World News – Page 101
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NewsContainer gains help stabilise Antwerp
Record container throughput has enabled the Port of Antwerp to limit the overall decline in throughput in 2020.
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NewsSri Lanka terminal won’t be sold or leased
The East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port will not be sold or leased, Sri Lanka has confirmed.
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NewsCRISIS? WHAT CRISIS?
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic causing economic havoc globally, container terminals in Panama are posting healthy throughput increases in transshipment. Rob Ward looks at the pattern of events.
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NewsPort operators make freeports pledge
Many of the UK’s largest port operators have jointly committed to high standards of sustainability and security in UK freeports.
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NewsTrieste PLT terminal acquisition complete
The acquisition by Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) of 50.01 percent of the multi-function PLT terminal in the Italian seaport of Trieste has been completed.
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NewsCAD$55m for Canadian terminal project
CAD$55m has been granted for the development of a new container terminal in Canada as construction begins.
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NewsBiggest 5G port trial in UK unveiled
One UK port is set to become the largest port in the UK to deploy 5G technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) to enhance productivity, efficiency and safety across its core operations.
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NewsSwissterminal takes over three French ports
Swissterminal Group has won an international tender to operate three French inland ports with the aim of increase logistics capacities in the Border Triangle region.
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NewsHauliers could get caught in red tape
Rising levels of HGV traffic at ports could cause “significant disruption” if traders and hauliers don’t comply with new post-Brexit and COVID test checks, the UK government has warned.
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NewsPort of Tanger Med 2 expands
The third container terminal (TC3) at the Port of Tanger Med 2 is now operational after 18 months of construction and an investment of nearly €175m.
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NewsQatar blockade lifted
An economic blockade against Qatar lasting more than three years has finally been lifted, freeing the country’s ports to re-establish lost trade links and routes.
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NewsUS$46m concession extension investment
San Antonio Terminal Internacional (STI) will invest US$46m to extend its concession at the Port of San Antonio in Chile.
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NewsDP World to develop Senegal port
DP World and the government of Senegal, have signed agreements for the development of a deep water port, with US$837m investment in the first phase.
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NewsLuanda terminal preferred bidder selected
A preferred bidder has been selected to enter into discussions with the Government of Angola for a 20-year concession and operation of the Multipurpose Terminal (MPT) at the Port of Luanda in Angola.
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NewsMajor NZ ports swamped
Iain MacIntyre assesses how a perfect storm of interconnected disrupting circumstances has caused significant congestion and delays at New Zealand’s ports.
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NewsDredging spoils transform new terminal
Construction is on-going to increase the terminal space at a Swedish port, the largest expansion the port has seen since the 1970s.
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NewsBlack Sea to Baltic trade route
A new ports trade route deal will open up an alternative transport corridor between the Black Sea and the Baltic.
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NewsGreen light for US port channel deepening
Approval has been given to a US port channel deepening project designed to accommodate the next generation of mega ships.
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NewsEmpty container campaign launches
One European port is tackling the current shortage of empty containers by launching an ‘Empty Container Initiative’ campaign to enable customers to keep trade flowing.
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NewsFifth phase of Sri Lankan terminal begins
Construction has begun on the fifth phase of a container terminal at a Sri Lankan port.
