World News – Page 199
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Davao PPP deadline pushed back
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has given potential bidders an extended deadline to prepare offers for the Davao Sasa Port modernisation project.
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NewsFinal bids in for Piraeus
Greece has announced that the final bids for a majority stake in Piraeus Port Authority have been submitted.
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Brazil to launch second phase of logistics plan
In Brazil, the second phase of the government''s National Ports Logistics Plan (PNLP) is scheduled to be launched in December, according to the ports minister Helder Barbalho.
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TRX launches new infrastructure fund
In Brazil, TRX Infraestrutura, one of TRX''s business units, has launched its TRX Infraestrutura FIP II investment fund.
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Valencia stevedoring unions labelled inflexible
The Port of Valencia''s stevedoring company, Sevasa-Sagep, recently put out a press release stating that “the lack of flexibility among stevedores” would lead to a reduction in the operating capacity at the port.
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Impeachment proceedings fail to stop concessions
Brazil issued its first round of port tenders on December 9, divided into two calls.
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HPH fined for breach of contract
Ecuador''s Attorney General, representing Manta Port Authority (APM) as plaintiff in the arbitration case taken out against companies belonging to Hutchison Whampoa Limited, has ruled that the port authority is due compensation for a breach of contract obligations by the defendants in respect of the terms and conditions related to ...
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Hogia wins Stockholm TOS contract
Ports of Stockholm is redeveloping Värtahamnen as a part of the urban development of Norra Djurgårdsstaden.
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NewsPeel adds Great Yarmouth to portfolio
Peel Ports Group has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Great Yarmouth Port Company Limited (GYPC).
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NewsPort Metro Vancouver calls for collaboration
Port Metro Vancouver is calling on leaders to embrace a shared responsibility for managing the growth of Vancouver’s trade gateway and the protection of the ports industrial land.
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Panama releases Corozal tender
Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for companies interested in the Corozal Container Terminal.
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NewsAsciano buyout not a done deal
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has rejected a bid from Brookfield Asset Management for the port and rail firm Asciano.
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NewsBrazil ditches Para tender
Brazil has cancelled an auction to lease a port terminal area in the northern state of Para due to a lack of interest, according to Reuters.
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NewsPrince Rupert earmarked for further expansion
DP World and the Prince Rupert Port Authority have announced an agreement to study further expansion of the south Fairview Container Terminal in Prince Rupert in order to promote growth.
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NewsDP World's Tasmanian port development in doubt
DP World’s plans to develop a $20 million container terminal at Tasmania''s Port of Burnie are in jeopardy after the Senate voted down a proposed shipping bill to allow foreign vessels greater access to Australian ports.
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NewsTerex cements Indian presence
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has delivered almost 40 diesel-electric Terex Gottwald harbour cranes to India.
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NewsPANYNJ lays out future spending plans
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has released its proposed budget for 2016.
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NewsILWU guilty of labour violations
The National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) has affirmed the decision of an administrative law judge that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and ILWU Local 8 violated federal labour law.
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NewsKhalifa Port ready for expansion
Port operator, Abu Dhabi Terminals says that Khalifa Port Container Terminal is ready for the next phase of expansion and that new equipment will be added in 2016 and 2017 to keep up with demand for services.
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NewsLondon reveals 20 year vision
The use of the Thames could be transformed to its benefit, according to the latest Thames Vision publication by the Port of London Authority (PLA), which sets out a plan to develop the Thames over the next 20 years.
