World News – Page 330
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Five bid for NMPT terminal
New Mangalore Port Trust has shortlisted five bidders for the contract to build and operate a new container terminal costing $60m.
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Salaverry up for sale
Peru''s state investment body, Proinversión, says that the Port of Salaverry will be offered as a concession later this year.
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NewsPrivate investors needed in Chittagong
Chittagong Port Berth Operators and Ship Handling Operators Association has emphasised the need to get private investors involved in the introduction of modern maintenance systems at the port.
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NewsAuckland issues auxiliary tenders
Ports of Auckland has issued requests for expressions of interest documents to 16 potential contractors in container lashing, shuttle and supplementary straddle, and crane driving services.
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Guaymas box terminal tender
The Mexican port of Guaymas has issued a tender in respect of a new container terminal.
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NewsLázaro Cárdenas tender back on the table
Mexican port authority API Lázaro Cárdenas, which operates Lázaro Cárdenas port, is preparing a tender to concession a second container terminal, commercial director Julián Pérez Rodríguez has confirmed.
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Eilat workers up the ante
Employees of Eilat Port Company Ltd are seeking to obtain 15% of the company''s equity when it is eventually privatised, despite a government offer of just 10%.
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NewsSuez terminal benefits from upgrades
Against a background of struggling volumes and a 20% drop in ship numbers transiting the Suez Canal, the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) showed an unexpected 11% rise to a record 2.7m teu in 2009.
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Good year ahead for dry bulk
JP Morgan Chase & Company is predicting that iron ore volumes dispatched by sea will grow by 5.7%, while both coal and grain will go up by 3.8%.
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Green light for second Chennai box terminal
India''s Private Public Partnership Advisory Committee has given the go-ahead for a new $776m container terminal to be built at Chennai.
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Tough calls: U.S. Coast Guard demands tigher control on Madagascar visits
Madagascan port Toamasina is the only one in the country exempt from new US Coast Guard rules imposed by authorities unhappy with inadequate security precautions at other seaports.
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Gothenburg to re-structure
The Swedish port of Gothenburg is to be radically restructured with the port authority ceding handling operations to three private companies, allowing it to retain landlord and regulatory functions only.
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NewsGreat Yarmouth’s £80m outer harbour opens its doors
Great Yarmouth''s new outer harbour at EastPort UK opened in January, with PSA International, Gleadell Agricultural Ltd, and Stema Shipping (UK) Ltd all confirming long-term commitments to the port.
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Valenciaport enjoys growth
Container traffic in Spain’s Port of Valencia climbed 1.44% in 2009 to 3.7m teu, buoyed by transhipment traffic which accounted for nearly half the port’s throughput.
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Boskalis and Smit tie the knot
The Dutch companies Royal Boskalis Westminster and Smit International have announced they are officially to merge.
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Malmo traffic drop
Copenhagen Malmö Port AB (CMP) saw traffic slump by 17% in 2009, led by declines in ferry traffic and car distribution, where volumes halved.
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Riga’s tough stance on defaulters
Riga port authority has reportedly contacted companies leasing port territory to advise of the cancellation of existing lease contracts due to late payments or lack of use.
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NewsThames dredging poised to start
River deepening work on the Thames is scheduled to start this month to allow the world’s largest container ships to call at the UK’s London Gateway.
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Marseilles drop fails to dent optimism
France’s Marseilles Fos was hit by a 13.3% drop in throughput last year to 83m tonnes compared with 96m tonnes in 2008.
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Lyttelton share-buy complaint
New Zealand’s Securities Commission may investigate the recent purchase of 45,500 Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) shares by Christchurch City Holdings (CHH).
