All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 402
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ConferenceThe Coastlink history
Since 2004 the Coastlink conference has been held in many different locations including:
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Press ReleasesThe Port of Valencia approves its northern expansion with an investment of up to 1,200 million
The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has approved this Friday, initially and provisionally, the specifications of the bases and conditions for the construction and operation, under the administrative concession regime, of the new terminal of containers of the northern extension of the Port of Valencia.
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NewsHigh ambition meets business realities
Discussion was lively on the second day of GreenPort Congress in Valencia, as port representatives discussed incentive schemes, supply chain ethics, greening bids and more.
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NewsPiraeus calls for investment approval
Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has urged the Greek government to speed up approval of its investment plan which includes a new cruise ship terminal, a mall and four hotels within the port.
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NewsValencia planning 5m teu terminal
The Port of Valencia has announced that its new part-automated north container terminal will have 2km of berthing line and capacity to manage 5m teu.
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Gulftainer ready to splash the cash
Gulftainer could invest $3bn over the next half a decade, chief executive Peter Richards has revealed.
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Blockchain-connector first for Rotterdam
Rotterdam has partnered with ABN AMRO and Samsung SDS to kick-start a container logistics blockchain pilot.
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Threefold capacity hike for Walvis Bay
Expansion of Namibia’s biggest commercial port could see its capacity boosted to more than 1m teu.
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Khalifa upgrade contract awarded
The UAE-based National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has said it has been given a $268m contract to expand the country’s Khalifa Port.
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BTP under investigation for anti-competitive behaviour
Brazil''s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), the independent agency that reports to Brazil’s Ministry of Justice on competition issues, is to investigate Santos container terminal Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP) for the alleged improper collection of Terminal Handling Charge 2 (THC2), which is levied on the delivery of imported cargo ...
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Buenos Aires concession overhaul
In 2020, a tender is to be issued at the Port of Buenos Aires that will see the existing five container terminal operators replaced by a single concessionaire. At present, three groups effectively control the five terminals: Terminales Río de la Plata (TRP) is owned by DP World and Argentina’s ...
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Buenaventura forced to adopt contingency plan
After 15 days of crippling strikes at the Colombian Port of Buenaventura, Buenaventura Port Society’s Container Terminal (TCBUEN) has been forced to introduce a contingency plan to return working practices to normal, especially for the loading and discharge of boxes.
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5 k tunnel to beat Rotterdam congestion
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to provide a €330m loan for a tunnel link to alleviate traffic around the busiest port in Europe.
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News‘Just-in-time’ sailing reduces CO2 footprint
If sea-going vessels were better informed about the availability of berths and adapted their speed accordingly, substantial savings could be made in terms of fuel and CO2 emissions.
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NewsTech expert opens LNG manufacturing facility
A technology and equipment company has opened an LNG manufacturing facility at Port Manatee in Florida to keep up with increasing demand from the marine industry.
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NewsBetter arrivals management could cut CO2
If ports kept ships more informed about berth availability prior to arrival they could adapt their sailing speed, save fuel and money and lower emissions, a new study has found.
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NewsGreenfield caution harming capacity expansion
Underinvestment and cautious investor sentiment towards greenfield projects is partly to blame for container terminal capacity expansion falling to not much more than 10% of existing capacity in the next five years, the lowest proportion ever.
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NewsSneak peek of fuel cell container handler
Visitors to the Greenport Congress from 16 to 19 October 2018 received an exclusive look at the Hyster zero emissions laden container handler currently in development.
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Ports urged to grasp ‘trusted broker’ role in data
Ports must urgently embrace their role as ‘trusted broker’ to get real value from the mass of data available to them and their stakeholders.
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NewsFuel cells to power LA trucks
Ballard Power Systems will provide fuel cell modules to power two zero-emissions terminal yard trucks at the Port of Los Angeles in a bid to prove the technology’s commercial viability.
