North America – Page 91
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NewsGPA boss extols harbour deepening
Doug J. Marchand, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), says when the Brunswick Harbor Deepening project is complete, opportunities will be greatly expanded for the port. " The ability to handle larger vessels with the tidal influence opens access to 45% more of the deep draught vessel market.
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NewsCAF report praises Colombia, slams Ecuador
The " Quality of Port Services" report complied by Spain''s Polytechnic University of Valencia on behalf of the Andean Development Fund (CAF) has concluded that ports in Colombia have made the biggest improvements in terms of service quality, while those in Ecuador still lag far behind. The report''s remit was ...
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CHIAPAS PORT SEEKS MULTI-PURPOSE TERMINAL CONCESSIONAIRE
Mexico''s Puerto Madera, also known as Port Chiapas, has issued a tender covering the privatisation of operations at its multi-purpose terminal for a period of five years, although including an option for an extension of a further five years. The terminal has a 151 metre long quay, with alongside draught ...
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NewsBrazilian government to prioritise 11 national ports
The Brazilian government has announced that it will give priority to modernising the 11 largest ports in the country which between them account for 95% of all national exports.
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INTERNATIONAL DREDGING COMPANIES ATTRACTED BY BA
This will require investment of $95.65m up to 2006 and will make it possible to boost exports by $10 billion.Five companies have acquired the bidding rules to undertake dredging work at the Argentinean ports of Mar del Plata, Quequen and Bahia Blanca in the province of Buenos Aires. The contract, ...
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CONCESSIONAIRE TAKES OVER IN ARICA
This will require investment of $95.65m up to 2006 and will make it possible to boost exports by $10 billion.The Arica Port Consortium will invest $25m during the first five years of its operating concession at the northern Chilean port. This will be spent on warehousing facilities for dry bulk, ...
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YANG MING AND TACOMA TO TIE THE KNOT
This will require investment of $95.65m up to 2006 and will make it possible to boost exports by $10 billion.Yang Ming and Port of Tacoma have signed an MOU acknowledging negotiations to work toward a terminal lease agreement at the Port's Terminal 7-D by the close of 2004. Located on ...
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NewsBA Terminal 6 to be re-tendered
The troubled Terminal 6 at Buenos Aires is to be once again put out to tender, according the General Ports Administration (AGP), the state controlled organisation which overseas national ports.
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..but Californians are still serious about it ?
To reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality, a group of terminal operators has announced a plan for all 13 Long Beach and Los Angeles port container cargo terminals to phase in truck gates at night and weekends. The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association''s extended hours plan, which includes an initial ...
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NewsArnie vetoes air pollution bill?
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have required the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to severely curb their air pollution.
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..and BP too
The Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners and British Petroleum have agreed to a historic voluntary air quality improvement project that will allow BP vessels to cold iron - shut down their engines and plug into dockside electricity.
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Mexico hots up competition for US boxes..
A recently released report in the US warns that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could potentially see 50% of their imported containers switch to alternative facilities in neighbouring Mexico, with Lazara Cardenas viewed as the main threat. Indeed, last year''s dock workers'' strike on the US West ...
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GO AHEAD GIVEN FOR ANTOFAGASTA PORT WORKS..
Chile''s national environmental board Conama has given the go-ahead for a $12m package of works at the northern port of Antofagasta.
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..and Port Everglades follows the trend
Port Everglades set a record among the nation''s top 15 container ports for the calendar year through July with a 22% increase in containerised cargo from 2003 to 2004. " Our container business has grown dramatically due in part to the effective marketing of our increased container handling capacity, " ...
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10% rise for New York and New Jersey traffic..
The port complex has increased its first half year traffic by 10% over 2003 with Asia continuing to drive the increase in containerised cargo. 630,000 TEUs to and from Asia were handled in the port during the first half of 2004, accounting for 42% of the port' s total market. ...
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.. WHILE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES AT OTHER MEXICAN PORTS
The Chinese Zhe Jiang consortium has announced that it is to invest in a new distribution development at the port of Progreso, from where containers will be rotated out to markets in both the US and the Caribbean. The project to build the new zone is being headed by Grupo ...
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..WHILE VALPARAISO TO ADD LOGISTICS ZONE..
"It is no longer a question of if our nation's transport infrastructure will start to fail, but when," Mr Raymond said. Short-sea shipping services could move cargo from congested ports to ready ports with available capacity,such as ports in Wilmington and Philadelphia. Six financial institutions have bid for a five-month ...
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...as HPH prepares to develop Punta Colonet
"It is no longer a question of if our nation's transport infrastructure will start to fail, but when," Mr Raymond said. Short-sea shipping services could move cargo from congested ports to ready ports with available capacity,such as ports in Wilmington and Philadelphia. Strong rumours are emerging in Mexico that HPH ...
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MAERSK PULLS OUT OF MANZANILLO..
Maersk Sealand has officially pulled out of Manzanillo, instead transferring its regional box traffic to Lazaro Cardenas which currently receives calls also from APL and CP Ships.
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ZPMCs for Evergreen at Tacoma
Four new ZPMC quay cranes have been delivered to the Pierce County Terminal at Tacoma, with a fifth to arrive shortly. The cranes arrived fully assembled by one of ZPMC' s own heavy lift vessels.
