World News – Page 325
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E-petition to end piracy
An unprecedented coalition of organisations have joined forces to back a global e-petition demanding concrete action “to end the piracy that is putting lives at risk and threatening world trade”.
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NewsNigeria climbs Onne up
The Port of Onne''s West Africa Container terminal (WACT) has recorded container volume growth of 18% through May 2010, compared with the same period in 2009, as West Africa and other economically emerging markets set the pace for trade recovery.
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NewsIndia’s antimonopoly policy “a disadvantage”
A controversial Indian antimonopoly port policy that is being formulated to encourage more players to invest in the sector may actually be regressive according to some industry sources.
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NewsOperators struggle to tackle excessive downtime
An exclusive market report by Trelleborg Marine Systems and Port Strategy magazine reveals that 75% of downtime in many ports is unscheduled and likely to be costing the industry large amounts of money due to reduced operating efficiency.
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APS tackles Houston automation
Automation specialist APS Technology Group has won a contract to implement its Gate OCR Portal at the Port of Houston Authority’s marine terminals. The system will automate equipment identification, traffic processing and imaging through fourteen lanes at its Bayport and Barbour’s Cut terminals.
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NewsAustralia could insist on Reef pilotage
It is within Australia’s power to insist that ports apply compulsory pilotage to vessels transiting the Great Barrier Reef without compromising the legitimate rights of innocent passage, a conservation group has said.
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NewsPanama promise
Ports on the US East Coast are shrugging off last year’s nightmares and looking firmly ahead. Felicity Landon reports.
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APMT to become world leader
APM Terminals says it hopes to become the leading port operator within the next five years through opening new terminals, offering competitive prices and improving relations with clients.
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Maersk eyes Bolívar
Shipping line Maersk is exploring the possibility of making use of Puerto Bolívar in Ecuador, where it already calls at both Guayquil and Esmeraldas. The port is building the new quay and warehousing area.
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Santos heads Latin American ports
Latest figures from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) detail a 6.8% drop in numbers of containers handled in the 20 leading ports in South America last year.
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Russian box traffic in the ascendency
Russian ports may see container traffic rise by 3% to 7% in 2010, despite a disproportionately high boost in throughput in the first quarter. For the first three months, tonnage handled rose by 40%, with St Petersburg reporting a 39.7% rise to 394,206 teu.
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NewsSilt system brings life
Georgia Ports Authority’s silt suspension system in place at the Port of Savannah has not only reduced the demands of maintenance dredging, but has also been modified to increase oxygen levels in the Savannah River.
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India to upgrade Cuddalore
The Tamil Nadu minor port of Cuddalore, which is currently under-utilised, is to be developed as part of a private-public partnership scheme. The facility, which is some 200 kilometres south of Chennai, will be offered as a 30-year concession.
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Brazilian ports to get $5bn
More than $4.89bn is due to be invested in new Brazilian ports over the next four years, which is a rise of approximately 200%. Around 64% of the investment will be in expanding existing ports, which in 2009 handled 733m tonnes of cargo.
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Ambitec plans new Brazilian port
The São Paulo-based Ambitec group is to build a $462m port at Aracruz, to be known as the Terminal Multimodal Capixaba. Operations are scheduled to start in 2014 and will cover an area of one million square metres.
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NewsUS ports may rise on Indian coal market
Some US ports could well be riding the “Indian Tiger” as talks have begun on possible exports of coal from the US to India, with officials from Coal India visiting the United States recently to meet with local producers.
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NewsThe evolution of global transport
In the future there will be pressure to make whole transport systems change, adapt and improve, but “policy innovation is less discussed, and perhaps is the greatest challenge for us”, said Jack Short at the recent International Transport Forum.
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NewsVietnam’s ports set the pace for development
A significant increase in both box volumes and port projects has been the result of Vietnam''s rise as a manufacturing centre but landside developments need to keep pace, Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) commercial officer Malcolm Gregory tells Port Strategy.
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NewsPanama charges to rise next year
The Panama Canal Authority, (ACP) has announced that it is looking to raise its charges from January next year.
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NewsLooking south-east
Southern Europe gateway ports have generally fared better than a lot of the transhipment ports in the downturn, observes Roman Poersch of Wilhelm Borchert GmbH.
