World News – Page 380
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NewsBeirut News Story
The Port of Beirut is actively pursuing an expansion of its container facilities in order to accommodate surging new traffic volumes from CMA-CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), two major container lines that use Beirut as a transhipment hub.
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Indira box terminal on
Mumbai Port Trust and Indira Container Terminal have signed an agreement to build the $268m offshore container terminal, due to start operation in December 2010. The Port Trust will contribute $80m for dredging, reclamation, and provision of space for rail tracks.
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NewsKenya relieves ports chief
Kenya Ports Authority managing director Abdallah Mwaruwa has been relieved of his command by the country''s prime minister.
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NewsLondon Gateway signing
A joint venture of Laing O''Rourke and Dredging International has signed a contract to transformed the 1,850 acre London Gateway site into the world''s most advanced container port and Europe''s largest logistics park.
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Six new Shenzhen ports
The Chinese city of Shenzhen has received backing from the National Development and Reform Commission to build six new ports. These will include facilities at Liantang, Longhua and Dachan Gulf Harbour, and a port to connect the airports of Shenzhen and Hong Kong via an undersea tunnel.
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Chittagong concession
A 30-year concession to operate the recently built New Mooring Container Terminal at Chittagong Port is to be offered to the private sector.
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Madagascar mining
A small port being built in the south of Madagascar by a subsidiary of mining group Rio Tinto will be operated by UK port consultancy Portia and Australia''s Strang Logistics, which joined forces to bid for the concession. The two partners are in detailed negotiations, having been awarded the contract.
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Auckland ranking lift
Container Management magazine has lifted Ports of Auckland eight places to 104th in the world for the total volume of teu handled during the 2007 calendar year.
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Kuwait draught is a concern
Kuwait Ports Authority has advised the government that access channels to existing port facilities be extensively dredged, since currently these offer a draft of no more than 8.5 metres. Neither Shuwaikh nor Shuaiba ports can accommodate very large containerships.
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Buenos Aires concessions to be lengthened
Argentina''s General Ports Administration has confirmed that, with government support, it is prepared to extend concession periods of port terminals in the so-called Puerto Nuevo district of Buenos Aires.
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Japanese to build Vietnamese terminals
The Cai Mep container terminal and the Thi Vai general cargo terminal at the Vietnamese port of Cai Mep-Thi Vai are to be built by two Japanese joint ventures. Of the total $718m cost of the port, $328.5m will be financed by the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation, with the ...
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NewsAnother terminal for Buenaventura Bay
Construction has begun on a new dedicated container terminal in Buenaventura Bay, close to the existing facilities in Colombia.
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CMA CGM in Tianjin development
CMA CGM subsidiary Terminal Link is to undertake a 50-year joint venture with Tianjin Port Development Holdings (TPDH) and Grand Asia International Shipping to manage a new container terminal at the port of Tianjin. The three-berth facility will be situated in Binhai New Area. Projected investment is $215m, of which ...
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PIA turns over Mindanao port to ICTSI
Phividec Industrial Authority (PIA) has formally handed over Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) to Mindanao International Container Terminal Services Inc (MICTSI) at a ceremony held at the MCT berthside attended by Phividec officers, shipping lines and local government officials.
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Strikes hit Salonika port profit
Thessaloniki Port Authority has reported a 34% decrease in first half net profit as a result of a loss of revenue caused by strike action.
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'Green' option for Mumbai and Delhi
Arshiya International has ordered seven E-One+ rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes and 10 DRF450 reachstackers, complete with maintenance agreements, from Kalmar. The new ''green'' units will initially be deployed at Arshiya''s Free Trade Warehousing Zones (FTWZ) in Mumbai and Delhi. Some of the equipment will eventually be used at three new ...
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SEPTEMBER PS News Euromax
The Euromax terminal, operated by Europe Container Terminals (ECT) in Maasvlakte, Rotterdam, is now up and running.
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Callao will reach capacity limit in 2010
Lima''s chamber of commerce has warned that Callao port will reach full capacity by 2010 and that investment in alternative outlets such as Paita and Pisco must be speeded up to help manage traffic. Even a new development being funded by DP World is still seen as insufficient to cater ...
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100% box scanning for Karachi?
Following a successful pilot programme at the Pakistani port of Qasim, US officials are now extending measures to scan all US-bound containers at the port of Karachi.
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Kochi copes with congestion
If a container is left in the stacking yard at the port of Kochi for more than 15 days, it will now automatically be moved to a private container freight station as a congestion-busting measure.
