World News – Page 384
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Buenaventura terminal
The Colombian port of Buenaventura has begun construction of a dedicated container terminal, TCBUEN, which will occupy a 164,000 sq m area on the banks of the river Aguacate, some 2.4 kilometres from existing installations operated by SPRBUN.
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Near-miss at Taranaki
Severe weather snapped a mooring line on the vessel Pacific Warlock berthed at Port Taranaki, catapulting a 30-kilogramme steel ring past the port control security room and into a nearby SUV
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SIPG Taichang link
The Shanghai International Port Group has been linked to a container terminal development project in the port of Taichang, which reported throughput last year of 1m teu. Growth of 60% has been reported for the first six months.
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North east cash injection
The Modernisation and Revitalisation Department of Brazil''s Ports Secretariat has confirmed that ports in the North East of the country are going to receive major investment to fund large modernisation projects.
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Karnataka's minor port focus
India''s Karnataka state government has announced a policy of developing minor ports by using private sector participation. Build-operate-transfer contracts are to be made available to interested developers.
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Diamond loses its sparkle
The cost of building a 1.6m teu capacity container terminal at Diamond Harbour, 40 kilometres downstream from Calcutta, has doubled to $292m.
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Peru concession typo
The Peruvian government has reduced planned concession periods for port terminal operators from 60 years down to 30 years, blaming a typing error for the initial published figure.
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Gladstone deals with dust
Gladstone Ports Corporation is to invest A$2.4m ($2.1m) in wind barriers around its coal stockpiles in an attempt to reduce dust escaping into the surrounding community.
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APM abandons Kaohsiung terminals
Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau has revealed that APM Terminals is to abandon one of the two container terminals that it operates at the port.
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China port deal
Chinese port operator Chongqing Gangjiu is to acquire the port assets of its parent company for $218m. The move is aimed at strengthening its finances and improving its profitability.
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DP Wold injects cash into Brisbane concession
DP World will spend A$250m ($219.4m) upgrading its Brisbane terminals after signing a 40-year lease agreement with the Port of Brisbane Corp.
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Nigerian concessionaires demand surcharge
Port concessionaires in Nigeria believe that they should be receiving the 7% surcharge levied on imported items that the government set up to develop port infrastructure.
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FESCO Vladivostok deal
FESCO transport group has acquired a 50% stake in Vladivostok Container Terminal, which it picked up after acquiring all of the shares of the National Container Company from the N-Trans group. The deal was worth $200m.
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DP World reaches into Aden
DP World and Aden Port Corporation (ACT) have signed a joint venture agreement allowing the former to operate container handling facilities at both Aden Container Terminal and Ma''alla Container Terminal.
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NewsBristol applies for HRO
Bristol Port Company has submitted a harbour revision order application and environmental statement to the government for its planned 1.5m teu deepsea container terminal.
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Guangdong's lucky eight
The city of Zhongshan in Guangdong is to invest $47.5m in a new port equipped with eight container berths, each capable of handling 200,000 TEU/year.
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Maersk departure hits Alicante
Maersk has withdrawn its South Iberia feeder service from the port of Alicante after just three months.
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Death at Lyttelton
Long-serving Lyttelton Port of Christchurch watersider Martin Sincock (55) was recently killed when a line snapped on the coal ship Devprayag while it was being moored at Cashin Quay.
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APM further cements Tanger commitment
APM Terminals in partnership with Morocco''s Akwa Group has been awarded the concession to operate Terminal 3 at Tanger-Med II, which has a capacity of 3m teu.
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Algeciras funds secure
Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) has approved an investment package of ¢ 59m ($87.9m) to expand existing port infrastructure, including construction of the new Adosado terminal and reinforcement of Juan Carlos I quay.
