World News – Page 348
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NewsMaersk still wedded to PTP
The Maersk Shipping Line has revealed that it retains a "keen interest" in the Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas, where it controls a 30% equity stake.
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NewsPort protester take to the streets
Green demonstrators keen to halt development of Tenerife's Granadilla port marched through the streets of Santa Cruz in protest - but estimations of numbers involved vary wildly.
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NewsAPM Terminals declares Bristol interest
APM Terminals and Bristol Port Company are in negotiations to jointly develop a new container terminal. This will be able to handle 1.5m teu.
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NewsHPH abandons Manta and $20m investment
Hutchison Port Holdings has walked away from the $525m Manta container terminal (TIDE) facility in Ecuador after investing an estimated $20m in the project.
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NewsGulftainer increases capacity
Gulftainer, operator of the container terminals at Sharjah (SCT) and Khorfakkan (KFT), is to boost combined capacity to 4m teu by the end of this year.
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NewsLiebherr grows its Montreal family
Liebherr has recently completed the supply of two 16-wheel rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to Cerescorp''s Termont Terminal in Montreal, Canada. This brings the number of Liebherr cranes at the terminal to eight.
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NewsA third of shipping lines face bankruptcy
Experts in the Far East have suggested that more than one third of the current number of shipping companies may go bankrupt in 2009, because of the global economic downturn.
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NewsDownturn "blessing in disguise"
The global economic downturn could be a "blessing in disguise" for the port industry and investors in the industry, according to APM Terminals chief executive Kim Fejfer.
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NewsStrong Amsterdam figures re-affirm need for second lock
The urgent need for a second large sea lock in Ijmuiden is making itself felt ever more acutely, according to Port of Amsterdam chief executive Hans Gerson.
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NewsU.S. Port Infrastructure- Return of PPP
While considerable buzz surrounds potential infrastructure investment by the US Federal Government, a record-sized privatisation transaction may be in the offing, perhaps part of a broader resurgence of public-private-partnerships in the US for facilities already in operation.
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Madryn traffic down
The southern Argentinian port of Madryn has suffered significant reduction in the export of many of its core products: aluminium, fish, wool, stone and ceramics. Port workers are worried that high charges are forcing exporters to switch cargo to Santa Cruz and Deseado ports. Madryn also suffers from high labour ...
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Strong volumes from Canada's princely port
Canada''s Port of Prince Rupert sidestepped the global economic slump to record a "moderate" increase in traffic in 2008.
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Nice for SA
South Africa''s Transnet Port Terminals has opted for NICE surveillance equipment to improve security at its ports and ensure compliance with country''s infrastructure regulations.
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New Colombian coal port planned
Glencore and nine Colombian coal mining companies are planning to build a new port in the north of the country costing $1bn and capable of exporting 60m tonnes of coal annually.
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Mexican tenders must comply with national strategic plan
The head of Ports Development and Administration in Mexico has said that tenders for new port projects, such as those in Lá zaro Cá rdenas and Manzanillo, are being revised in order to adapt them to the objectives set out in the national strategic plan.
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Buenaventura competition threat
Colombia''s Buenaventura port company expects to face difficult competition over the next two years from other Atlantic coast of ports in the same region. Santa Marta and Barranquilla pose stiff competition in terms of dry bulk, while Cartagena is the main container handling rival following major investment in equipment.
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New Cambodian port
A new port is to be built at the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh. The facility, which is due to enter service by the end of this year or early next year, will cost $25m and will be located on the lower Mekong River close to the existing port.
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Three Indian PPPs
The Indian government has given its approval for three port projects involving public-private partnership deals costing $409m. These encompass container terminals at Ennore ($282m) and Tuticorin ($62m), as well as a coal terminal in Goa ($67m).
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Hooghly Estuary dredge on cards
Lanka Hydraulic Institute Ltd is to undertake modelling studies on behalf of RRM as part of a draught improvement programme on the Hooghly Estuary, which gives access to the Indian port of Calcutta. At the moment, sediment build up is making it virtually impossible for major vessels to access the ...
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NewsGladstone mass job creation confimrs positive undertones
Australia''s Gladstone Ports Corporation has bucked the "recession" trend by creating new job positions in its own organisation and also stimulating employment opportunities in its wider Queensland hinterland.
