World News – Page 344
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Ukraine forges ahead with port development
The Ukrainian government has given the go-ahead for the expansion of Odessa, Yuzhny and Illichevsk into additional land areas.
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NewsMarco Polo grant qualification to get easier ne
More than 420 companies have had financial support from the European Union''s Marco Polo fund since its inception almost seven years ago - and rules for unlocking more of the ¢ 450m ($671m) set aside for grants will be made simpler from next year.
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Hedland adds to Moormaster family
Port Hedland is set to gain more Cavotec MSL technology next year, for iron ore shiploaders.
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NewsTauranga beats rationalisation drum
Tauranga port chairman John Parker has stressed the need for a hub ports in New Zealand to allow docking on the larger containerships, preferably at his port.
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NewsShortsea: For Europe, the future lies in the past
For Europe and its shortsea ambitions, the future lies in the past, as Stuart Pearcey explains
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NewsValparaiso awaiting legal instruction
Germá n Correa, president of Valparaiso Port Company (EPV), said that he is awaiting resolution of pending injunctions before being able to issue a tender in respect of Berth 2.
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Esmeraldas contract to be rescinded
Ecuador''s Under-Secretary for Ports and Maritime Transport, Jorge Vera, says that he has begun the procedure to terminate the concession awarded for the port of Esmeraldas to the Puerto Nuevo Milenium consortium.
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Rotterdam terminal powers up on Green
A power distribution network on APM''s Rotterdam container terminal has just switched over to a wind-generated electricity plant. This will mean the terminal reduces its CO2 emissions by 45% per year, says the company.
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Expansion of São Sebastião questioned
A consultant has warned that expansion of the port of Sã o Sebastiã o could have detrimental effects on the highly important tourist industry in the area.
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NewsUnity in NZ port restructure
Port Otago and the Maritime Union of New Zealand have agreed to work collaboratively to handle the port''s expected 15% loss in annual container throughput caused by Fonterra''s recent port usage review.
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NewsStrategy at the heart of infrastructure
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) is a very large entity which controls most of the port Novorossiysk, as well as the other main ports on the Black Sea and quite a few stevedoring operations. A large, natural deepwater harbour, it is the main gateway out of Russia west for grain ...
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Resolution in sight for Salvador box terminal
The new president of the Bahia Dock Company (Codeba) says that he hopes to resolve the impasse involving the expansion of the container terminal at the Brazilian port of Salvador at the end of the current year.
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NewsPower play
With boxes out of favour, Eastern European ports are having to look elsewhere for business. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsWin for ports - but what about the changes?
Following a victory for UK ports in the House of Lords to remove unfair, backdated rates, the Humber and Mersey Docks Rating Group has called on the Government to remove any uncertainty about the imposition of retrospective business taxes.
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NewsLack of communication compounds Paita problems
Problems surrounding the startup of the Peru''s Paita port concession stem from a lack of communication, the foreign trade and tourism (Mincetur) minister Martí n Pé rez has said.
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Yibin to get box terminal
Shanghai International Port Group has entered into an agreement with the municipality of Yibin to build and manage a new container port. Yibin, which is located at the confluence of the Yangtze, Minjuan and Jinshajiang rivers, will have a capacity to handle 4m teu by 2030 as a result of ...
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News'Partnerships and innovation' brings success
Its down to partnerships and innovation, claims the New Zealand''s Lyttelton Port of Christchurch, which has delivered a strong performance for the 2008/2009 financial year. Normalised profits for the year came to $10.6m (US$7.7m), up 2.9% on last year''s figure of $10.3m.
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Diverse New Zealand financials released
An unchanged underlying profit before tax of NZ$11.4m (US$8.5m) and comparable 4% increase in revenue to NZ$55.1m (US$41.2m) for the 2008-2009 financial year was recorded by CentrePort Wellington.
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Punta Colonet
Mexico''s transport and communications ministry has revised bidding rules for the Punta Colonet port project in Baja California state.
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Second Tuticorin box terminal tender
Following a delay of four years, a tender encompassing construction of a second container terminal at the south Indian port of Tuticorin is finally to go ahead. The original tender resulted in legal action by PSA-Sical, which had been excluded from bidding. The new terminal has an estimated cost of ...
