World News – Page 313
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WWL cuts greenhouse emissions
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) managed to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 32% last year.
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NewsManila’s challenge to shipping lines
Manila’s North Harbour Port Inc (MNHPI) has spoken out at charges that its fees will hit consumers by challenging the shipping lines to bring down both cargo and passenger rates following its own 10% reduction in tariffs.
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NewsOil spill update from US
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill might well disrupt a number of ports operations. US press secretary Robert Gibbs and other officials briefed the media with an update, saying that “the area of the spill could soon be in a very large shipping channel.”
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NewsForth Ports holds off Northstream again
The third takeover proposal for Forth Ports has been unanimously rejected on the basis that it was too low. Worth around an estimated £640 million (US$973m) the bid, like the previous two, came from the Northstream consortium.
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NewsUK election promises for ports and shipping industry
In the run up to the election, Julian Brazier, the Conservative shadow minister for Aviation and Shipping was quizzed about the Tory stance toward the backdated rates fiasco.
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Mexico needs better ports legislation
Legal action and an inadequate legal framework may well have been the catalyst for a $2bn loss in the Mexican port sector on the back of the cancellations of several major projects.
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Auckland advances online offering
Ports of Auckland has expanded its customer offering by combining its suite of information and cargo management systems into one online product.
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NewsK Line wins Green Flag for fifth year
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has been recognised through the port of Long Beach’s Green Flag award for the fifth consecutive year.
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Antaq to rule on third party traffic
Controversy continues in Brazil regarding privately-owned terminals handling third-party traffic.
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Two bid for Genova MP terminal
Two consortia have bid to operate the multipurpose terminal at the Italian port of Genova. These are headed by Messina/Gavio and Grendi, Spinelli and Pastorino, with the former having been assessed as the high scoring candidate.
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Sochi to have eight new terminals
A $32m contract is to be offered by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise RosMorPort for the development of technical documents and construction of eight terminals at Sochi seaport. Three of these will be brand new and the other five rebuilt terminals, with work to be completed by the first quarter ...
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Portland adds bank to secure debt
The Australian port of Portland has brought another bank into its funding portfolio as part of its moves to refinance its senior secured debt facility. The port had an existing relationship with National Australia Bank but has now added ANZ Banking Group to the equation.
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Antwerp to improve connections with France
The port of Antwerp aims to strengthen its position as a maritime gateway to France, promoting lower costs for transportation to regions such as Lille-Roubaix-Valenciennes and Alsace-Lorraine.
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New Al-Faw port project
Iraqi Transport Minister, Amer Abdul-Jabbar, has announced that an Italian consortium is to construct a new port at Al-Faw.
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Bids received for South Harbour
Sri Lanka Ports Authority has confirmed the success of talks with China Merchants Holdings and Aitken Spence in respect of a build, operate and transfer contract in the new South Harbour development. A contract is expected to be signed shortly.
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Brazil extends port concessions without new tender
The Brazilian government is to extend several concession contracts for terminal operators at Brazilian ports, despite the 1993 Ports Law requiring a tender to be issued in each case.
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Adani group unveils Orissa mega-port plan
The Adani group, which already operates Mundra Port on India''s West Coast, is poised to create what could be the largest private port in India on the eastern coast of the country.
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NewsCommercial operations start at Pusan Newport
Pusan Newport International Terminal (PNIT), a joint venture between PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) and Hanjin Corporation in Busan New Port, South Korea, has started commercial operations as a Pacific transhipment hub.
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Chileans to return to ports privatisation
After a lull of six years, the Chilean government is to reactivate its ports privatisation programme in 2010.
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NewsRemembering ICTSI’s Andy Andrews
April 13, 2010 saw the passing of one of the terminal operating industry’s memorable characters, Francis Meredith Andrews, better known as Andy Andrews to his many friends and colleagues.
