World News – Page 300
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NewsLibyan government claims victory over Misurata
Libya’s heavily contested port of Misurata has fallen to regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, according to unconfirmed reports from the country’s Foreign Ministry.
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NewsFos stevedores transfer to private companies
National agreements on French port reforms will come into force at Marseilles-Fos from May, with the transfer of some 400 port authority personnel to private or part-private stevedoring companies.
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Investment grows for Middle East Gulf ports
Nearly all of the 35 ports in the Middle East Gulf region are currently undergoing expansion, with $46.5bn already committed. This follows $38.2bn invested up to 2008 and $38.5bn alone in 2009.
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Abandoned port calls double in Brazil
Excessive waiting times at Brazil''s 17 leading ports resulted in 850 cancellations of shipping line calls in 2010, compared with just 457 cancellations the previous year.
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Coronel dry bulk volume up
The amount of dry bulk handled by the Chilean port of Coronel over a 12 month period beginning in February 2010 grew by 265%.
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Durban eyes $14.5bn expansion
Mafika Mkwanazi, chairman of Transnet, has revealed that the organisation is considering building a new $14.5bn port in Durban.
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Tacna draws in speculators
Approximately 19 companies from different parts of the world have indicated an interest in building a new port in Peru on the coast at Tacna. The cost of the project has been estimated at $180m, although yet to be decided is how this will be raised. Both public financing or ...
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NewsWater for dusty Saldanha
A new source of water that will help control iron ore dust at the Saldanha bulk terminal is nearing completion.
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New box terminal call for JNPT
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has called for the development of a new 200,000 teu container terminal at JNPT to ease congestion. It would also like to see new warehousing zones, the creation of integrated logistics parks and simplified customs procedures to ensure the smooth transit of containers.
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Valparaiso T2 concession set for June
The concession for the new Terminal 2 container handling facility at the Chilean port of Valparaiso is expected to be made in June, with bids to be received no later than April 29.
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Antwerp and Vitória to collaborate
The Port of Antwerp International (PAI) is to collaborate in the growth of a new deep sea facility in Espírito Santo.
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NewsPoti’s potential leveraged by APM
Poti is to benefit from a promised $100m of investment after Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (Rakia) sold an 80% stake in the port to APM Terminals.
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NewsWuhan's Yangsi terminal to be vacated
According to the Wuhan Port Group, all the facilities at the city’s Yangsi container terminal will start to be transferred to the Yangluo terminal from 18 May – but the move is not without controversy.
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NewsThe sky's the limit
Halfway through building Busan New Port - with some 18 of the planned 30 berths already working - Busan Port Authority is moving swiftly toward its goal of redefining the port.
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DP World's Vietnamese venture needs dredging help
A senior DP World manager has met civil authorities in Ho Chi Minh City to lobby for dredging work on the Soai Rap River to be speeded up as a means of facilitating its port terminal project. Development at Saigon Premier Container Terminal is now behind schedule and large containerships ...
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NewsTaking centre stage
Michael Mackey discusses Korea''s drive to become North East Asia''s hub port of choice
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Port legal ruling call in Indonesia
Jakarta''s National Maritime Institute is to file a judicial review request at the Constitution Court, citing a conflict-of-interest between the interests of the Port Authority Board (BOP) and state run ports. This involves differing interpretations over various articles that regulate BOP, which may or may not allow it to interfere ...
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Brazil ups investment in ports
The Transport Infrastructure Department of Brazil has been given a budget of $9.34bn for 2011, which will have to be shared equally between highways, waterways and railways.
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Paradip announces expansion plans
Paradip Port Trust has outlined a plan to boost capacity more than three times to 237m tonnes by 2020.
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Tales from the riverbank
A trade delegation from Bangladesh has been making the rounds recently, drumming up international interest in the country’s ambitious programme to provide an efficient transportation network.
