Latest News – Page 847
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NewsEssar Ports shares go to market
Essar Ports stock has, following its demerger from Essar Shipping Ports & Logistics, realised a market capitalisation of around Rs 5,000 crore (USD$1,106m) from its entry onto the National and Bombay Stock Exchanges (BSE and NSE).
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Box discharge units bought by Adelaide
Three innovative units that allow containers to be used for bulk and discharged straight into a ship’s hold have been bought by DP World Adelaide.
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Viterra gains Montreal’s grain terminal
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has agreed that global agribusiness Viterra will lease and operate MPA’s Grain Terminal.
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NewsVietnam hub development stalls
It seems that the Van Phong project may have been the victim of the region''s success. The latest news is that work has been suspended for a year, with only a fraction of the necessary piling in place.
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NewsCall to tackle US harbour tax misuse
America’s use of its federal Harbour Maintenance Tax came under fire as House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman John Mica spoke out against its misappropriation.
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NewsDownturn playing to privatisation push
The downturn has given some countries further justification for transport infrastructure privatisation, but care needs to be taken that funds are directed to the projects with the largest long-run social benefits.
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NewsWhere's the trust?
Ports should be watching the latest round of European anti-trust raids with interest.
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NewsHarnessing the wind
HFW''s Alistair Mackie and Lindsey Greer consider how ports can get onboard the wind juggernaut
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NewsPutting out the fire
The TT Club says it continues to see equipment fires all too regularly and often it comes down to hydraulic or fuel hoses – either they are improperly routed around the engine block, or they are leaking on to the engine block.
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NewsRoom for investment
“Investment is a difficult question for those managers sitting in a European port,” says Richard A Butcher, group marketing and sales director of IMS UK.
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Virginia sees the bigger supply picture
The State of Virginia, technically a “Commonwealth”, is setting the pace in transportation planning.
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NewsA new dawn
India is a container market that all major international terminal operators want a piece of due to its major growth potential.
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NewsShift in emphasis
Southern European ports need to focus on the move to feeder roles and value-add solutions to survive. John Bensalhia reports
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NewsStill in the running
Singapore has much to offer global shipping lines, as Michael King discovers
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NewsESPO, EFIP & ECOPORTS support GreenPort Congress 2011
GreenPort Congress is pleased to have the support of these key industry associations for the 2011 event.
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NewsBest bets for investment
Investment in ports located in South East Asia’s fastest growing economies will accelerate in the coming years, according to leading analysts and operators.
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NewsMaersk CFS blaze kills two
A fire that broke out at the container yard Maersk CFS Annex in Ennore, India last week killed two people and injured nine.
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NewsValparaiso tender dead in the water
The controversial concession for Valparaiso’s new Terminal 2 has stalled after the bid deadline passed without any offers.
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NewsVisy launches quay operation software
Software specialist Visy Oy has released what it describes as “the world’s first quayside operating system”.
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The perennial intra-Asian trade puzzle
The rate of growth of the intra-Asia container trades in recent years has been subject to much debate.
