World News – Page 138
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NewsMEDPorts Association hits ground running
Twenty Mediterranean ports and state port organisations have come together under the MEDPorts Association banner.
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NewsWilhelmsen to use supply drones in Singapore
Wilhelmsen shipping line has announced that it is to begin using drones during the resupply of its vessels in the Port of Singapore from the third quarter of this year. The project is being undertaken in partnership with Airbus.
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NewsLe Havre commits to major investments
The Conseil de Surveillance (Supervisory Board) of France’s Port of Le Havre has voted unanimously to agree a €500m investment programme, French port alliance HAROPA has said.
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NewsOakland green-lights big budget
A new $494.2m budget for the fiscal year 2019 is being implemented this week at the US Port of Oakland following the dock’s Board of Commissioners’ approval last week of a spending plan including $34.7m for capital projects.
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Port winners of China/US trade spat
An “inevitable” trade war between China and the US will refocus world trade and move shipping towards South and Southeast Asia ports, according to a Drewry official.
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Still room for improvement at Port Klang
Malaysia’s Port Klang needs to improve in an increasingly competitive environment, the 16th ASEAN Ports and Shipping Conference in Johor Bahru was told.
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Adani ready to sell Abbot Point stake
Investment bank Rothschild has been appointed by Adani to sell a stake in its Port of Abbot Point port operations in Australia''s Queensland.
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Newcastle invests in bulk boom
A new A$33m common-user bulk terminal is to be built at the Australian Port of Newcastle’s Kooragang Island.
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Industrial action averted at Port Nelson
A planned week-long strike of eight tug masters and engineers at New Zealand’s Port Nelson has been averted, with port management and representatives of the Merchant Service Guild (MSG) engaging in further negotiations.
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NewsCalifornian ports plea for government help
The executive directors of the US ports of Long Beach and Oakland, located in California, have called for continued government support for maritime sector clean air efforts and infrastructure development.
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NewsLA and Long Beach approve clean truck regs
Harbour commissioners for the US ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have approved measures to ensure that new trucks that are just going into drayage service meet “the cleanest engine standards”.
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Asia’s future energy needs on the agenda at Tank Storage Asia 2018:
Asia’s future energy needs on the agenda at Tank Storage Asia 2018:
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NewsFake mortgage detained vessel losing millions
A vessel detained at Bulgaria’s Port of Burgas since November over an alleged unpaid mortgage has seen its owner face losses of US$20,000 per day with no end in sight to the legal process.
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NewsNew round of port tenders in Brazil
In Brazil, the Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (“National Waterway Transportation Agency”, or ANTAQ) has announced five new port terminals will be put out to tender in July and September.
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NewsChilean ports need investment
The Chilean construction association Cámara Chilena de la Construcción has calculated that Chile needs to invest $5.242bn in port infrastructure from 2018 to 2027.
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NewsOakland goes hybrid to ‘green’ terminal ops
In the US, SSA Marine is to retrofit 13 of the Californian Port of Oakland’s diesel-powered cranes with diesel-electric hybrid engines.
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NewsPort of Rotterdam oil spill devastation
It will be a number of weeks before the clean-up at the Port of Rotterdam is complete, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has indicated after more than 200 tonnes of heavy fuel oil was released into its waters when a chemical tanker collided with a jetty.
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NewsPrince Rupert set for capacity of 1.8m teus
The next phase of expansion for the DP World Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal will increase annual throughput capacity to 1.8m teus when complete in 2022.
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NewsPresidential support for South Africa’s rebuild
Optimism is increasing around the development of the nation’s ports. Kerry Dimmer reports
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NewsEurope’s ports seek more attention
It’s all about the money, says the European Sea Ports Organisation. Felicity Landon reports
