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The first container vessel to call on the new terminal, on 5 September 1972, was the Tokyo Bay. [2] Thanks to the success of the Kwai Chung Port, Hong Kong overtook the Port of New York and New Jersey in 1986 as the world's second-busiest port. [3] [4] In 1987 it won the title of world's busiest port from Rotterdam. [5]
KGTL operates a container terminal on berths 6-10 on the East Wharf of Karachi Port under a 50-year concession. [18] KGTL paid $50 million to Karachi Port Trust on April 22 2024 as upfront payment. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Of this upfront payment $25 million are for concession fee and the remaining $25 million are advance payment for use of the ...
Ship-to-ship (STS) transfer operation is the transfer of cargo between seagoing ships positioned alongside each other, either while stationary or underway. Cargoes typically transferred via STS methods include crude oil , liquefied gas ( LPG or LNG ), bulk cargo, and petroleum products.
Outboard: attached outside the ship. [20] Port: the left side of the ship, when facing forward (opposite of "starboard"). [1] Starboard: the right side of the ship, when facing forward (opposite of "port"). [1] Stern: the rear of a ship (opposite of "bow"). [1] Topside: the top portion of the outer surface of a ship on each side above the ...
This is a list of the 30 largest container shipping companies as of February 2024, according to Alphaliner, ranked in order of the twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity of their fleet. [1] In January 2022, MSC overtook Maersk for the container line with the largest shipping capacity for the first time since 1996. [ 2 ]
A cargo ship sailing from a European port to a US one will typically take 10–12 days depending on water currents and other factors. [6] In order to make container ship transport more economical, ship operators sometimes reduce cruising speed, thereby increasing transit time, to reduce fuel consumption, a strategy referred to as "slow steaming ...
Vessels are loaded using either excavators, conveyor belts, and/or pipelines. Storage facilities for the bulk cargo are often alongside the berth – e.g. silos or stockpiles. Container berth Used to handle standard intermodal containers. Vessels are loaded and unloaded by container cranes, designed specifically for the task.
The Yang Ming Group includes a logistics unit (Yes Logistics Corp. and Jing Ming Transport Co.), container terminals in Taiwan, Belgium, Netherlands and the USA, as well as stevedoring services (Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan). Yang Ming's service scope covers over 70 nations with more than 170 service points