port Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Cuban National...

Virginia Port Authority begins work on terminal expansion

**“The $320 million project at the Virginia International Gateway container terminal has officially...

Virginia Opens Wider Channel; Now Supports Two-Way Ultra-Large Container Vessel Movement

The following release was published by the Port of Virginia:

The Port of Virginia’s wider shipp...

Virginia International Gateway stack-yard project done

“The expansion has doubled the terminal’s annual container throughput to 1.2 million container lifts a year.” To learn more, see the original story at American Shipper. Source: American Shipper (JB)

Virginia International Gateway Container Terminal Wraps Up Major Expansion

“A USD 320 million expansion project at the Virginia International Gateway (VIG) container terminal...

Virginia expands capacity with four inbound truck gates

“Four new inbound truck gates have been placed into service at Virginia International Gateway (VIG),...

Virginia box volumes up 4.6% in April

**“Container throughput at Port of Virginia terminals has increased 7 percent so far in the fiscal y...

Virginia avoiding vessel backlogs plaguing other East Coast ports

“The Port of Virginia credits its ability to mitigate the backlogs that have challenged other large...

Violent protests against Adani’s Kerala port project

"At least 150 people were injured and over 3,000 booked Monday after a violent protest against the c...

Violence in South Africa disrupts port operations

“Days of violence in South Africa have disrupted ports operations at Durban and Richards Bay and a r...

Vincent Clerc new ceo of Maersk’s container and logistics business

“Vincent Clerc has been promoted to run AP Moller – Maersk’s core ocean and logistics business in a...

Vinalines: Port Ventures saw positive performance

The following release was published by Vinalines:

Despite improvements in ­performance in the fir...

Vinalines to try its luck with second public share offering

“The state-owned Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) will try a second public share sale of...

Vinalines to operate as joint stock company in September

“Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) will officially begin operations as a joint stock compa...

Vinalines to divest capital from 13 firms this year

“State-owned Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) plans to divest capital from 13 member companies this year, Vietnamese media have reported.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

Vinalines to build 2 terminals at $299 mln in Lach Huyen Port

The following release was published by Vinalines:

Vinalines is seeking approval from the governme...

Vinalines eyes to join Global Shipping Alliances

“The Vietnam National Shipping Lines Corporation (Vinalines) will devise a number of measures to fur...

Vinalines buys back 75% stake in Quy Nhon port

“State-owned shipping group Vinalines has bought back its stake in a central port after illegally selling it to a private firm” To learn more, see the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

Vinalines and Erria extend cooperation

” Vinalines and Erria have today signed a MOU at the headquarter of the Danish Shipowners´ Associati...

VIMC launches service to bring Vietnamese goods to Malaysia and India

“Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC), formerly Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines), has star...

VIMC eyes transshipment project with MSC

“Vietnam Maritime Corporation’s (formerly Vinalines) subsidiary Saigon Port plans to work with Medit...

Vietnamese feeder ship demolishes crane

“A feeder container ship crashed into a crane on the Long Tau river near Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on Sunday, 21 February.” See the original story at Container News. Source: Container News (JK)

Vietnam’s maritime transport sees impressive growth in 2019

“Vietnam’s maritime transport in 2019 has had an impressive year with key metrics witnessing remarkable growth after a period of recession during 2014-2015.” See the original story at Hellenic Shipping News. Source: Hellenic Shipping News (JK)

Vietnam’s liner shipping connectivity leaps

"Vietnam’s emergence as a manufacturing powerhouse is showing up in ever greater detail on the globa...

Vietnam’s Haiphong Deepwater Port Ready for Business

“The Lach Huyen International Gateway Port in Haiphong, Vietnam, will commence operation later this month.” For more, see the original article on Maritime Executive. Source: Maritime Executive (LF)

Vietnam’s former ‘white elephant’ port, Cai Mep, set for major expansion

“The expansion of Vietnam’s busiest deepwater container port, Cai Mep, could pave the way for additional Asia-Europe calls.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)