World News – Page 366
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Inland NZ ports agreement encouraged
An operational agreement is essential if rivals Ports of Auckland and the Port of Tauranga are to fully exploit the potential gains of their inland port offerings, said Tapper Transport director Simon Tapper.
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Major coal port for Vietnam
Vietnam''s Tan Tao (ITA) group has issued a tender for the construction of a power plant and sea port complex in Kien Giang province, some 300 kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City.
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NewsRates - no handing back the yolk
Louise Ellman, UK MP for Liverpool Riverside, has again taken her fight against port rate rises, and the attempt of the UK Valuation Office Agency to push through three years of backdated bills, to Parliament.
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Gdansk tops 100,000 teu in 2008
The Polish container terminal operator DCT Gdansk passed the 100,000 teu mark ahead of expectations in mid December, helped by the arrival of Maersk Line at the port on the 1 December.
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Doha to have Dutch design
The new Doha Port in Qatar is to be designed through a partnership between WorleyParsons Qatar WLL and Royal Haskoning, which will develop the port''s master plan and full engineering design.
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NewsPeru ports
Peru''s port authority, APN has met port operator DP World to express concerns about the latter''s plans to modernise a second terminal at Lima''s Callao port.
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NewsPunta Colonet delay
Mexico''s mega-port of Punta Colonet looks set to among the casualties of the world financial crisis.
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NewsNot 'running on empty' says LA
The Port of Los Angeles has rebuked negative claims in local media about its Clean Trucks Program.
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Toledo strikes Novia Scotia deal
Toledo Port Authority and Melford International Terminal have signed an agreement which will see Toledo function as an inland port receiving boxes from a projected new container terminal that Melford plans to build on the Strait of Canso in Nova Scotia.
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Tasmania consolidates box trade
Tasmania''s container trade is to be largely consolidated into the ports of Bell Bay and Devonport. The State Government wants to expand Bell Bay to handle container traffic presently moving through the Burnie, which would be freed up to concentrate more on bulk trades. The proposal has been forwarded to ...
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NewsCoal port logistics
Indonesia''s coal ports have forced a rethink on ''traditional'' handling options
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Euromax stage two tender
Rotterdam Port Authority has invited bids for construction of phase two of its Euromax Terminal, despite the fact that phase one has yet to be completed. The work involves building 300 metres of additional quay and providing an area for 17 stacking lanes of containers.
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Kaliningrad hub project gathers steam
The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad in the Baltic is to go ahead with construction of a new port at Baltiijsk.
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Vigo spreads out
The Spanish North Western Port of Vigo has taken over 24,000 square metres at an adjacent industrial state to allow it to store granite and empty containers. It is also seeking the transfer of a further 100,000 square metres.
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Gulftainer shows 2008 growth
Volumes at Gulftainer''s terminals in the United Arab Emirates - Khorfakkan Container Terminal and Sharjah Container Terminal - grew by over 15% in 2008, reaching 2.5m teu.
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São Sebastião turns to government
São Sebastião Port Authority is seeking government help to undertake restructuring of the port, where it is hoping to build a further four deep water berths. These will be developed and operated by the private sector.
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Traffic up at Tianjin
Tianjin port in northern China handled 354m tonnes in 2008, compared with 300m tonnes in 2007. Container traffic, at 8.5m teu, was up 19.7%
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Capital shortage holds up Saigon
Plans to move cargo terminals away from the Saigon River outside Ho Chi Minh City are unlikely to be fulfilled before 2010, because of a lack of investment capital.
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NewsIndonesia poised for political battle on port reform
In what could be the most momentous change in Indonesia''s port history, the country is at last poised for political battle on port reform
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DPW Antwerp nod
DP World has been cleared by European Union competition authorities to form a joint venture to handle break bulk at the Port of Antwerp with partners Conti 7 and Rickmers. The three companies will invest ¢ 50m ($65.8m) over the next four years in a new terminal capable of handling ...
