World News – Page 376
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Tanger Med takes its toll
The reach of Morocco''s Tanger Med behemoth is already being felt across the Mediterranean, with Las Palmas Port reporting a drop in container throughput over the first quarter.
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NewsAgreement means stability for Lyttelton
A three-year collective employment agreement has been signed by Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) and the Combined Unions.
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News50th Anniversary -- Oz NZ Main Lead
Has a ''fewer and bigger'' mantra paid off for the ports industry down under ask Dave and Iain MacIntyre
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50th anniversary Oz-NZ 2nd story
Fifty years ago the wharves of Australia and New Zealand''s ports were lined with goods almost exclusively headed for and received from the ''Mother Country'', namely the British Isles.
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Oz-Nz 3rd story
The coastal shipping network that bound New Zealand''s ports together fifty years ago was struck a severe blow following the introduction of the Maritime Transport Act in 1994.
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News50th anniversary 4th Oz NZ story
Australasian ports have had to buy-in to the demands of cold chain monitoring, as the international meat trades have grown more sophisticated over the last 50 years.
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50th feature OZ NZ 5th story
An aerial view of most Australian and New Zealand ports 50 years ago would have revealed a profusion of narrow timber wharves lining river banks and copious finger piers protruding into harbours and bays.
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NewsInvestment for Hull
A new eight-year agreement for Hull Container Terminal includes a £ 4m investment by PD Ports to be used to implement IT systems, refurbish the existing ship-to-shore cranes and reconfigure the terminal layout to improve efficiency.
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Israeli port reform
A tariff reform being considered for Israeli ports could save up to $290m over the next 10 years. In addition, port users willing to undertake operations outside normal daytime shifts will receive fixed discounts as an incentive.
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NewsSetúbal boosts box throughput
Short sea shipping company Portline has recently defected from the port of Lisbon to the port of Setú bal.
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Klaipeda 2017 port
A new port at Klaipeda in Lithuania is scheduled to be completed by 2017. This will be built on an artificial island and be used to handle oil products, fertiliser, containers and new vehicles.
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Bullish Illichevsk forecast
The port of Illichevsk in Ukraine believes it can boost throughput to 3.2m teu within five years following the upgrade of existing handling facilities. This compares with a throughput of 455,976 teu handled by Ukrtanscontainer at berths 3-6 last year, along with a further 100,000T teu generated by CMA CGM ...
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Kenya cool on Lamu
Doubts have emerged regarding the feasibility of the proposed Kenyan lake port of Lamu. Steady economic growth in the Great Lakes region has prompted the need for such a facility, but while the government has publicly supported the project, privately it continues to drag its feet
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Poland access upgrades
Poland is to invest up to ¢ 780m ($1.2bn) on improving access to its ports by 2014. To date, ¢ 150m ($233.7m) has been spent on upgrades in this area.
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Northport to invest in new facilities
Port Klang terminal operator Northport is to spend $152m over the next two to three years on expanding existing facilities, including the construction of a 350-metre container berth that will boost the existing amount of quay given over to this activity to 3,600 metres.
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Barents Sea port goes international
The Russian port of Varandey, located on the Barents Sea, is to be opened to international maritime traffic. This follows requests from the local authorities and from various institutions within the Russian Federation.
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Russia growth prediction
According to Russia''s Federal Agency of Marine and River Transport, throughput at ports in Russia is forecast to grow by 10%-12% during 2008. By 2015, overall volume of cargo is expected to reach 700m tonnes, which compares with the 450m tonnes handled in 2007.
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Tarragona container attracts DPW
ZIM and DP World have presented a joint offer to the Spanish port of Tarragona to operate a container terminal in the expansion area. The former will hold a 40% stake in the business and the latter one of 60%.
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Manila gets new equipment
International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) recently acquired new equipment for it''s leading port in Manila, Philippines.
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NewsHK Port operator braves cooler market
China Merchants Holdings International, the Hong Kong-listed port operator, has launched a five and 10 year dollar bond, braving some rough conditions in the international markets.
