Latest News – Page 1144
-
NewsChina: The Heart of the Matter
While more mature markets in Europe may have cooled off, buoyant Asian demand for coal and iron ore has driven massive demand for new dry bulk terminal development - and the equipment to go with it. John Balfe reports.
-
News
Saldanha surfs steel price wave
In South Africa, too, multi-million dollar improvements are taking place at the country''s biggest deepwater port, Saldanha, to improve the export capacity of the iron ore bulk handing facility, at a time when developments have been brought forward in response to high steel prices. While steel prices have now peaked, ...
-
NewsWhat will it take?
Is investing in AGVs all a question of labour costs? Partly yes, but other factors should also be assessed when comparing them with alternative handling systems. Neil Madden reports.
-
News
They don't take meal breaks
Gottwald''s own calculations suggest that at facilities with significant labour costs (more than US$25 per man/hour) the use of AGVs can bring substantial annual costs savings. Apart from the primary accountable operating costs there are some secondary aspects that also contribute to the cost effectiveness:
-
News
Yard Conundrums
Richard Clarke , director of ports at Halcrow, explains the difficulties confronting high-capacity box terminals wanting to take advantage of multi-lift spreader systems.
-
NewsABP warns children
The aim is to bring all the agencies in the port and others together to recognise and mitigate risks, and for new types of risk, to nominate a lead agency responsible for security.UK port group, ABP, has launched a summer safety-awareness campaign to warn children of the dangers they face ...
-
NewsThomas E. Falknor 24 March 1944 - 10 August 2005
Ask Thomas ''To m '' Falknor a serious question and in all probability you would receive a playful answer. Humour was one of his strong points as was his humanity, ability to command respect and astute business brain which he deployed to such good effect in the international world of ...
-
News
Congestion: this will get you home at least
The UK''s Freight Transport Association together with six other maritime and logistics associations, have published a Best Practice Guide which describes how each party involved in the movement of goods could help reduce the problem of port congestion.
-
News
UK PORTS' STRONG FIRST HALF BUT . . .
Associated British Ports and Forth Ports both report buoyant performance for the first half of this year, bolstered by property sales and cargo volume growth.
-
NewsDeurganckdock opens - finally
After a decade of hopes and plans, Antwerp has officially opened the Deurganckdock, intending to relieve northwest European port congestion. The dock adds 1.4m TEUs of capacity to the market, and Antwerp''s capacity is expected to eventually double.
-
NewsPSA moves on Mersin
The E470m Vuosaari Harbour project will sweep up cargo operations from the existing city centre North and West Harbours, which are constrained by the surrounding city.PSA International, together with construction company Turkish Afken, has lodged a US$755m bid to operate the port of Mersin under a 36 year concession.
-
News
LA CORUNA GETS ITS OUTER HARBOUR
The Spanish cabinet has reserved 708ha of land for the construction of the Outer Harbour at La Coruna. Work will consist of the construction of a dyke 3.36km long and a contra-dyke 579 metres long. Within this protected area, transversal quay 921 metres in length will be built, alongside which ...
-
NewsLondon Gateway almost there
P& O''s £ 1.5bn plans for a new terminal near London have at last been given a tentative thumbs-up by the government, provoking a predictable scramble for attention among other port development promoters. The plans intend to alleviate Britain''s chronic container capacity headache, and to eventually create 16,500 jobs.
-
News
C'EST CERES CERES
P&O's investment in Shellhaven on the north bank of the Thames at Thurrock, will be to the tune of £700m to make the former oil refinery Britain's largest container port. Phased development is planned out for the next decade and beyond. Another £700m is earmarked for the adjacent business park, ...
-
News
Tangier-Med not a threat - we hope
P&O's investment in Shellhaven on the north bank of the Thames at Thurrock, will be to the tune of £700m to make the former oil refinery Britain's largest container port. Phased development is planned out for the next decade and beyond. Another £700m is earmarked for the adjacent business park, ...
-
News
CONTAINER MILLIONAIRES HAVE CLOSE RACE
The UK may be top of the Rotterdam container customer throughput league table, but China is snapping at its heels.
-
News
EUROGATE EXPANSION IS GO
P&O's investment in Shellhaven on the north bank of the Thames at Thurrock, will be to the tune of £700m to make the former oil refinery Britain's largest container port. Phased development is planned out for the next decade and beyond. Another £700m is earmarked for the adjacent business park, ...
-
News
ETHIOPIA SEEKS PORT AT BERBERA
Officials from the landlocked state of Ethiopia have begun negotiations with the government of Somaliland regarding the use of its Red Sea port of Berbera.
-
News
Shanghai selects investor short-list
Shanghai Port Authority has drawn up a shortlist of companies interested in investing in its Yangshan Port development. Those selected from the original list of more than 20 companies include Hutchison Port Holdings, Cosco Pacific, P& O Ports, APM Terminals and Modern Terminals/China Shipping.
-
News
DPI CRACKS DOWN ON UNETHICAL PRACTICES AT KOCHI
The Indian subsidiary of DPI, India Gateway Terminal, which is operating the container terminal at Kochi port, is taking legal action against alleged unethical practices which include bribery. A worker accused of accepting bribes from a clearing agent has already been suspended.
