World News – Page 175
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NewsKiwi ports ready for SOLAS regulations
A nationally-uniform process for collecting and managing the required information required by pending verified gross mass (VGM) regulations is in the throes of being developed by ports in New Zealand.
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NewsCatering for ultra large boxships
APM Terminals is to enlarge ten STS cranes at Pier 400 in Los Angeles which will them the tallest in service at any US port.
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Expressions of interest called for Takoradi
Ghana Port and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is inviting parties to submit an expression of interest for the concession of the dry bulk terminal at the Port of Takoradi.
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NewsShipping authority seeks to ‘adopt’ Portland
An impasse at the Port of Portland in Oregon may have a solution in the form of a state-owned authority tasked with reforming the container shipping terminal at the port.
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NewsNgqura invests in operational centre
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has officially launched two landmark developments at the Port of Ngqura as part of an ongoing programme to position the port as a container transhipment hub for Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Yilport Holdings’ CEO resigns
Sean Pierce has resigned from his position as chief executive at Istanbul-based terminal operator Yilport Holdings, effective May 4, 2016.
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WA lobby for Fremantle privatisation
The Western Australian Government is pitching the state’s business and exporter lobby in a bid to win support for privatising the port of Fremantle.
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NewsShipping Australia bemoans port rate rises
A series of tariff increases at Australian ports has incurred the wrath of Shipping Australia, representing shipowners. Among recent increases is a 3% general rise by NSW Ports at Port Kembla, effective July 1.
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NewsPSA International launches $20m incubator program
PSA International has launched a new corporate venture capital arm, PSA unboxed, with an initial fund size of $20m.
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Investigation on Puerto Quetzal bribes
Interpol is seeking the whereabouts of Spanish businessman Ángel Pérez-Maura for allegedly paying bribes of $24m in respect of a port concession in Guatemala.
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NewsABP launches Port of Newport Master Plan
Associated British Ports, or ABP, has launched a consultation on the Port of Newport Master Plan, a document that sets out ABP’s future vision for growth and development at the Port of Newport from now until 2035.
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Penalties loom for Spanish stevedore monopoly
The European Commission has referred Spain to the Court of Justice for failing to comply with a previous judgement concerning freedom of establishment at Spanish ports.
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NewsUS East Coast ports chip away at West Coast dominance
The balance of seaborne-cargo delivery in the United States shifted further east in the last year, resulting in East Coast seaports making gains against their West Coast counterparts, according to an index of North American seaports.
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NewsYilport acquires 100% shares in Port of Gävle
Yildirim Group subsidiary Yilport Holding has acquired 100% shares of Gävle Container Terminal and Baltic Sea Gateway, claiming the rights to operate container, bulk, general cargo, rail and CFS services in Port of Gävle terminals as part of a 40-year concession.
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NewsFour operators pre-qualify for Corozal
Four port operators have pre-qualified for Request for Qualifications to design, develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain Panama’s Corozal Container Terminal.
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Yes to the Norvik port
The Swedish Supreme Court has ruled not to allow permission for an appeal for the planned freight port, the Stockholm Norvik Port.
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NewsYildirim considers US investment
Turkish giant, Yildirim Holding, has the United States in its sights as the transport and industrial conglomerate aims to become a top ten global terminal operator.
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NewsMixed reviews for North European ports
This year has started out to be a particularly bad one in terms of the negative affect that the downturn in GDP is having on North European Ports, according to Hackett Associates'' latest Global Port Tracker.
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NewsCSA wins Icelandic contract
Central Systems & Automation (CSA) will implement Autostore Terminal Operating System (TOS) for Eimskip.
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EFTA Court’s landmark ruling on dockers’ pools
The Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association States, more commonly known as the EFTA Court, has delivered a landmark judgement on the incompatibility of the monopoly of Norwegian dockers with EU rules on free competition, free movement and human rights.
