All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 809
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NewsOutside influences
Grain ports battle the weather, the economy, and industrial action to move this invaluable cargo. John Bensalhia reports
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NewsNew EcoLiner design concept
Damen’s inland waterway shipyard, Bodewes Binnenvaart BV, has designed a new inland shipping concept, the 110m long ‘EcoLiner’, in partnership with Dutch inland shipping company, The QaGroup.
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NewsDFDS connects vessels to Gothenburg’s OPS
Swedish shipping company, DFDS Seaways, is set to get connected to onshore power supply (OPS) at three European ports, in a bid for a better working environment, both on board and ashore, and significant environmental gains.
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NewsBig data, small operations
Keeping control of the container chain has proved tricky in the past, finds Stevie Knight
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Monitoring cable stress a questionable investment
The question as to whether some terminals make poor use of cables and thereby shorten their working lives is a thorny one.
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NewsBCT handles windfarm components
Poland subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), recently handled its first vessel carrying windfarm components.
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MPA works hard to clean oil spill
The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has been working hard to contain and clean up the oil spill following the collisions between Hong Kong registered bulk carrier, ‘Sunny Horizon’ and Korean registered Liquefied Petroleum Gas carrier, ‘Dl Salvia’ on 9 September 2012 near Singapore.
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NewsEU adopts sulphur directive compromise
The EU has offcially adopted a compromise regarding the sulphur content in marine fuels during its September plenary session, which allows states to assist the maritime sector.
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NewsWired for gains
Cable suppliers are basking in the gains of rising eRTG popularity, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsACT to shut up shop in 2013
On 1 January 2013, Amsterdam Container Terminals will close its doors for the final time. After having lost the contract with the Grand Alliance in early 2010, it has been unable to attract any other significant vessel calls.
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NewsAden to end agreement with DP World
Aden Port Authority has begun talks with DP World with a view to cancelling the contract it has for operating the port. The cancellation is to be done amicably, with an international arbitrator to be brought in if the two sides fail to reach an agreement.
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Qatar to finance Port Said port
The new Egyptian Prime Minister, Hisham Qandil, has revealed that Qatar is to invest $8bn over the next five years to build a new harbour at the city of Port Said.
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NewsDubai gets turbocharged
Sweden’s ABB Turbocharging and Drydocks World Dubai have signed a cooperative agreement for a new dedicated service point for ABB turbochargers at the port facility.
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Mexican port development underdone
In the last six years of the administration of the Mexican president Felipe Calderon, only one of five projected new major port facilities was actually built: Cuyutlán in Manzanillo.
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NewsBrazilian port concessions scheduled for September
The president of Brazil''s Logistics & Planning Company, Bernardo Figueiredo has confirmed that the government is going to issue terms and conditions in respect of new port concessions by the end of September.
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TransContainer to issue bonds
TransContainer, which undertakes port and rail container transport services in Russia, is contemplating a bond issuance worth approximately $157.18m.
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NewsThe bigger picture is important
“We can avoid reality but we cannot avoid the consequences of reality.” A famous saying that has more than a little relevance for any company that is approaching an investment in new port capacity without taking the step of independently validating the demand for such capacity via a comprehensive market ...
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Two Northern NZ ports supported
Major stakeholders in New Zealand’s supply chain appear united in their support for maintaining two major upper North Island ports to handle the country’s international freight needs.
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Terex makes Maasvlakte II inroads
Terex Port Solutions has won orders from APM Terminals and Rotterdam World Gateway to equip both operators’ new container terminals on Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte II site.
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Westports Malaysia eyes IPO
Port Klang owner, Westports Malaysia is said to be looking to capitalise on investor interest in ports with an initial public offering.
