World News – Page 261
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MSC and CMA CGM withdraw Virginia opposition
MSC and CMA CGM have withdrawn objections they lodged in respect of a proposed deal by APM Terminals to run various port terminals in Virginia''s ports for a period of 48 years.
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NZ transparency bill drawn
New Zealand ratepayer-owned ports are expected to soon become subject to the Official Information Act following Labour MP Darien Fenton’s Local Government (Council Controlled Organisations) Amendment Bill being drawn from the ballot.
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Primeport redundancies confirmed
PrimePort Timaru chief executive Jeremy Boys has advised staff there will be 29 redundancies as a consequence of the port having recently lost its container trade.
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NewsAPMT commits to fishing deal in Callao
APM Terminals looks to have finally put to bed concession concerns at Callao with an agreement with the regional Government, the Peruvian Navy and the Artesian Fishing Community to develop a new modern commerical fishing terminal.
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NewsNew container terminal for ABG
ABG Container Handling Private Ltd, a unit of Mumbai based infrastructure company ABG Infralogistics Ltd, has won a contract to build and operate a new container terminal at VO Chidambaranar port in Tamil Nadu.
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NewsTEN-T grant for Maasvlakte 2 operator
Port Strategy has learned that although the Port of Rotterdam has said that it has received a €5m grant from the EU’s Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), it hasn’t seen a penny, it has gone directly to one of Maasvlakte 2’s new operators.
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NewsCar export boom at Grays
American car manufacturer, Chrysler, celebrated its 100,000th exported vehicle today with the Port of Grays Harbour, the Pasha Group and Siem Car Carriers.
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NewsNew ICT for Dover
The UK''s Port of Dover has awarded a five year contract to Durham based business and IT consultancy, Waterstons Ltd, to provide Europe’s busiest port with its consultancy services.
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NewsMelbourne redevelopment underway
The Port of Melbourne Corporation’s (PoMC’s) AUS$1.6bn redevelopment of Webb Dock is getting underway with the civil and design contracts being awarded this week.
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NewsCorpus Christi focuses on La Quinta expansion
The Port of Corpus Christi in Texas is building on already good facilities with the La Quinta Trade Gateway Terminal, which, when finished, will provide a state-of-the-art multi-purpose dock and container facility.
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NewsSantos' Tecondi concession declared illegal
Brazil''s Federal Court has declared void the concession agreement currently held by the Tecondi container terminal in the port of Santos on the back of bidding and licensing errors.
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Major investment in Taiwanese ports
The Taiwanese ports of Keelung, Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung and others are to be developed as part of a $2.8bn program backed by the Taiwan Council for Economic Planning and Development.
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Management centralisation a ‘failure’ in Venezuela
The decision by the government of Venezuela to centralise control of ports in 2009 has resulted in a worsening of operations, according to local sources.
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US forwarders prefer Canadian and Mexican ports
A recent study by the US Federal Maritime Commission has found that ports in Mexico and Canada are more attractive than those in the US.
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Portugal to tender two concessions
Portugal''s Secretary of State for Transport, Sergio Monteiro, has announced that the government will shortly launch two new port concessions as part of its Strategic Plan for Transport.
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NewsICTSI eyes majority control of Pakistan terminal
International Container Terminal Services Inc subsidiary, ICTSI Mauritius has confirmed to Port Strategy that it has launched a bid to takeover Pakistan International Container Terminal Limited, an operator at Karachi port.
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NewsAPMT competition for Virginia operations
The Port of Virginia has closed the tender period for alternative proposals to operate the authority’s state owned and leased container terminals this week following an unsolicited proposal from APM Terminals back in May.
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NewsBitung earmarked as Indonesian hub
Bitung Port in Indonesia has been operating since 1955 – but thanks to the Indonesian government’s overall masterplan, it may well become an international hub port by 2015, helping to ease traffic through overburdened Singapore.
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NewsNo port refuge for Flaminia
To date there is still no news of any port being granted permission by any European coastal state to let the smouldering cargo ship ''MSC Flaminia'' in to seek refuge.
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Ship backlog dogs Brazilian ports
A lack of infrastructure, aggravated by rain and strikes, has led to a queue of 126 vessels waiting to dock at the port of Paranaguá in Brazil, with each vessel losing approximately $40,000 per day.
