World News – Page 247
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Room for just three in Italy
Italy has only room for three major ports – and these are where investment should be focussed, according to Carlo Mearelli, president of Assologistica.
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Hauliers return to work in Spain
On February 5, independent hauliers at the Port of Valencia began talks with Spain’s National Ports Authority to resolve a labour dispute that effectively closed container terminals for the best part of 10 days.
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private or public debate rumbles on
The question of whether New Zealand ports should be owned by local authorities or by private enterprise is becoming more vigorous than ever.
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NewsCargotec seeks business driven operations
Global cargo company, Cargotec, is looking to move towards a business-driven operating model and has renamed marine, terminals and load handling after its industry leading brands, MacGregor, Kalmar and Hiab.
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NewsCompetition call
Privatisation and competition ring the changes down under. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsRotterdam to repay Dutch State aid
Next month, the Port of Rotterdam is due to transfer €290m to the Dutch State, which was contributed towards the construction of Maasvlakte 2 development.
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NewsKonecranes and Linde Material Handling sign agreement
Global lifting equipment provider, Konecranes, has signed a long term agreement with German forklift truck manufacturer, Linde Material Handling, to acquire certain assets of the business and increase the global competitiveness of their container handling truck activities.
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NewsPelindo III to spend on development
Indonesia’s state owned port operator, Pelindo III, has announced that it will spend Rp6.1tr (US$634m) on port development this year in order to expand its regional ports and ease container congestion.
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NewsOCR project at Panama terminals
Panama based IT consulting company, Advanced Consulting, and Israel based optical character recognition (OCR) supplier, have been awarded a project by the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) to implement OCR on 53 cranes spread over four terminals in Panama.
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NewsAPMT’s bid to improve Kenyan bottlenecks
APM Terminals has opened up a new inland container freight station (CFS) near to Kenya’s primary port of Mombasa, in a bid to reduce huge traffic jams posing a severe obstacle to cargo flow in and out of the country.
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NewsInteractive Congress
The 2013 GreenPort Congress, organised by Mercator Media, will have a new interactive format to encourage greater participation and discussion at the event being held in Antwerp, Belgium from 9 to 11 October.
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NewsRail strike impacts Oz
A weekend strike has stopped around 600,000 tonnes of coal getting to Australia’s Newcastle Port, according to media reports.
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NewsKerala seeks approval for Vizhinjam development
The Indian state of Kerala plans to approach the Union ministry of economic affairs to get private partnership approval in order to develop the Vizhinjam international deep water seaport, according to media reports.
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NewsPortVision to improve US ports and waterways
US based maritime intelligence solutions company, PortVision, has launched a CONNECT grant initiative to help improve US port and waterway efficiency, safety and security.
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NewsWest Sacramento seeks business partners
The Port of West Sacramento has released a Request for Interest (RFI) to seek out potential business partners to lease or operate the port’s cargo facilities and to lease, purchase or develop port-owned real estate.
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NewsJamaica plans global logistics hub
The Government of Jamaica has revealed ambitious plans to turn the Caribbean island in to a global logistics hub – and high level talks have already begun with the aim of increasing volumes of sea cargo.
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NewsOngoing US labour talks create uncertainty
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), involved in the ongoing labour dispute between the International Longshoremen Association (ILA) and the US Maritime Alliance (USMX), says that a tentative agreement has been reached, but negotiations are still ongoing.
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NewsHPH gets build extension for Bathside development
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has received a five year build extension on the new container port development at Bathside Bay in the UK – meaning that instead of a deadline of 2016, it has up until 2021 to start work.
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NewsICTSI wins Honduras bid
Philippines based operator, International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has won a bid to design, build and operate a new general container terminal at Puerto Cortes in Honduras.
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NewsMore strike troubles in Greece
Following the last spate of austerity strikes affecting European ports in November last year – strikes are once again threatening troubles at Greek ports, according to Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the global maritime services provider.
