Global Ports Forum

Libya oil port reopens, force majeure on others
www.reuters.com/article/idUSL6N0GK1VV20130819

Ship Values Rebounding Most Since ’10 as Norden Rallies: Freight

mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-12/ship-values-rebounding-most-since-10-as-norden-rallies-freight.html

China Factories Turn to Undocumented Labor as Local Wages Jump

mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-09/china-factories-turn-to-undocumented-labor-as-local-wages-jump.html

Iran Tanker Owner Seen Expanding Fleet by IHS Amid Sanctions

mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-08/iran-tanker-owner-seen-expanding-fleet-by-ihs-amid-sanctions-1-.html

Lithuania’s Klaipeda Port boasts record investments

www.baltic-course.com/eng/good_for_business/?doc=78867

Iraq oil exports stagnate, deep cuts ahead due to port work

in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idINL6N0G81L520130807?irpc=932

U.S. union sues Port of Portland for $200,000 records search
www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE97612S20130807

Bright future for China’s supply chain www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2013-08/07/content_16875624.htm

Attached file is the August 2013 update of a file (109 pages) containing
4,188 URL hypertext links to 880 railroads associated Governmental
organizations & non-Governmental organizations /associations in Europe. The
first page of each file contains information and links for dealing with
language/website translations; “broken”/“dead” links; and a color code
Legend.

For those whose only interest is ports, consider the fact that railroads
are an important part of any port complex and as such are an extension of
the ports facilitating distribution to/from inland destinations. In this
age of so-called “green logistics,” they offer a cleaner and more fuel
efficient alternative than air or highway movement. CSX Railroad estimates
that they can move a ton of freight 426 miles on a gallon of fuel. When I
was an over-the-road truck driver, my big rig at 80,000# (gross vehicle
weight) was able to go 5-7 miles on a gallon of fuel. Railroads may not be
as cheap as a ship or barge on a ton-mile basis, but they can be much
faster.

CARLOS J. TIBBETTS
Mililani, Hawaii

Attached file is the August 2013 update of a file (71 pages) containing
3,670 URL hypertext links to 406 railroads in Asia (less Japan); and to
associated Governmental organizations & non-Governmental organizations
/associations. The first page of each file contains information and links
for dealing with language/website translations; “broken”/“dead” links; and a color code Legend.

For those whose only interest is ports, consider the fact that railroads
are an important part of any port complex and as such are an extension of
the ports facilitating distribution to/from inland destinations. In this
age of so-called “green logistics,” they offer a cleaner and more fuel
efficient alternative than air or highway movement. CSX Railroad estimates
that they can move a ton of freight 426 miles on a gallon of fuel. When I
was an over-the-road truck driver, my big rig at 80,000# (gross vehicle
weight) was able to go 5-7 miles on a gallon of fuel. Railroads may not be
as cheap as a ship or barge on a ton-mile basis, but they can be much
faster.

CARLOS J. TIBBETTS
Mililani, Hawaii