World News – Page 325
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NewsNo more bids for Forth Ports – for now
A recent spate of takeover bids for the UK''s Forth Ports has come to an end, with would-be suitor Northstream withdrawing a last-ditch attempt to secure the interest of Forth’s board with a £15.00 ($21.70) per share proposal.
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NewsMobile's pledge to stay open, despite spill
The Port of Mobile has said that remaining open to commercial traffic even in the face of the Deepwater Horizon disaster is a necessity, given the economic trials caused by the oil spill.
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NewsZeebrugge terminal share goes to SIPG
Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) has acquired a 25% stake in Belgium’s multi-user Zeebrugge box terminal from APM Terminals (APMT), for €27.16m ($33.7m).
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Limon's $950m price tag
Plans to build and operate a new port complex in Costa Rica''s eastern Limón province have attracted a $950m price tag, port authority president Allan Hidalgo has said.
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La Union opens for business
El Salvador''s La Union port opened on May 31, after receiving the ship and port facility security code (ISPS code) approval required to begin operations, an official from maritime ports authority AMP has confirmed.
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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.
