Vessel News

 

M.V. MSC Monica

 

 

 

 

 

The vessel ran aground on the 22nd January near Deschaillons on the St Lawrence Riber however no spills were reported.

Ports

 

Port of Portsmouth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The port received its largest ship on the 20th January 2016 with the Maersk Antwerp Trader arriving from Colombia with a cargo of bananas. This is an important milestone for the port.

 

 Port of Cartegena

 

 

 

 

 

 

APM Terminals and Colombian port terminal have finalised  the inforporatoin of Cartagena Container Terminal with an expected throughput of 250,000 TEU along with 1.5 millon tons of general cargo.

Port of Kingston (Jamaica) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It has been reported that the port will not be ready to take post Panamax vessels within the 2 year expected timescales. There is now no urgent attempt to dredge the harbour.

Port of Colombo container terminal

 

NEW Partner required - Sri Lanka are seeking a partner for Colombo's second deep draught container terminal which is currently part completed.

Trade News

 

EU announces €77 million in humanitarian aid

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 21 January 2016 With the Horn of Africa continuing to face a multitude of crises from recurrent cycles of conflict to natural disasters, affecting millions of people, the EU has announced €77 million in humanitarian aid for the region in 2016.

Transport News

 

‘Horrendous’ wait for Forth Road Bridge to reopen to HGVs

The Scottish Government must “come clean” over when the Forth Road Bridge will fully reopen to relieve the “horrendous” waiting game for businesses, says a Fife MSP.

HGVs are still not allowed to use the Fife to Edinburgh crossing because of ongoing repairs to a crack found in a key section of the bridge in early December.

While cars have been able to use the bridge since December 23, the Transport Minister has only offered a timescale of mid-February for access to return for lorries.