TransContainer thinking big
NewsRussian rail intermodal operator Transcontainer is planning to invest more than US$420M in 2012 and 2013...
Prospects for containerisation in Russia*
NewsToday, when more than half of all world freight is shipped in containers, most Russian cargo is still transported in bulk. Containerisation ...
Washington ports receive a boost
NewsTwo US, Washington state, general purpose ports have received a boost recently....
More manoeuvring in Novorossiysk
NewsFirst Quantum Group and Andrey Kobzar, the owners of Russia’s National Container Company (NCC), have sold their 50% stake in the underperf...
Shuffling aces in Russia’s pack
NewsIt looks as though Fesco wants to concentrate shipping and logistics operations over facilities on the Russian Far East. This is a dramatic ...
Kotka and Hamina to merge
NewsA new, unified port company takes over in May and rationalisation will follow....
Russian rail containers set to grow
News“The economic recovery is well underway and world output levels have improved notably. In April, the IMF’s World Economic Outlook projec...
NCC back in Ilyichevsk?
NewsThe Odessa Regional Court of Appeal has decided in favour of Russia’s National Container Company (NCC) and instructed the Ilyichevsk port ...
Mitsui looks for foothold in Baltic
NewsJapanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co is exploring the possibility of shipping frozen products from South Korea to Uzbekistan via Suez, North Co...
Pushing ahead despite doubts
NewsThe pace of investment in Russian container ports has slowed down, but there is still activity, despite the disagreements within NCC....
NCC traffic leaps 18.2%
NewsNational Container Company (NCC), the joint venture of Fesco and First Quantum Petroleum (FQP) and Russia’s premier container handler, has...
SST makes an N-Trans into MLT
NewsN-Trans (National Transportation Group) - the new name for Severstaltrans Group (SST), has acquired a 50% stake in Multi-Link Terminals Ltd ...
Containerships happy at Fesco statement
NewsFinland-based door-to-door shortsea operator Containerships Group has welcomed a public statement by Fesco, which is now controlled by Russi...
LA crush causes carrier crisis
NewsWhat has become endemic congestion at Los Angeles has proven intolerable for members of the Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA) operating between...