World News – Page 224
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NewsMexican expansion to add value to Veracruz
The Mexican port of Veracruz is set to more than quadruple in size following a US$1.77bn investment, which it says will keep it competitive.
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NewsAfter the storm
It’s the ‘big ships’ and not the Panama Canal that are the talk of the East Coast, writes Martin Rushmere
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NewsGrowth slowing in Northern Europe
Industry experts say that there are danger signs that economic growth will slow down in the last quarter of 2014 and the first half of 2015 so North European ports should focus on clearing congestion to stay competitive.
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NewsICTSI wins extra capacity at Manila
Despite all the troubles at Manila in terms of congestion and fines for overstaying containers, International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), appears to be suffering no ill effects, in fact it has just been granted government approval to expand its capacity.
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NewsDP World faces trouble down under
DP World Australia is facing industrial action at its east coast terminals this week from the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) in support of their Enterprise Agreement demands.
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South American ports expand infrastructure
The first tender for a dedicated container terminal in the Port of Veracruz''s (Mexico) expansion area is to be issued in the first quarter of 2015.
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India to revamp major ports
In India, the central government is to convert existing trusts at major ports to wholly corporate entities, with the Cabinet to rule on this soon.
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NewsManifesting support for UK ports
United Kingdom Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has unveiled a new Manifesto – Ports4Prosperity – in a bid to ensure UK ports get the government support they need.
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NewsEurope takes Spain to court over port security
The European Commission is taking Spain to court because 20 Spanish ports have failed to adopt and implement the port security plan.
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NewsA weighty discussion
West coast ports hope that talk is not cheap when it comes to long term labour negotiations finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsUndoing the ‘blue belt’
Felicity Landon considers the consequences of the European Union’s impending SECA amendments
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NewsWest coast labour struggles
US west coast dockworkers and shippers are struggling to reach an agreement with terminals as they continue to replace the labour force with robots to achieve automation.
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NewsAlliance causes Turkish strategy shift
The shifting sands of shipping line alliances is keeping at least one Turkish port operator on its toes, according to Erhan Çiloglu, chief marketing officer of Yilport Holding.
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NewsEsbjerg combi tender launched
Denmark’s Port of Esbjerg wants a private operator to develop its new combi terminal and is calling on interested parties to submit an expression of interest.
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NewsRecord funding to keep EU connected
European ports are set for transport connection improvements, made possible through €11.9bn of European Commission funding – the largest ever single amount of EU funding earmarked solely for transport infrastructure.
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Pak Bara still waiting for approval
The proposed Pak Bara deep-sea port on Thailand’s Andaman coast is still waiting government approvals and necessary studies, a senior government official has said.
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NewsContainer scanning back on the agenda?
The container scanning debate has raised its head again in the US with Congress introducing legislation that could bring 100% container scanning to US ports firmly back on the agenda.
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NewsTiger funding boost for US ports
The US Department of Transportation is to provide $600m for 72 transportation projects in 46 states and the District of Columbia through its 2014 TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) program.
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NewsBoxing clever at Manila
The Philippines Port Authority (PPA) has started trucking out overstaying containers from Manila as per its promise to relieve congestion at the port.
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Tauranga leads record NZ financials
Port of Tauranga has delivered a new record underlying net profit of NZ$78.3m (up 1.3%) and revenue of NZ$266.3 (up 9.1%) for the financial year to June 30, 2014.
