Latest News – Page 1075
-
News
HPH stand-down a boon to Northern Gateway project
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has been swayed away from its tough stance blocking the development of the UK''s Northern Gateway project by developer PD Ports.
-
News
Less is more
Europe still has its fair share of less than hospitable airports and as this writer navigated one of them recently he opened the door to a rather "intimate" departure lounge only to push the door into the rather large backside of an east European gentlemen bending down looking for his ...
-
NewsEight berths shut down at Karachi
Closed Karachi berths deemed unsafeBerths 10 and 4, which were both more than 40 years old, collapsed during heavy rain in August, prompting the Port Trust to close six others of similar vintage.Karachi had a total of 27 berths and three oil piers, but will now have to work hard ...
-
NewsPSA will target feeder traffic at "East Port"
Singapore operator PSA says it will be in a strong position to attract feeder traffic at its new Great Yarmouth container terminal when it opens in 2009.
-
NewsHistoric first for Israel privatisation
Haifa will benefit from Israel's first privately-owned portThe permit - the first of its kind in Israel - was granted by the Finance and Transport ministries. However, as part of the terms and conditions of the permit, Israel Shipyards is only allowed to handle 5% of all Israeli imports. But ...
-
News
Bids called for third Algeciras box terminal
Interested parties have until December 21 to enter bids for a concession to build and operate a third container terminal at the Spanish port of Algeciras.
-
News
Barcelona Port blazes investment trail
They have put together a special-purpose vehicle, Catalana de Infraestructuras Portuarias, in which the port authority will hold a 49% stake and the private sector partner 51%. Having acquired the Mepsa concession on the Inflammables Quay, the company plans to build additional infrastructure in the short term.
-
NewsMalmö brings new berth online
Copenhagen''s Malmö Port (CMP) has inaugurated a new pier to meet rising export demands at the Danish port.
-
News
APM Terminals washes hands of Colonet
APM Terminals has abandoned plans to build a container terminal at the proposed Punta Colonet Port in Mexico blaming the extremely high investment demands of the project.
-
NewsCost effects
Is it really possible to come up with meaningful life cycle costs for port equipment? Opinions vary, as Felicity Landon reports
-
News
Nelson Port predicts dip
A slightly reduced dividend is being predicted by Port Nelson over the next few years, primarily as a result of the loss earlier this year of the Maersk Line Asian service call.
-
NewsDeep Vision
How does a port choose the right X-ray screening system for its operations? It depends what you’ re looking for. Felicity Landon reports
-
News
Look to software for improved outputs
X-ray scanning technology is somewhat mature, according to Rapiscan’ s Peter Kant. “ We have multiple players in the market to deliver it, and the technology today isn’ t all that different from last year or the year before. “ There was a huge jump three or four years ago, ...
-
NewsDodging detection delays
Removing the human element could avoid the time-consuming interpretation of X-ray images, as Felicity Landon finds out
-
NewsMobile solutions win over French officials
Smiths Detection, part of the global Smiths Group, recently delivered two HCV-Mobile systems to French customs, to screen trucks for narcotics, contraband and counterfeit goods. It is the first time the French government has purchased mobile scanners for customs applications. The contract includes an option to buy two more HCV-Mobiles.
-
News
UK ports need realism, not optimism
The UK Government delivered its port policy interim review document in mid- July and this raises a number of interesting issues. One in particular appears worthy of comment. The point is made that the UK ports sector is thriving and profitable. Following on from this, structural changes in port financing ...
-
NewsShipping and the sun spot theory of economic cycles
In the world of shipping we have eternal optimists who would have us believe that growth in trade has reached runaway proportions and will not stop in the foreseeable future. There is hardly a week that goes by without a leading senior executive telling us that double digit growth in ...
-
NewsWill the US port worker ID scheme cut the mustard?
Much discussed, long overdue and after numerous stumbles the Transportation Worker Identity Credential (TWIC) is, again, moving closer to real implementation by the stated deployment target date: September, 30, 2008. Workers at ports and terminals, and those needing access to them, will be required to obtain the TWIC, a smart ...
-
News
Burst that bubble
Give or take a few US politicians, no-one thinks its workable, no-one wants it, it will be expensive but it is in the pipeline. “ It” is, of course, new legislation in the US compelling the screening of all US bound containers at foreign ports.
-
News
CHINA GROWTH EXPLOSION
China’ s Ministry of Communications predicts that domestic ports will be handling 6bn tonnes by 2020 compared with 3.95bn tonnes in 2006. It also anticipates an increase in the amount of foreign investment in the ports industry over the coming years. At the same time, Chinese port companies are expected ...
