Shanghai Dredging signs Xiamen Port Gulei Wharf Area engineering contract

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On February 3, CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd. and Zhangzhou Gulei Haiteng Wharf Investment Management Co., Ltd. (transliteration) signed the Xiamen Port Gulei Wharf Area Gulei Operation Zone South 3 & 4 Berth Engineering Construction Contract, with contractual value of RMB 125 million and construction period of 8 months, DredgingToday reports. It is noteworthy that the project is a liquid chemical public wharf project that is invested and built by Zhangzhou Gulei Haiteng Wharf Co., Ltd., with the total wharf length of 447meters and construction size of two 10,000t berths. By adopting the gravity caisson structure and marginal layout, the project can simultaneously accommodate one LPG ship of 10,000 cubic meters, one 10,000t chemical ship, and four 2,000t chemical ships. Construction content in the project includes foundation trench dredging, reclamation placement, revetment, land area formation, foundation process, and supporting facilities at the wharf etc. Implementation of the project will help promote the resource integration in Xiamen and Zhangzhou, which is of great significance in boosting Gulei Wharf Area to become the advanced petrochemical industry base in Haixi Region.

Xiamen Port to take over Maersk’s Songyu terminal

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Xiamen International Port said that it would buy a 25 percent stake in Songyu container terminal from APM Terminals. Xiamen International Port will pay for the acquisition mainly with internal resources, of which not more than 50 percent will be paid with bank loans. The container terminal is owned by Xiamen Port Holding Group, parent of Xiamen International Port and APM Terminals, with each holding a 50 percent stake. Being able to hold container ships with 18,000 TEUs, the terminal will enable the group to adapt to future large-scale shipping demand and enhance the group's competitiveness. Xiamen International Port mainly handles containers, bulk and break bulk cargos in international and domestic trade and provides port value-added services.

Cosco Pacific 10 million-TEU annual capacity terminal opens in Xiamen

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THE new joint-venture terminal of Cosco Pacific and Xiamen's Haicang Investment Group has become operational, Xinhua reports. The two parties invested CNY4.52 billion (US$710.7 million) on the terminal, which Cosco Pacific holds 70 per cent stake. The terminal is located in the second phase of Xiamen's Haicang Bonded Port Area, covering a quay length of 1,508 metres and a land area of 810 metres. It has a depth of 15 metres and can be deepened to 17 metres, has four berths, 14-17, with a optimum capacity of 2.6 million TEU and maximum of three million TEU. According to the development plan, the Haicang port area will reach 31 berths at full build out with 11 berths with capacities of 100,000 tonnes and 50,000 tonnes. By 2015, the port area will have a capacity of 10 million TEU, or 100 million tonnes. The Port of Xiamen was operating a total of 188 container shipping lines in 2010. During the first 10 months of this year, the port lifted 5.22 million TEU, or 130 million tonnes. Its container throughput ranked at the seventh in China and 19th in the world.  

HK-Macau CEPA imports win credit for Xiamen's 315pc import increase

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XIAMEN, opposite Taiwan, imported 54.93 tonnes of cargo under CEPA, but much of the credit for the 315 per cent year-on-year increase over the first 10 months of the year came from trade with Hong Kong and Macau, reports Xinhua. The import value grew 278 per cent to $9.32 million during the same period, while that of October increased 32 per cent to $1.08 million with a imports of 642 tonnes. Chinese mainland signed the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) with Hong Kong and Macau several years ago under which cargo imported from these two regions enjoy preferential tax treatment.  

Xiamen box millionth TEU at St Petersburg First Container Terminal in 2011

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RUSSIA's First Container Terminal (FCT) in St. Petersburg, part of National Container Company, has again handled its millionth TEU of the year. Port authorities said that for the third time ever, turnover at FCT exceeded one million TEU. Previously, the one million mark was achieved on the December 5, 2008 and followed by November 11, 2010. The one millionth container was delivered to the terminal from China's port of Xiamen by containership Maersk Vancouver. Last year National Container Company terminals in Russia and the CIS handled about 1.3 million TEU, collectively.  

Greencarrier opens in Ningbo, Xiamen, looks to Dalian, Qingdao next

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SWEDISH logistics company Greencarrier, eager to strengthen its presence in China, is opening two new offices in south China's Ningbo and Xiamen in addition to the existing offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Its Ningbo office opened on September 1 and is a branch of Greencarrier Shanghai Limited, while the Xiamen office will be open on October 1 to handle cargo shipments in Xiamen, the special economic zone in Fujian province, and Fuzhou, the provincial capital. "As we do in our southern offices, we will offer a complete range of logistics products including sea/air services, 3PL and distribution centre solutions for garments. For us, these sectors have become our specialities since there is considerable demand for companies with the skill to be able to manage these more complex activities," said Greencarrier chief operations officer Niklas Olsson. Mr Olsson said Greencarrier is also keen to penetrate the north China market too. "We are looking at Dalian, Qingdao and Tianjin and have set a target date of early 2012, although it may happen before that," he said.  

New offices in Ningbo and Xiamen will speed Greencarrier's expansion in China

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The Swedish-headquartered logistics specialist Greencarrier, which has in recent years expanded substantially within the Nordic countries and the Baltic states, is continuing with its programme to create a network of offices in China. Greencarrier already had over 30 staff in offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. It is now opening two more offices, one in Ningbo and the other in Xiamen. Next on the agenda says Niklas Olsson, CCO of Greencarrier International, will be an office in Northern China: "We are looking at Dalian, Qingdao and Tianjin and have set a target date of early 2012, although it may happen before that. ”As we do in our southern offices, we will offer a complete range of logistics products including Sea/Air services, 3PL and distribution centre solutions for garments. For us, these sectors have become our specialities since there is considerable demand for companies with the skill to be able to manage these more complex activities.”   Ningbo The Greencarrier office in Ningbo opened for business on September 1st and is a branch office to Greencarrier Shanghai Limited. Initially there are three people working in the office under the supervision of its General Manager, Heather Yang:  Edith Wang who is the Operations Manager, her operations assistant Bailey Mao, and Lena Huang, who is the financial accountant. Peggy Pan, who is based in Shanghai, will support the Ningbo operations team as Regional Operations Manager. A dedicated sales team is now being recruited but meanwhile the Shanghai sales team will cover requirements in Ningbo. Xiamen Following Greencarrier’s launch in Ningbo, the Swedish company will open a fifth Chinese office, this time in Xiamen. Due to open on October 1st, the Xiamen office will initially have two staff members, Jessica Xing and Ken Chen, who will be located at the office in Xiamen. The office will be managed by Carman Yeung, who is the General Manager for Greencarrier in South China, which has offices in Hong Kong and Shenzhen.  Announcing this new office, Niklas Olsson said: “Being in Xiamen will enable us to offer a better service to our customers in South China. It means too that Greencarrier Asia can be closer to our customers in this particular region. Greencarrier Xiamen will handle all ocean freight shipments, import and export, in both Xiamen and Fuzhou.”  Earlier this year, Greencarrier acquired the UK logistics company PTS UK, which focuses on road traffic to and from Scandinavia. It also offers a variety of added-value services including facilities for sorting, order picking, re-marking, shrink wrapping and labelling of goods. 

Xiamen port's container traffic up 10.6 percent to 569,000TEUs

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Southeast China's port of Xiamen saw a substantial year-on-year growth of 10.6 per cent in its July container throughput to 569,000 TEU, according to the statistical figures from its operator Xiamen Port Group, quoted by Xinhua. Domestic shipping lanes recorded a container movement of 115,500 TEU, an increase of 27.3 per cent. In this month, the port handled 13.5 million tonnes of cargo, up 15.4 per cent. Foreign trade cargo soared 30.4 per cent to 7.4 million tonnes. Xiamen experienced a weak growth of only 4.9 per cent in its throughput in the first half of year, falling far behind Tianjin, Dalian and Lianyungang. This has amounted to the difficulty for the port to meet its target of maintaining a growth of seven per cent this year.

Port of Xiamen July container throughput rises 10.6pc to 569,000 TEU

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SOUTHEAST China's port of Xiamen saw a substantial year-on-year growth of 10.6 per cent in its July container throughput to 569,000 TEU, according to the statistical figures from its operator Xiamen Port Group, quoted by Xinhua. Domestic shipping lanes recorded a container movement of 115,500 TEU, an increase of 27.3 per cent. In this month, the port handled 13.5 million tonnes of cargo, up 15.4 per cent. Foreign trade cargo soared 30.4 per cent to 7.4 million tonnes. Xiamen experienced a weak growth of only 4.9 per cent in its throughput in the first half of year, falling far behind Tianjin, Dalian and Lianyungang. This has amounted to the difficulty for the port to meet its target of maintaining a growth of seven per cent this year.  

FESCO Transport Group launches direct Russia-Xiamen Service

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FESCO, Russia's major carrier, has launched a direct service between the Russian Far East and Xiamen in Fujian province with the active involvement of local port authorities, Xiamen Customs and XiangYu Terminal & Shipping Agency. The 3,000-TEU FESCO Diomid set sail August 10 on her maiden voyage from Xiamen XiangYu Terminal. The new direct service deploys two vessels, the 42,274-ton 220 metre-long FESCO Diomed and the 23,200-ton, 185 metre-long Kaptaini Maslov to provide weekly service at berths at the Xiamen XiangYu Terminal on Saturdays. The port rotation is Hong Kong, Xiamen, Shanghai, Vostochny and Vladivostok, with five days to Vostochny and seven days to Vladivostok respectively. Before the launch of this direct service, shipment from Fujian to Russia Far East had to be transshipped via Hong Kong or Busan. The new service shortens transit time by about a week, saving as much as US$100 per TEU in shipping costs, said the company. With transits cut 10 per cent, cost savings will benefit Xiamen exports. Today, most commodities between Fujian and Russia trade are stone, granite, footwear, garments, canned foods and light industrial products. FESCO said the new service will improve the efficiency and reduce logistics cost, which stands to attract more cargo from the surrounding areas to export from Xiamen and this will stimulate trade between China and Russia. FESCO also said the service was an important step for Xiamen to become the national transshipment and international port.  

Shipco offers LCL Xiamen-Chicago, Ningbo-NY services and all-water to NY

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DENMARK's Shipco Transport, a non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC) has commenced its third set of weekly less-than-containerload Xiamen-Chicago and Ningbo-New York (LCL) services with a weekly all-water to New York. This is the NVO's 16th weekly Ningbo-US LCL service, noted American Shipper. The Xiamen-Chicago service sails on Sundays with ANL on a 25-day transit, the company said. Shipco is a unit of Copenhagen's Scan-Group, a shipping and transportation company, employing 2,000 worldwide.  

NYK upgrades SWAX loop with new partners, adds Xiamen, Port Kelang calls

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JAPAN's biggest carrier, NYK, has announced it will partner with CSCL, Hapag-Lloyd, and "K" Line to upgrade the South Africa-West Africa Express service (SWAX) with additional calls at China's Xiamen and Malaysia's Port Kelang. Replacing NYK's current joint service with Nile Dutch Africa Line, the new 77-day round-trip fixed weekly SWAX service will deploy eleven 2,500-TEU ships and call at Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Xiamen, Shenzhen-Shekou, Singapore, Port Kelang, Durban, Tema, Lome, Cotonou, Lagos-Tincan and back to Durban, Port Kelang, Singapore and Shanghai. The service will start from Shanghai on August 23.