World News – Page 380
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Flywheels for ZPMC cranes
Vycon''s Regen flywheel energy-saving units will be installed in six new ZPMC rubber-tyred gantry cranes scheduled for delivery this year. The units are on order for Chinese Xiamen Songyu Container Terminal.
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NewsQueensland Ports Report
Queensland ports have been given a general "pass" mark for their competitive performance by a state government review into port competition and regulation.
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Extra Newcastle output
The port of Newcastle''s biggest exporter will double its output by 2015. Coal & Allied, owned by Rio Tinto, will spend A$5bn (US$4.8bn) to boost production to 58m tonnes/year.
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Fremantle modal shift
Fremantle Ports wants to have 20% of its containers on rail by next year. The port has recorded a 1200% increase in the use of rail since 2002 - about 84,000 teu/year.
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Tesco brand takes on port
Operator PD Ports and UK supermarket chain Tesco have announced plans to bring 800 new jobs to Teesside, through the development of a state-of-the-art import centre.
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India eyes deep draught
India''s Union Ministry of Shipping is to appoint a consultant to help identify and study the feasibility of building five deep draught ports. One of these will be located in West Bengal.
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NewsTime for change
Tauranga boss Mark Cairns talks candidly to Dave MacIntyre about why he believes there is a pressing need for an overhaul in New Zealand port ownership.
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Poti to dredge channel
Poti seaport in Georgia has issued an international tender for dredging work in its approach channel. The 1.6 km channel is to be deepened to 12.5 metres.
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NewsYuzhny ditches the dollar
The Russian Black Sea port of Yuzhny is to make all payments to foreign shipowners, consignors and consignees in euros. Existing payments are made in dollars, which are generating considerable losses.
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NewsDublin expansion challenges environmental protected area
Ireland''s Department of the Environment has issued a special protection order increasing the area it protects in Dublin Bay by 30%.
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NewsEconomic crisis could scupper 2008 box growth
China Container Industry Association has predicted that world demand for containers could drop by 10% to 20% if another economic crisis emerges this year.
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NewsPlan for Fremantle alternative powers ahead
Western Australian port developer James Point has committed to stage two of its plan to build a container terminal at Kwinana, as an alternative port to Fremantle.
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Liebherr NZ return
Liebherr has finalised a contract with the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand for the supply of a super post panamax container crane, which will have a lift height of 36.2m and an outreach of 48m - higher and longer than the original three post panamax units (delivered in 1992 and ...
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Paraguay ports clogged
A weak dollar and increasing water levels on the Paraguay River have resulted in its ports becoming increasingly congested in recent months.
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IADB loans Montevideo $40m
The Interamerican Development Bank is to make available a loan of $40m for the construction of new 300-metre Quay C at the port of Montevideo. The reclaimed quay will have 4,000 sq m of backup land and alongside draught of 14 metres.
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Melbourne dredging on track
Melbourne''s much-opposed channel-deepening project is now over 10% complete.
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Paita and Pisco modernisation
Modernisation of the Peruvian port of Paita will require investment of approximately $290m, while similar work at Pisco will involve $100m. Both ports are due to be transferred to private operators between July and September this year.
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Nautilus prospects for Savannah terminal
California-based Nautilus International, which controls Metropolitan Stevedore and Metro Cruise Services among others, recently announced its purchase of the Savannah International Terminal (SIT).
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Gijón windy plan
Spain''s Gijón Port Authority has issued a tender for a concession to build and operate a wind farm in the outer dykes in the new expansion area of the port. The concession will be for a fixed 20 year period, without the possibility of any extension.
