World News – Page 384
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NewsAiming upward
Kuwait also has its possibilities - and its problems. Easily one of the richest nations on earth, Kuwait collapsed as the region''s premier trade hub in the 1970s after the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war, and Iraq''s 1990 invasion.
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NewsConstruction pushes ports
Ports of the United Arab Emirates are engaged in a flurry of activities to upgrade equipment and facilities on the back of an economic boom which has seen ports clogged up with both domestic products and construction materials.
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NewsStill burning bright?
Can the Middle East maintain its grip on financial stability while all around lose theirs? Stevie Knight investigates
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Russia helps North Korea
An agreement signed between Russia and North Korea will see the construction of a container terminal at the latter''s Port of Rajin. The project, which will cost $72m, will involve a rail connection to Russia''s Trans-Siberian railway.
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Bahía Blanca grain goals
Fabián de Paul, chief executive of Dreyfus, believes that the agricultural region surrounding Argentina''s Port of Bahía Blanca has great potential. Dreyfus will therefore build a cereals complex in a 16.5 hectare area of the port. In the initial phase, the facility will be able to load 80,000 tonnes of ...
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Liscont concession extension
Valencia Port Authority has issued a tender for the construction and management of four cement terminals at the Port of Sagunto. The terminals, which will be used to store and distribute bulk cement, will be located on the north east quay. The 25-year concessions will permit value-added services such as ...
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Bio fuel for San Francisco
The Port of San Francisco has proposed an agreement with Darling International to build a 7.5m-10m annual gallon capacity biodiesel production facility near Pier 92 in the port''s Southern Waterfront.
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Vilagarcía exceeds throughout targets
The Tercovi-managed Ferrazo container terminal, at the north western Spanish Port of Vilagarcí a, handled 10,000 teu by the end of August, exactly half the throughput the company, which is owned by Contenemar, had guaranteed for the entire year. Given that the terminal only opened in July, it should easily ...
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Kandla exploring new expansion areas
Kandla Port Trust has invited bids for four multi-purpose berths at Tuna Tekra, which will be the location of a special economic zone.
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NewsEIB to bankroll Greek port upgrades
The European Investment Bank is holding talks with Hutchison and Cosco in respect of funding their investments respectively in the ports of Salonika and Piraeus.
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NewsManta Port dogged by delays
Manta Port Authority and the directors of container terminal concessionaire TIDE have been unable to commence work on the new container handling facility, despite the fact this should have started in May.
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NewsHull defies credit crunch to expand
In the UK''s north-west, Hull and Goole''s new boss refuses to be dragged down by the financial blip. Stuart Pearcey finds out why
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NewsPorts of Auckland-Maritime Union strike
Pending strike action at New Zealand''s largest container port, Ports of Auckland, may be averted following late-breaking news mediation has been scheduled with the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) on November 26.
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NewsGuaymas tender defies downturn
Mexico''s Guaymas port authority has launched a tender to build and operate a container terminal at the facility.
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NewsManta side 2
With problems of draught inhibiting the development of ports all down the West Coast of South America, Ecuador''s Manta looks like being a tonic.
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NewsEcuador side
Ecuador has its fair share of ports clambering for a piece of the South America west coast hub pie.
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Ningbo's Estonian interests
Reports have emerged that the Chinese Port of Ningbo is in negotiations with the authorities in Estonia to build a dedicated terminal to handle Chinese goods at the Port of Muuga. An agreement could be signed in January.
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New Mangalore builds berths
New Mangalore Port Trust in India is to build four new berths in the Western Dock area. One is already under construction and will be used exclusively by the Udupi Power Corporation, which will use it to handle 3m tonnes annually. Other new berths will handle project cargo and containers.
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Kenya deepwater dream
Kenya''s Transport Ministry has ordered a feasibility study for a new deepwater port; part of which will address the question of location of the facility. Mombasa, currently dogged by congestion, grew by 21% in tonnage terms last year.
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Mexico must improve port supply chain
Mexico''s ports need to improve in all areas of the value chain, the director of the Transport and Communications ministry''s port tariffs department, Francisco Pastrana, has said.
