World News – Page 269
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NewsAPM to take over Gothenburg’s Skandia container terminal
APM Terminals have signed a concession with the Port of Gothenburg to take over Skandia Container Terminal next year.
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Algerian sea port tender
The Algerian government has issued a tender for a new port to be located between Algiers and Ténès, some 200 km to the east.
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Lyttelton insurance costs mount
As Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) processes what is due to be the largest single corporate insurance claim in the Southern Hemisphere, other local ports are also feeling the ramifications of the Canterbury earthquakes.
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NewsThe sleeping giant that is Saudi Arabia
Regional giant Saudi Arabia lacks modern port capacity for a country of its size, location and wealth.
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NewsShifting sands
The focus of Middle East port development has shifted from transhipment capacity to addressing specific domestic bottlenecks. Karen Thomas reports
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NewsAgencies ordered out of Nigerian ports
Nigerian ports are making a move toward efficiency by finally kicking multiple government agencies off their premises.
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Brazilian state muscles into ports
The Brazilian government is to renegotiate all contracts that ports have with the state, municipal government or private sector to allow it to have more influence in how they are managed.
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Dockers down tools at Al-Dekheila
Some 450 ports stevedores belonging to the Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company downed tools in October, claiming that promises made to them over concerns raised in April had been reneged on.
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Otago job cuts stun unions
A committed protest campaign is being promised by the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) and the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) in light of Port Otago seeking up to a dozen voluntary redundancies.
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Cavotec holds capital base
Plans to raise significant capital have been put on hold by Cavotec partially due to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm-listing firm having a “very strong balance sheet” and recently signing a €80m ($110m) Credit Facility agreement.
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NewsTauranga undeterred by Rena disruption
Containers from the Rena grounding finding their way into the shipping channels of the Port of Tauranga have so far been swiftly removed, the port has said.
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NewsFreight loses Asia pull
The latest global freight data highlights concern over economic recovery and exposes the risk of dependence on Asia-led growth, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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NewsEU Customs procedures cause of competition
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is calling for a harmonised implementation of customs procedures across EU ports after it identified problems arising from uneven legislation.
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NewsEU ports 'vunerable' to sulphur legislation
Baltic and UK ports will be “especially vulnerable” to new Sulphur Emission Control Area (ECA) regulations which may increase bunker fuel prices by 87%, David Balston of the UK Chamber of Shipping told Port Strategy.
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Fourth JNPT box concession awarded
A consortium composed of ABG Ports and PSA Mumbai investments has been awarded the concession to operate the fourth container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
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Solitary bid for Talcahuano
A third tender at the Port of Talcahuano has attracted just a single bid from Empresas Navieras Holding.
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NewsA change of scene
The North American Great Lakes artery has grand plans for the future, as Stevie Knight discovers
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Port Klang to have third box terminal
Port Klang Authority chairman Teh Kim Poohas has revealed that approval has been given to build a third container terminal by 2012.
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Peru's neighbourly competition
Following agreements between Chile and Argentina to build a new rail tunnel and upgrade roads across the Andes to allow Chilean ports to handle more cargo, the Peruvian ports of Callao and Ilo are upping their game.
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Manila introduces radiation detection
The port of Manila has introduced a new radiation detection system at two terminals: ICTSI''s and Asia Terminals'' South Harbour.
