World News – Page 230
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Legal challenges dominate Brazilian port reform
Since Brazil introduced major changes to ports legislation on June 5, at least 20 legal actions involving the Federal government and port terminal operators have been filed.
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Israel port reform limps on
Israel''s National Labour Court has ruled that the government has every right to continue with its plans to introduce two new privately operated ports in both Haifa and Ashdod.
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Council implored to back Auckland
Auckland Council has been implored to ensure future infrastructure development is undertaken to maintain Ports of Auckland’s vital role in both the regional and national economy.
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Call to curb conflicting port rules
Ports are being hampered by conflicts between state and Federal environmental laws, Sydney Ports chairman Nicholas Whitlam has told port executives.
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News'Boliviamar' opens up Peruvian link
In September, the Peruvian Congress'' Foreign Relations Committee approved the so-called ''Boliviamar'' maritime convention, which should eventually provide land-locked Bolivia with an outlet to the Pacific Ocean via the port of Ilo.
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NewsHong Kong ports at loggerheads with airline industry
There is a battle underway in Hong Kong between the needs of the mainland’s aviation industry and Shenzhen’s western ports.
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Fixing the capacity shortfall
Investment in infrastructure projects in Brazil is very complex at the best of times and, even if the government has put aside money for new developments, there are invariably many bureaucratic and legal structures that have to be negotiated first.
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NewsHastings box terminal development makes headway
The release of expressions of interest for four key feasibility phase work packages for the Port of Hastings container expansion project has confirmed the continued progress of the contentious south Australian development.
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NewsBulk blockage
New legislation is struggling to address capacity shortcomings at Brazilian ports, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsIsraeli tender speculation mounts
Media speculation is rife that one of Europe’s largest operators is intending on bidding to build and operate two new terminals at the Israeli ports of Haifa and Ashdod.
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NewsAPM steams ahead with Costa Rica terminal
More than two years after winning the concession for a deepwater facility in Costa Rica, APM Terminals has signed an agreement with the Dutch consortium of Van Oord and Bam International to start dredging works for the new $460m terminal.
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Decongesting Nigeria
The Federal Government of Nigeria is throwing around N200m (US$1.248m) into a decongestion plan which will see 4,000 containers transferred from the Port of Lagos, local media reports.
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Light at the end of the tunnel?
While the port industry seems to be finally hauling itself out of the doldrums, it could take a further 18 months for business to really return to an even keel, according to experts.
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North American ports have 'lost their way'
Ports have “lost their way in North America” as a result of a lack of focussed investment, PortMiami director Bill Johnson told TOC Americas delegates.
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NewsAntwerp Green Week arrives
Mercator Media''s eighth GreenPort Congress kicks off this week at the Port of Antwerp and will mark the release of the port''s second sustainability report.
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NewsPPA tenders sought
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is seeking tenders to take on the construction and rehabilitation of three of its ports.
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NewsGreenPort Congress 2013 approaches
Mercator Media’s eighth GreenPort Congress is fast approaching and is set to be a truly international affair with delegates from Australia, Ghana, India and Malaysia, as well as from across Europe.
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NewsMarine highway for Chennai
In a bid to tackle congestion problems, India’s Chennai Port Trust (ChPT), is developing a barge handling facility in Bharati Dock, local media reports.
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NewsAustralia's new dawn
HFW''s Connie Chen discusses Australia''s newfound enthusiam for port privatisation
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Increased charges a small price to pay
Rental prices and other port costs and charges tend to increase under the new private owners; unsurprising given that the immediate goal of the private sector is to generate revenue for its investors.
