World News – Page 252
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NewsTEN-T budgets safe
The European Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) voted this week to amend the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) guidelines - but budgets will stay the same.
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NewsMore US strikes loom
The International Longshoremen Association (ILA) is vowing to strike again at the end of the month following a disagreement with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) over a proposed contract extension and six year master contract.
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NewsADT moves to Khalifa port
Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) has signed a 30 year concession for Khalifa Port Container Terminal 1 and completed the strategic redirection of its container traffic from Mina Zayed to the port in Taweelah, 60km east of Abu Dhabi.
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NewsGreenPort South Asia garners support
Next year''s first GreenPort South Asia conference, being organised by Mercator Media, is garnering support from some important players in the region in light of the need for growing awareness of environmental consequences.
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NewsHHLA launches fleet of electric vehicles
Port logistics group, Hamburg Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), will be using a fleet of 24 Kangoo Maxi ZE zero emission vans from Renault to transport personnel at HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT), in a bid to reduce emissions.
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NewsPeel Ports raises funds for future growth
The UK''s Peel Ports Group has successfully completed a £1.6bn refinancing deal, with money raised from a variety of banks and private investors, to fund its future growth plans.
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NewsNegotiating the obstacles
What doesn’t happen with the workforce can often be just as important as what does, according to APM Terminals'' Hartmut Goeritz.
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NewsTariff costs frozen at Portland
The UK''s Port of Portland has announced that, in light of the ongoing recession, it will continue to freeze tariff rates for port & harbour and berthing dues.
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NewsICTSI gets another ten years at Indonesian terminal
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has had its contract extended to jointly operate Makassar Container Terminal in South Salawesi, Indonesia, for another ten years.
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NewsFirst LNG bunkering at Antwerp
LNG powered barge ‘Argonon’, operated by Dutch company Deen Shipping, was bunkered at the Port of Antwerp last week, the first time this has ever been done in a Belgian port.
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NewsThe elephant in the room
Tangermed II’s size is an issue: state-owned operator Marsa Maroc controls only 800m of the 2,800m quay - the rest is still up for grabs.
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NewsPower of politics
North African ports have become a political playground, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsWarning over improper equipment upkeep
UK based insurance group, the London P&I Club, has warned operators that failure to maintain a proper record of equipment maintenance could jeopardise their position in the even of a claim.
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NewsKolkata seeks damages from HBT
There is speculation in the media that the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has approached the high court to seek damages from ABG Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) for the losses it suffered following the operator pulling out of the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) agreement on 31 October 2012.
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NewsBrazil – the tribulations of modernisation
The Brazilian president announced a new ports'' modernisation programme this week – the ‘Logistics Investment Program for Ports’ which aims to encourage better management and infrastructure of Brazilian ports.
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NewsBusan Port Authority and PSA sign MOU
Busan Port Authority (BPA) and global container terminal operator, PSA International, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at cooperating towards a long term strategic partnership.
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NewsPeel Ports injects £3m into Liverpool terminal
Peel Ports in the UK has announced that it is investing £3m to upgrade its steel terminal at the Port of Liverpool – a strategic move by the operator to get ahead of its competitors with steel storage and distribution.
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Undercurrent of competition concerns
All US West Coast ports are keeping the same stance over competition from the widened Panama Canal (now said by some to be ready only in 2016), Mexico, and Canada, principally Prince Rupert.
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NewsOakland reaches shore power milestone
The Port of Oakland has reached another milestone in the implementation of its shore power programme - successful completion of a final test of its ship-to-shore connection with German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd.
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NewsCalifornian strikes at an end
The eight day strike at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB) has come to an end after the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 63 Office Clerical Unit and the Harbour Employers Association reached an agreement this week.
