World News – Page 363
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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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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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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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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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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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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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NewsThree new ports for São Paulo
Government planners in Brazil have identified three possible new port sites in Sã o Paolo State. Two are at Ubatuba on the northern coast and one at Peruí be on the south coast.
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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.
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Ust-Luga boundaries in place
Russia''s Baltic port of Ust-Luga has officially had its boundaries defined by the central government. This has been done to make foreign and Russian investment in the port more attractive. Located close to the border with the European Union, the port can accommodate bulk carriers of up to 75,000 dwt ...
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Chilean ports suffer in downturn
Several Chilean ports are suffering as a result of the current economic downturn.
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Angola restructures ports
The Angolan Transport Minister, Augusto Tomá s, has announced a radical reform of the Merchant Marine and ports sector as a means of restructuring and modernising them. Management is to be improved and congestion at ports, such as Luanda, reduced.
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Santos to concession part of Barnabé
Santos Port Authority (Codesp) has held public hearings in respect of future bids for a concession on the island of Barnabé , which is located on the left bank of the port. The 38,398 square metre site is currently occupied by Vopak.
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NewsKatoen Natie seeks to stop second Montevideo box terminal
The Belgian company Katoen Natie, majority shareholder in Terminal Cuenca de la Plata (TCP), is to ask the government of Uruguay to cancel the second container terminal project at the port of Montevideo.
