World News – Page 255
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Georgia celebrates record volumes
Georgia Ports Authority achieved record volumes in its full year 2012 figures, strengthened by strong growth in breakbulk and containers.
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Westports Malaysia eyes IPO
Port Klang owner, Westports Malaysia is said to be looking to capitalise on investor interest in ports with an initial public offering.
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Two Northern NZ ports supported
Major stakeholders in New Zealand’s supply chain appear united in their support for maintaining two major upper North Island ports to handle the country’s international freight needs.
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Hedland port development confirmed
The Western Australia State Government has announced a major port facility will be built at Lumsden Point near Port Hedland.
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Monopoly fears down under
The opposition political coalition in Australia is concerned about monopolies dominating Australia’s ports structure.
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India container freight station for APMT
APM Terminals has signed up for the management and operation of a new container freight station near Vallarpadam terminal in Kochi.
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China Merchants snaps up Lome concession
China Merchants Holdings has acquired a 50% stake in Thesar Maritime, giving it a 35-year concession to operate and develop a container terminal in Lome, Togo.
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Victorian freight terminal opens
Western Victoria has opened a major freight terminal to ease congestion at the state’s ports.
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NewsAPMT invests in Russian market
APM Terminals (APMT) has taken the unusual step of investing in the growing Russian market by acquiring 37.5% of public container terminal operator, Global Ports.
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NewsWeighbridge innovation
When Clarkson Port Services opened its grain terminal fifteen years ago at the Port of Ipswich it was among one of the first to achieve cost effective driver operation, but recently the system’s inflexibility has been holding up plans.
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NewsBahrain seabridge plan takes shape
APM Terminals Bahrain is working with partners to set up a ‘seabridge’ feeder service which would link Khalifa Bin Salman Port with the Saudi industrial hub of Jubail, providing petrochemical companies with a new export route and enabling imports to bypass congestion at Dammam.
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NewsNo holds barred
No fears of overcapacity in the burgeoning Middle East market, finds Felicity Landon
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NewsD-day for PSA at JNP?
There is speculation this week that Jawaharlu Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has served terminal operator, PSA International Pte Ltd, a deadline of 10 September to sign the agreement to build the new Rs 6700 crore (US$1.2bn) terminal at the port.
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NewsPNA improves Ouistreham terminal
The Ouistreham ferry terminal has successfully undergone the first stage of an extension and redevelopment plan under the supervision of port owner, the Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA).
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NewsCommercial operations begin at Khalifa
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has commenced commercial operations at Khalifa Port this week after years of meticulous planning.
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NewsBaltic rail link increases intermodality
In May 2012 a new railway link opened between Katowice in Poland and the northern Polish ports of Gdynia and Gdansk and this month two other trains will be added to the three times weekly service, linking Slovenia’s Luka Koper Port to Poland’s Port of Gydnia.
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NewsMajor dredging works at JNPT India
Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired a contract with port operator Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) for deepening and widening the port and access channel of JNPT in Mumbai, India.
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NewsAGCT employees join forces for progress
Employees from the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) – a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) – have joined forces with AGCT management to increase modernisation and productivity.
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NewsStrikes threaten US East Coast ports
The National Retail Federation has voiced its concern to labour and management over the need for a new East Coast and Gulf Coast longshoremen’s contract to avoid redirection of cargo from crucial holiday retailers.
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Judicial review of Lázaro Cárdenas tender
Mexico''s Transport and Communications Ministry is awaiting a judicial review of its decision to grant a consortium of ICA and APM Terminals a concession to build and operate a second container terminal at the port of Lazaro Cárdenas.
