World News – Page 209
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NewsPeel: Don’t dismiss regional ports
Peel Ports’ commercial director is calling for a re-think in the trend towards ‘mega ports’, which he contends is causing congestion, adding cost and impacting on air quality in local environments.
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Peel Ports hunts for Liverpool2 staff
Peel Ports has kicked off its recruitment drive to staff its Liverpool2 expansion in the UK.
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Penang sees ‘huge’ growth potential
Malaysia’s Penang Port believes it has “huge potential” to further increase its facilities and services.
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NewsRussian rules
Russia''s about-turn on port development could stunt its future handling capacity, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsHitting the hot spots
Be careful where you place your bets in Southeast Asia, warns Stevie Knight
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NewsPushing back
"Outright rejection" is the UK''s response to Europe’s latest push for port regulation, finds Felicity Landon
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NewsEscaping the storm
Bulk and breakbulk were largely unaffected by the US West Coast debacle, says Martin Rushmere
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NewsWinners and losers
Mike Mundy advises that fortune favours the bold in Baltic Sea container ports
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NewsUS ports labour contract not a done deal
The tentative labour deal reached between The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) may be in jeopardy with reports of the union having to fend off efforts by militant members to jettison the deal
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NewsCongestion surcharge hits Rotterdam
Transbox, the container transport provider in Benelux and brand of Contargo, is introducing a congestion surcharge for containers to be handled in Rotterdam – a move expected to help ease any future congestion.
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NewsGetting better connected
The UK''s Peel Ports has welcomed a new joint report by the UK government and Transport for the North (TfN) detailing a blueprint to get Northern England better connected and allow greater movement of freight to and from ports.
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Spain not ready to make stevedoring changes
Economic Development minister Ana Pastor, under pressure to reform Spain''s existing stevedoring practices, has revealed that “there isn''t a proposal” on the table.
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Call for Buenos Aires tender to be postponed
Three professional bodies in Argentina have asked for the tender covering the concession to operate Terminal 5 at the Port of Buenos Aires to be postponed.
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EU port regulation will undermine UK ports
The latest incarnation of the proposed EU Port Services Regulation could challenge UK port potential, according to the country’s largest port operator.
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NewsCMA CGM wins Jamaican concession
Jamaican authorities have granted the CMA CGM subsidiary Terminal Link the long-term concession to operate and develop the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT).
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NewsSPIG nets Haifa concession
Shanghai International Port Group has won the tender to operate and maintain the new deepwater Haifa Bayport in Israel, media reports suggest.
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Singapore unveils interconnectivity initiatives
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has unveiled a number of new initiatives designed to boost interconnectivity of the Port of Singapore.
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Boost in NZ interim results
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has delivered a comparable 1.3% increase in earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization to NZ$15.9m for the six months to December 31, 2014 (an after-tax figure has not been disclosed).
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PSA Sines kicks off further expansion project
Hot off the heels of the completion of Phase 2 development at Sines, PSA International has announced that it is to invest a further E40m in the Portugal terminal to boost capacity to 2.5m teu.
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NZ port safety review urgently needed
A renewed Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) call for a national inquiry into port and maritime safety was greeted by two serious port accidents.
