World News – Page 158
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NewsYemen conflict sees ports abandoned
Yemen’s ports of Hodeidah and Saleef have been left in limbo following a UN order for commercial ships to leave.
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NewsDPW calls for end to Botany strike action
DP World Australia is calling for an end to the industrial action affecting terminal operations at Port Botany.
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NewsTaking charge
Dithering on privatisation is not distracting Canadian ports from building their business, says Martin Rushmere
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NewsICTSI banks on emerging markets
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is building up its emerging market portfolio by acquiring three new operations in Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.
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NewsLA & Long Beach approve CAAP update
The governing boards of Los Angeles and Long Beach ports have approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update.
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NewsPOAL focused on 30-year capacity build
Container terminal automation, a deepwater terminal berth and three new cranes will provide Ports of Auckland (POAL) with additional capacity.
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NewsJurong pursues alternative energy research
Singapore’s Jurong Port has inked an agreement with Nanyang Technological University to jointly research ad develop alternative energy applications.
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NewsStorage tanks could save 3m litres of water at Antwerp
Port of Antwerp terminals could conserve up to 3m litres of water annually with underground storage tanks for washing equipment.
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NewsColombia studying 17 port projects
The government in Colombia is undertaking a study for the development of terminals across 17 ports, distributed between the country’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts. These are seen as medium-term projects and their establishment would help upgrade existing logistics provision in the country.
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NewsAlgeciras bid deadline extended again
Despite much-improved labour relations at ports throughout Spain, Algeciras Bay Port Authority has decided to put back for a fifth time the bidding deadline for a tender for a new container terminal – its third – which it proposes to build on the Phase B extension of the Isla Verde ...
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NewsFuture green EU port project plan
An EU-funded green initiatives project aims to define the port of the future and its challenges.
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NewsJeddah development to help economic diversification
Jeddah Port will be developed by DP World as part of a plan to diversify Saudi Arabia''s economy.
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NewsPort of Barcelona model for Catalonian independence
A Catalonian government official has hailed the autonomy of the Port of Barcelona as an example of how the region could succeed independent from Spain.
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NewsBaltimore receives environmental kudos for truck programme
The Port of Baltimore has received national kudos for its environmental efforts including its dray truck replacement programme.
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NewsICTSI approves Iraq’s BGT development
ICTSI has approved the second development phase of the Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) in North Port, Umm Qasr, Iraq.
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NewsHouston equips itself for growth
America’s Port Houston has taken delivery of three new super post-panamax cranes to equip itself for further growth.
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NewsPorts of Auckland move uncertain
The future of a plan to move container operations from Ports of Auckland to Northport is uncertain.
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NewsEuroports up for sale
A consortium of investors has appointed Citi and Goldman Sachs to sell Euroports, Reuters has reported.
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Noatum sells OPSCA
Noatum Ports, the largest maritime terminal operator in Spain, has confirmed the sale of its 45% shareholding in Operaciones Portuarias Canarias SA (OPSCA Las Palmas) to Terminal Investments Limited (TIL), the terminal division of MSC.
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NewsBulk terminal deal for King Abdullah Port
King Abdullah Port has signed a 25-year agreement with AMSteel to operate its first bulk and general cargo terminal berth.
