World News – Page 355
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NewsKatoen Natie Terminal hits out at Uruguay administrator
The president of Katoen Natie Terminal TCP is on the verge of handing over a "Trigger Letter" to the Uruguayan government if it passes a law allowing for another dedicated container terminal to be built in Montevideo.
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NewsLower operating costs for Hanjin
Hanjin New Port Company terminal (HJNC) in Busan, Korea has claimed the designation as the world''s first "horizontal terminal" equipped with an automated management system.
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TCV doubles capacity
Following investment of ¢ 110m ($155m) in its new Llovera Quay, TCV Stevedoring has doubled its capacity in the port of Valencia this year. The new expansion zone is equipped with 430 metres of quay and 50,000 square metres of stacking area.
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Single operator for Coquimbo
Residents of the Chilean town of Coquimbo have lodged complaints against a decision to privatise their local port.
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New dry bulk terminal for Guaymas
Guaymas Port Authority in Mexico has issued a new tender for the construction and operation of a dry bulk terminal.
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NewsCapacity boost continues at Cape Town
Cape Town container terminal''s expansion project has seen several milestones in recent months, and the upward trajectory is set to continue for the next five years while the country''s second-largest port continues its upgrade.
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Bangladesh looks at ports corruption
Bangladesh''s Shipping Ministry''s parliamentary standing committee has set up a sub-committee to investigate alleged corruption and irregularities regarding the contract awarded for container handling at the port of Chittagong. The decision was prompted by the fact that the lowest bidder for the contract was not awarded it.
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Punta Colonet still needed
Mexico should launch the tender for the Peso50bn ($3.75bn) Punta Colonet port project, in Baja California state, to prepare the country for future growth opportunities as and when the global economic crisis ends, local financial group IXE analyst Carlos Gonzá lez has said.
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Japan to finance Mombasa box terminal
A new container terminal is scheduled to be operational at Mombasa by 2013. A Japanese loan of $207m will fund construction costs of the facility which will be able to handle 1.2m teu. Its opening will coincide with the dredging of the access channel, which will also allow it to ...
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New operator at Buenaventura
As from July, Muelles El Bosque Operadores Portuarios will commence handling of dry bulk traffic at the Colombian port of Buenaventura. Its new terminal will be able to unload up to 10,000 tonnes of cereals or minerals daily. The company is based in the port of Cartagena, where it has ...
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shortsea hub status for Teesport
Teesport in the UK is beginning to make its mark as a shortsea shipping hub, with growing connections to northern Europe.
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Panama and Philly get together
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has had a hard time recently, given the level of investment needed for its expansion and the scarcity of ships in the present climate.
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Otago inland port dismissed
Port Otago chief executive Geoff Plunket said until Dunedin suffers the traffic congestion that makes inland ports economically-viable in Auckland, such an initiative is not warranted in his region. KiwiRail had raised the issue as the Otago regional transport committee develops a 30-year transport strategy.
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Second Sochi port abandoned
Plans to build a second seaport in Sochi, Russia, at a cost of $272m have been abandoned. Instead, 10 other sites have been identified for the storing and transhipment cargo.
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NewsLarger callers doubtful
Maersk Line New Zealand country manager Julian Bevis says the chance of vessels bigger than the current-largest of 4100 teu coming to New Zealand in the short term is relatively small. However, he also points out that only Ports of Auckland could currently cater for vessels up to 5,000 or ...
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Pilbara multi-port authorities safe
Plans to set up a single entity port authority for the Pilbara region have been ditched by the Western Australia Government. A change of government from Labor to Liberal preceded the decision to remain with various region port authority boards, including representatives from major shippers.
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Indonesia needs mega-port
Users of Indonesia''s Tanjung Priok Port have again called for the merger of its two container terminals - Jakarta International Container Terminal and Koja Container Terminal - to form a major hub able to compete with those in nearby Singapore, Malaysia and China.
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NewsValencia expansion on track
Bucking the weak global operating climate, Valencia port authority has confirmed to Port Strategy that its proposed extension works are running to schedule, and that it does not intend to postpone the works or the concession.
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Cochin gets first middle-size VTMS in India
The first middle-size Vessel Tracking and Management System operating in India has been installed in Cochin port. The project makes use of VTS database customisation, meaning that the system, which includes a number of Transas software and hardware components, can be tailored according to a port''s needs.
