World News – Page 240
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PSA ploughs S$3.5bn into automation
PSA Singapore Terminals is to invest S$3.5bn in automation and intelligent technologies in Phases 3 and 4 of its Pasir Panjang Terminal.
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NewsRain stops play in Argentina?
Port Strategy has learned that severe floods are affecting shore-based logistical support at a number of terminals at San Lorenzo-San Martín Port in Argentina.
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NewsMore misfortune for Oakland
There is more misfortune for the Port of Oakland this week following the suspension of two execs over an alleged strip club expense scandal - a port worker has been crushed to death while inspecting a crane.
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NewsOakland execs suspended
Trouble over an alleged US $4,500 strip club expense going back to 2008 has resulted in the suspension of Oakland Port’s executive director Omar Benjamin as well as maritime director James Kwon.
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NewsRepurposing at Galveston terminal
A Galveston terminal in Texas has come up with a novel idea to improve its operations both economically and environmentally - it is ‘repurposing’ conveyor belts to use as spill containment liners.
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Ennore to issue bonds and undertake IPO
India''s Ennore Port Ltd is to raise tax-free bonds worth $185m to fund expansion and infrastructure projects.
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Noatum reviews Valencia expansion project
Valencia Port Authority has given Noatum Ports permission to temporarily suspend work that it is undertaking on Muelle de Costa.
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IPO to fund Port Klang expansion
Westports Malaysia is to raise $500m through an IPO in the second quarter of next year.
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Pelindo II to sell off box terminal holdings
Indonesian state holding Pelindo II is reported as preparing to sell off its subsidiary, Multi-Terminal Indonesia, which manages its logistics activities, as well as container and multi-purpose terminals.
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East African ports for sale
The secretary general of the East African Community has revealed that negotiations are at an advanced stage to privatise the ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam.
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NewsPort of Hamburg calls for change in laws
The Port of Hamburg Business Association has accepted the Federal Administrative Court’s (FAC) decision to deepen the River Elbe, but says fast legal decisions need to be made to reduce the impact on its port’s key infrastructure.
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NewsSOGET taps fast growing PCS market
French port operations solutions company, SOGET, recently announced its plans to strengthen its international growth strategy to become the point of reference for Single Window by 2015.
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NewsSokhna stand-off hits DP World operations
There is trouble and strife at Sokhna port again – reports in the media this week suggest that labour strikes have brought operations to a standstill, and a counter protest over the strikes hasn''t helped matters either.
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Portpro trumps MUNZ
Newly-formed trade union, PortPro, has signed a collective employment agreement with the Ports of Auckland.
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MSC saves PrimePort jobs
PrimePort Timaru has been able to save the jobs of ten staff following it being added to the Capricorn schedule of Mediterranean Shipping Company.
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Crane issues at Tauranga
A 27-tonne container of avocados fell seven metres onto the ANL Benalla in one of two recent container crane malfunctions at the Port of Tauranga.
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Dawei mega-port still forging ahead
Thailand is to push on with the Dawei mega-port project in a joint venture with the Myanmar governmment.
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East Africa calls for unified harbours authority
Traders on the east coast of Africa want to see the reinstatement of the East African Harbours & Port Authority to stop individual states applying unilateral tariffs.
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Hamburg infrastructure upgrades needed
A plan drawn up for the Port of Hamburg forecasts it will be handling 25.3m teu by 2025, 181% higher than the 9m teu handled in 2011.
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Italy debates relationship of ports with the state
The government of Italy has approved an outline plan to reform the constitution that refers to the relationship between the Italian state and the regions.
