World News – Page 291
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Chennai congestion forces lines’ re-think
With severe congestion dogging DP World and PSA’s Chennai terminals, many shipping lines have sought alternative facilities.
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NewsJebel Ali expansion spurred by regional growth
DP World’s Jebel Ali port is to boost capacity by 1m teu through a 400 metre quay extension in time for a 2012 opening.
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Six in the running for Talcahuano
A total of 11 groups have bought tender documents for the privatisation of the Chilean port of Talcahuano, of which six are said to be very interested. An award is expected on September 27 and the winner will be required to invest $75m.
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Parliament nod to La Union privatisation
The Parliament of El Salvador has approved legislation allowing the port of La Unión to be privatised. The facility was built at a cost of $187m and aims to enable the country to act as the regional distribution hub.
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NewsVirginia port probe to go deeper
Virginia Port Authority’s top-to-bottom shake-up will leave no stone unturned in its quest to make the port more competitive on the US East Coast, the state’s transportation secretary has declared.
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NewsCapacity shortage cripples Indonesian ports
Shipping lines are unable to offer mainline services from Indonesia to North America and Europe because of a lack of port capacity, Jakob Friis Sorenson, president director of Maersk Indonesia, has claimed.
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Priority berthing for Israel Chemicals at Eilat
Under a new agreement, vessels operated by Israel Chemicals will be given priority berthing for 190 days each year at soon-to-be-privatised port of Eilat.
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ICTSI throws hat in Greek ring
Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has openly declared an interest in Greek’s two main ports.
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Cadiz concession delay
Six consortia have bid for the contract to build the new container terminal at the port of Cadiz, with a contract to be awarded in September. However, the operating concession will only be issued 18 months prior to the facility opening.
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Konecranes nets Lithuania contract
Konecranes has confirmed an order for three ship-to-shore cranes and seven rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Lithuania’s JSSC Klaipedos Smelte. The cranes will be delivered to the port of Klaipeda starting in the fourth quarter of 2012.
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Spaniards demand profitable ports
The Spanish cabinet has approved revisions to the National Port Law which will make it mandatory for ports to achieve a 2.5% annual surplus.
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Tampa lands federal security funding
Tampa Port Authority has secured some $2.6m in federal funding for security-related, collaborative initiatives.
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Chilean operators oppose Panitao tender
Armasur, the professional body representing maritime transport operators in Chile, is opposing the concession to build the proposed Punta Panitao port in the south of the country.
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Montevideo must offload empties
Uruguay''s National Ports Authority (ANP) wants to move empty containers outside the port of Montevideo to avoid operational collapse at the container terminal.
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TSB wins Busan community contract
Korea’s Total Soft Bank is to play a “key role” in BPA-NET, Busan’s port community system designed to “increase the efficiency of port operation”, to improve service quality, and create value-add. The company will provide software and service for the PCS.
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Libyan ports resume international operations
The security situation at the Libyan port of Tripoli and Benghazi has stabilised to such an extent that cargo vessels from both Italy and Malta have both made calls.
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NewsKiel’s opens up its vista
The Port of Kiel has opened its doors to the public with a new viewing terrace at its Schwedenkai Terminal.
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NewsIndia’s major port shake up
Following India’s plan to create seven new deep water facilities, it also seems that its major ports, so named because they are government owned, may be facing a challenging reorganisation.
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Productivity now mandatory at Santos
All concessionaires at the port of Santos will have to meet minimum productivity standards in future or risk having their concessions withdrawn.
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EU to reform ports legislation
European Commissioner Siim Kallas has announced a policy to be in place by 2013 to reform ports policy by reducing the administrative burden placed on ports.
