World News – Page 265
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Inland attractions
Surprisingly, China''s northern and central box terminals grew faster last year than the traditional southern powerhouse. Michael King reports
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Portugal invests in new box terminals
The Portuguese government is to invest €2.5bn ($3.5bn) in building new container terminals in the ports of Lisbon, Leixões and Sines.
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NZ port plan calls resurface
Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter says the Government needs to develop a national ports strategy so ports, which are majority or wholly-owned by local bodies, stop under-cutting each other.
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MUNZ Auckland workers earn bonuses
Maritime Union of New Zealand national president Garry Parsloe says productivity bonuses earned by his Auckland members are a demonstration of their “strong commitment” and hard work.
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NewsAutomation – Asciano’s double edged sword
Australian container terminal operator Asciano has announced a AUS$348m automation project for its Botany Bay facility which when implemented could see the workforce there reduced by over 50%.
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Essar to rein in international activities
Essar Ports says that it is to cut back on its international ambitions and instead focus more heavily on its home market of India, where it intends to grow current capacity of 88m tonnes to 160m tonnes by 2014.
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New legislation threatens Italian port autonomy
New legislation in Italy, it is claimed, threatens to cannibalise the financial autonomy of ports.
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NewsPSA invests in automation
PSA Singapore Terminals (PSA) has made a strategic investment in automation technologies to help maintain its status as one of the world’s largest transhipment hubs.
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Brazil faces investment bottleneck
Brazil''s National Economic and Social Development Bank has suggested that continuing growth in the country is going to lead to an investment bottleneck.
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Vizhinjam tender back on the table
The proposed Vizhinjam port project in India may be put out for re-tender.
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NewsUK invests in strategic rail network
The UK’s Department of Transport has announced the biggest upgrade to the country''s rail network in years - great news for freight and terminal operators.
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Kochi to re-tender Willingdon island
Kochi Port Trust has invited bids for the establishment of a port user complex on a 900,000 m² area, which is to be offered as a 30-year concession.
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Residents throw spanner in Melbourne expansion
The environmental pressures facing ports close to residential areas have surfaced in Melbourne, where residents of the suburb of Williamstown have already raised concerns about the proposed development of the Webb Dock container terminal.
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NewsIllegal DG shipping on the Yangtze
Port Strategy has learned that a shipowner has been remanded in custody for ten days and fined for shipping dangerous goods (DG) cargo having used fake documents on the Yangtze.
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Bulgaria to privatise ports
The Bulgarian government is to privatise its ports, airports and railways as a means of attracting investment of around €500m.
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Australian assets offer low returns
A number of major Australian ports have a lower return on assets than counterparts internationally, according to a report by Infrastructure Australia.
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Brazil to modernise infrastructure
The Brazilian federal government is to instigate measures designed to modernise Brazil''s port infrastructure.
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Consultant slams Australian port productivity
Australian port performance has come under fire from a report by economic researchers Castalia which suggests productivity at Adelaide, Brisbane, Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney is not keeping pace with wage increases.
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Eilat concession decision deferred
Israel Chemicals Ltd has emerged as the sole bidder for the concession to run the Israeli port of Eilat.
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Competition authority probes Valencia
Spain''s National Competition Commission says it is to continue investigating a complaint against the logistics community in the port of Valencia.
