World News – Page 189
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NewsOpen season
Central American ports looking to cash in on the Panama Canal''s expansion. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsChoosing sides
South Asian ports are getting, sometimes unwanted, helping hands, finds Stevie Knight
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Ports braced for impact of Hanjin collapse
The collapse of Korea’s Hanjin Shipping is set to have a major impact throughout the maritime supply chain, not least on ports and terminals owed millions of pounds in unpaid handling and storage charges.
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NewsAPMT to invest in Port Elizabeth terminal
APM Terminals is set to invest US$70m into Port Elizabeth in order to make the terminal read for future trade.
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NewsExpansion plan for Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi Ports has announced a major expansion plan in Khalifa Port, which will add 1000m of quay wall to the port and deepen its main channel and basin to 18m from the current 16m.
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NewsKalmar appoints new head of APAC
Kalmar has appointed Peter McLean as head of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, he succeeds Ken Loh.
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Five new port projects for Suape
Thiago Norões, secretary of state for Economic Development in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, has revealed that projects valued at $650m will be put out to tender at the Port of Suape as part of its Logistics Investment Programme.
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Funds dry up for Itajaí
Maurício Quintella Lessa, the Brazilian Minister for Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation, has confirmed that funds are not available for the second phase development of the basin at Itajaí Port Complex, which encompasses the ports of Itajaí e Navegantes.
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Ghana terminal tender shortlist published
Ghana Port and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has received all the responses to its Request for Expression of Interest and the prequalification process is now complete.
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NewsIndia eyes inland waterways project
The Indian government has announced plans to abolish the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) and introduce a new Act that will govern the sector.
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NewsDP World slows down Jebel Ali expansion
DP World will slow down expansion of its Jebel Ali port due to “softer market conditions” amid a bleak global trade outlook.
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Sri Lanka, China agree to mega port city
Sri Lanka''s Urban Development Authority, the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development and the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) have signed a tripartite agreement to re-brand the Colombo Port City as the Colombo International Financial City, and proceed with the construction of the mega multibillion dollar port city project as ...
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NewsCongestion mars Long Beach green goals
Lingering effects from ships at anchor early last year have impacted the air quality at the Port of Long Beach.
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Deadline looms for US port funding
US port projects are running out of time to gain the federal money they need as Congress adjourned for summer recess without authorising any new investments in the area.
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NewsAuckland weathers the market storm
Ports of Auckland hasn’t been named the best port in Oceania by its customers for nothing – it is weathering the market storm well despite difficult economic conditions.
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Weak market dents Vancouver's optimism
The Port of Vancouver has blamed a softer global economy, the weakened Canadian dollar and a shift of some containerised cargo back to US ports for lighter-than-usual traffic through the port.
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NewsChinese ports feel the pinch
The news that Maersk Line is to end services to and from ten Chinese ports from September in a cost cutting exercise could be construed as an unhappy symptom of China''s growth slow down.
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NewsA revolutionary new way of moving boxes
DP World has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US-based Hyperloop One to explore the value of using innovative Hyperloop systems to move cargo around between its ports.
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Guaymas to play complementary role to Long Beach
In Mexico, the Sonora state government is promoting the Port of Guaymas as a complementary port to that of Long Beach, in California.
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Algeciras to build third box terminal
In Spain, Algeciras Bay Port Authority has issued a tender for the construction and operation of its third container terminal. Interested parties have until November 30 to present bids.
