Yilport’s global portfolio also recorded 5.47m tonnes of general cargo volume, a 13% growth compared to the six months of 2020.

Yilport’s facilities moved 1.79 m cubic metres of liquid cargo, 3% more than the first six months of 2020.

Related: Yilport Puerto Bolívar starts $176m expansion

The Turkish company recorded a consolidated revenue growth of 19% compared to 2020.

By geographical area, the terminals of Gebze, Gemlik, Solventas and Rotaport in Turkey handled 631,000 teu, 2.46m tonnes of general cargo and 1.77m cubic metres of liquid cargo in H1 2021.

In the Nordic region, Yilport Gävle, Yilport Oslo and Stockholm Nord handled a total of 260,100 teu and 862,700 tonnes of general cargo in the first half of 2021 and in Iberia, the terminals had a volume of 593,300 teu in container handling and 1.34m tonnes of general cargo between January and July.

In the Latin America region, Yilport terminals handled 292,000 teu and 804,200 tonnes of general cargo in the first half of 2020.

Yilport Holding globally operates 22 ports and marine terminals, of which five are in Turkey, seven in Portugal, two in Spain, two in Sweden, one in Norway, one in Malta, one in Italy, one in Peru, one in Ecuador and one in Guatemala. Yilport also manages six dry terminals, five in Turkey and one in Sweden.

It is seen as a key appointment by the registry, which recently surpassed the 200m gt milestone.

Capt. Howard brings to LISCR over 26 years of experience as an officer in the United States Coast Guard. Before his retirement Capt. Howard was head of the Coast Guard’s Traveling Marine Inspector team where he was in charge of the USCG’s premier group of 42 senior marine inspectors providing professional commercial vessel knowledge, experience and advanced training.

Related: Liberian Registry launches online seafarer examination portal

He also chaired the USCG-wide Prevention Programme Quality Management Board. Prior to this posting at USCG headquarters he was a Division Chief in the Office of Design and Engineering Standards; Prevention Department Head at USCG Sector Miami, Florida.

“I am very happy to announce that Captain Todd Howard has joined our team of dedicated maritime experts here at the Liberian Registry. He brings to the Registry decades of hands-on maritime safety and regulatory experience and expertise,” said LISCR´s Chief Operations Officer Alfonso Castillero.

“This is what sets us apart from the other Registries, we have the best professionals supporting our vessel owners, operators, and seafarers. Having Capt. Howard onboard with us makes us stronger and continues to provide the Liberian flagged fleet with the best possible support from the Administration,” Castillero added.

It is the second deal the two parties have inked this year.

Independently developed by Huangpu Wenchong, the vessels will be in 172 metres length and 27.5 metres width, is one of the major feeder ship products constructed by the shipyard.

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The contract for two more containerships could further boost the fleet size of Briese Schiffahrts and expand cooperation between the two parties, commented Huangpu Wenchong.

The landmark 6,000^th cumulative delivery was reached with the shipment on 24 August for marine boilers of the MAC-B type for VLCCs being built at Namura Shipbuilding.

The Japanese company has over 130 years in producing marine boilers with the production of its first scotch boiler starting in 1885.

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MAC-B type auxiliary boiler with two drum-water tube type design, which marked the 6,000^th delivery, has been produced since 1983 and total 2,275 units have been installed mainly for tankers over the past 40 years.

Recent marine boiler activity by MHI-MME has included the added enhanced dual fuel fired boilers line up from small boilers to large boilers for offshore applications, launched the cylindrical type 25 t/h ~ 35 t/h oil-fired boilers, and strengthened relationship with Chinese licensee, CSSC Jiujiang Boiler.

Chris Morley, Group Director – Maritime, said: “After what has been a record-breaking year for entries, we are delighted to announce the finalists for this year’s Seatrade Awards. The last eighteen months have presented exceptional challenges, but the quality of our shortlist paints a remarkable picture of how teams from around the world have responded with strength, creativity and determination.”

The 2021 Seatrade Awards, in association with Lloyd’s List, finalists include:

INDUSTRY AWARD CATEGORIES:

Safety at Sea Award

• Alpha Ori Technologies
• Cindicium
• GMS
• HiLo Maritime Risk Management
• Life Floor
• WINDEA Offshore GmbH & Co. KG

Investment in People Award

• Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd
• Magsaysay
• Qatar Airways
• Sailors’ Society
• The Mission to Seafarers
• Thome Group

Sustainable Shipping Award

• Berge Bulk
• Chelsea Technologies Ltd
• FUELSAVE GmbH
• GoodFuels
• Marine Performance Systems B.V.
• PSA Marine (Pte) Ltd

INTELLIGENT SHIPPING AWARD CATEGORIES:

Marine Digital Technology Award

• DeepSea
• eMPX
• HiLo Maritime Risk Management
• Hunter Group ASA
• PINFABB SRL
• ShipMoney
• Wärtsilä Voyage

Cyber Security Award

• Constellation Inspection Marine Transport LLC
• CyberOwl
• GTMaritime

New! Port & Terminal Digital Technology Award
In Association with TOC Events Worldwide

• EMPRESAS TAYLOR
• Hutchison Leamchabang Terminal Limited
• NeZha Smart Port&Shipping Technology (Shanghai) CO., LTD
• Satakunta University of Applied Sciences
• Wärtsilä Voyage

SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN AWARD CATEGORIES:

New! Sustainable Supply Chain Management Award
In Association with International Marine Purchasing Authority (IMPA)

• Berge Bulk
• Oceanic Catering
• Port of Tyne
• South Asia Gateway Terminals (Pvt) Ltd

EDITORIAL CHOICE AWARD CATEGORIES:

Deal of the Year

• PAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group) / Sovcomflot
• Red Sea Gateway Terminal
• Watson Farley & Williams LLP

The remaining five Editorial Choice categories, which includes Newcomer of the Year; Diversity & Equality Award; Global Performer; Personality of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award will be selected by representatives from the Seatrade Maritime and Lloyd’s List editorial boards and announced during the presentation ceremony.

“Once again, the quality of nominations shared with Seatrade Awards has been remarkable. We would like to thank each entrant for taking the time to share with us their submissions and wish those on the shortlist good luck for the next round of judging ahead of our online celebration on Wednesday 3^rd November 2021,” commented Chris Hayman, Chairman of Seatrade.

Seatrade Awards, which takes place in association with Lloyd’s List and is sponsored by ADNOC, Bureau Veritas and DNV, will now culminate with a virtual celebration which will be streamed globally on Wednesday 3rd November at 10:00hrs GMT (14:00hrs GST, 18:00 CST). Further information about how you join this virtual celebration will be released soon.

The new berth will help to expand Vladivostok commercial seaport as a major transhipment hub connecting cargo from countries in East Asia to North-West Europe via the Northern Sea Route.

It follows an earlier agreement between DP World and Rosatom, Russia´s state Atomic Energy Corporation, to explore sustainable development of the Artic route.

Related: DP World acquiring Imperial Logistics for $890m expanding Africa footprint

Group Chairman and CEO of DP World, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, signed the agreement at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok with Andrey Severilov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fesco.

“DP World supports President Vladimir Putin’s vision for the Northern Sea Route, which is one of the last great trading routes in the world to be developed. Opening up an alternative route to the Suez Canal between East and West will increase the resilience of world trade. It has great potential to develop economic activity and prosperity in Russia’s far north. It must be done sustainably to protect the pristine waters of the Arctic,” said Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem.

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Andrey Severilov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fesco said: “We are delighted to be working closely with a company such as DP World that is handling roughly 10 % of the global container traffic. We thank our partners and personally thank His Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem for this unique opportunity.”

The berth in Vladivostok is part of the infrastructure needed for full development of the northern route. Under the plan cargo will be brought to Vladivostok by feeder ships and rail from countries in East Asia and loaded onto Arctic-class container ships. Murmansk will be further developed as a transshipment hub in the west to connect cargo to ports in North- Western Europe. DP World’s feeder operations will serve both Vladivostok and Murmansk offering faster and cleaner cargo transport solutions to customers and improving supply chain resilience. The Northern Sea Route will allow DP World to continue to offer customers end-to-end logistics solutions.

A record 33m tonnes of cargo was carried along the route in 2020. President Vladimir Putin has set a target of 80m tonnes by 2021. The project cuts some 4,000 nautical miles from voyages between East Asia and North-Western Europe, cutting shipping time by around two weeks.

The export container volume increased 5.3% while the domestic volume declined 5.1%. Among which, the export container volume at Xiamen port and Guangzhou port posted a growth rate of over 20%.

Cargo throughput at major coastal hub ports dropped 3.7% year on year while the international trade cargo throughput dropped 1.1%.

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Crude oil shipments at major coastal ports declined 14.4% year on year while the port inventory dropped 6.7%.

Metal ore shipments at major Chinese ports increased 4.8% year on year. The port inventory increased 10.5%.

In mid-August, cargo throughput and container volume at the three major Yangtze river ports, Nanjing, Wuhan and Chongqing, declined 5.1% and 16.7% year on year, respectively.

According to Container xChange’s container availability index (CAx) there has been a 60% increase empty containers available at the Port of Los Angeles in August this year compared to August 2020.

The index for the Port of LA is at 0.88 and 0.90 for a 20-foot container and 40-foot container respectively, while a value of 0.5 is considered to be in balance. This is the highest level of the container availability index at the port in the last three years.

Related: 41 boxships waiting at LA/Long Beach, freight rates keep rising

“Our CAx (container availability index) data reveals 60% increase in the inbound outbound ratio at the ports of US West Coast, surpassing the pre-covid levels, indicating that there is excessive stress on the ports, and therefore indicating further congestion is expected in the coming months as we approach the holiday season in the later part of the year,” commented Dr. Johannes Schlingmeier, Co-founder and CEO, Container xChange.

With over 40 container ships queued up in San Pedro Bay to enter the ports of LA and Long Beach the imbalance of empty containers between where they are required in Asia and are currently available in the US West Coast is only set to get worse. Meanwhile for US importers it means yet more delays.

Christian Roeloffs, co-founder and CEO, Container xChange, said: “It also indicates that in the coming months, which are the most crucial months for the industry, there will be higher demurrage and detention charges, higher spot rates and surcharges and intermodal delays before it finally settles.”