Ports and Shipping
Pakistan’s first in-depth newspaper that presents balanced news reports, analysis and reviews regarding Customs, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Sales/Income Tax Departments beside covering import and export sectors comprehensively. Up-to-the-minute news bulletins regarding Customs and FBR departments are also displayed regularly on both website and face book for the interest of common people
Singapore shipping report Q1 2015 published
SINGAPORE: Port of Singapore’s shipping has been published which states that the port of Singapore is not going to overtake...
Kenyan dockers want to dedicate second container terminal for transshipment
KENYA: In order to boost transshipment, the Dock Workers Union of Kenya are demanding the second container terminal to be...
Uganda remains top customer of Mombasa port
MOMBASA: Mombasa port has been continued to be the top seller of Uganda as Uganda still continues to be the...
Tanjung Priok Indonesia Port shows slight growth in early 2015
JAKARTA: Indonesia shipping and forecast for 2015 shows growth rates picking up rate slightly at the port of Tanjung Priok,...
China imposes ‘strict export license’ to limit supply of raw material
CHINA: China has recently made two announcements to articulate how China has officially cancelled their policy on export quotas for...
‘James Bond’ warns Kasukuwere against smuggling of elephants from Zimbabwe to UAE, China
ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwean politician Saviour Kasukuwere has been warned by Hollywood star and former James Bond actor, Pierce Brosnan about the...
KSA acquires 60pc of UAE free zone trade
JEDDAH: According to Federal Customs Authority (FCA), the total non-oil trade of the United Arab Emirates, including direct non-oil trade...
ADCB signs $81m funding deal for Port Khalifa
ABU DHABI: A financial agreement has been signed between Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) and Abu Dhabi Terminal (KPCT) for...
Kenya’s Mombasa Port second to Durban after hitting one million mark
KENYA: Port of Mombasa now takes up the position of being world’s second best port in Sub-Saharan Africa after it...
Japan’s Stockton Port sets new record in cargo handling
JAPAN: Port of Stockton has been remained the one of the busiest one this year as according to the port...
UK opens £1.5m Newport terminal to protect ships from bad weather
LONDON: A new terminal has been opened on the banks of the Usk in Newport to protect ships from bad...
Saudi commercial bank signs $81m funding deal for port
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank announced a financing agreement with Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) for the development of the...
Belgium Port Antwerp witnesses 4.2% increase in trade
BRUSSELS: Port of Antwerp in Belgium increased 4.2 percent more in comparison with 2013. Port of Antwerp had handled around...
Dubai ends customs duties for Singaporean products
DUBAI: Dubai Customs is to fully exempt all the customs duties for Singaporean products of GCC origin and approves the...
South Korea likely to replace China as world’s biggest shipbuilding nation
CHINA: Many of China’s shipyards from Dalian port to Guangzhou port have been kept inactive and many of them have...
World’s biggest container ship arrives in Korea
CHINA: The world’s biggest container ship, the second 19, 100TEU of China Shipping Container Lines Co, arrived in Ulsan, Korea....
Mombasa Port cheers arrival of millionth container on board
MOMBASA: Despite of the protests by the government stakeholders about the inhibited growth of transshipment trade at Mombasa port and...
Newcastle City Council plans to re-establish ferry route to Norway
OSLO: Ferry route between Newcastle and its historic Scandinavia are going to be re-established to gathering the neighbor pace. Newcastle...
Philippines spends P3 billion to expand Manila Container Terminal
MANILA: Port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) is beefing up its budget for capital expenditures this year by...
US Customs discovers first-in-nation pest at Chicago port
NEW YORK: The Customs Department of USA has discovered first-in-nation pest at the port of Chicago intercepted Phyllotreta vittula Redtenbacher...
