World News – Page 395
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Goldman Sachs buys into SSA Marine
Goldman Sachs has acquired a 49% stake in SSA Marine, although it is not known how much was paid for the shares.
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NewsPanama Canal expansion contracts awarded
The $5.25bn extension of the Panama Canal will be undertaken through the placing of eight contracts.
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Three ways discussed of privatising El Salvador's ports
El Salvador''s National Port Authority is looking into three possible methods of awarding concessions at the ports of La Unión and Acajutla.
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Upgrade loan for Vyborg
A multi-purpose port situated in the Gulf of Vyborg, about 113km from St Petersburg, will be helped in its ¢ 233m ($366m) modernisation by a ¢ 115m ($180.7m) loan from the European Bank of Reconstruction & Development.
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Latvia eyes Russian/Asian cargo
Latvia''s is set to carve out a role for itself as a transhipment and handling centre for containerised cargo to and from Russia, China, Korea and other Asian states, according to officials. To add further value, the country will provide additional logistics and transport infrastructure.
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Suape gets greener
The Brazilian Port and industrial complex at Suape is to invest $9.84m in environmental projects up to 2010. These will be funded through the sale of land in the industrial area.
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Russia goes deeper
A new deep water port is to be built at Karelian Belomorsk in Russia, 376 kilometres from Petrozavodsk.
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CVRD to invest in Oman
CVRD is to invest $1bn in Oman in the construction of an iron ore pelletisation plant and distribution centre at the Port of Sohar, which is also collaborating financially on the project. Annual throughput will be 7.5m tonnes of pellets.
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Chittagong to go private
Pacific International Line in collaboration with Container Terminal Services are favourites to be awarded the concession to operate Chittagong Container Terminal. Other bidders are Everest Enterprise Ltd and incumbent terminal operator SAIF Powertec.
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Colombia woos private investors
Private investors are being the opportunity to commit cash to three new port projects in Colombia.
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NewsBirth of the super-port
Hong Kong and Shanghai have barely stopped for breath over the last 50 years, as Wing Kah-goh explains
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NewsAn eastern man of port power
Turning 80 this July, Li Ka-shing has done more to revolutionise container terminals than just about anyone else. He has also been at the forefront of the fortunes of both Hong Kong and Shanghai ports.
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El Salvador port privatisation overhaul
The Autonomous Port Executive Commission of El Salvador is seeking private sector investors to take over management of its ports.
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NewsOz Feature
Hemmed in and battling congestion, Australian ports are in a state of flux, as Dave MacIntyre and Iain MacIntyre report.
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NewsCompetition: friend or foe?
Heated inter-port competition is making the headlines in New Zealand, which has led to large capital investment programmes which, some observers believe, will fail to realise competitive returns unless there is a rationalisation between ports in the future.
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Revitalising coastal shipping
New Zealand''s port industry is set to gain the fruits of a coastal shipping growth.
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Kembla facelift mooted
Port Kembla could get seven new berths as part of a makeover of its outer harbour, under a master state ports plan for New South Wales.
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NewsGiant dredgers for Dubai
A joint venture between Boskalis Westminster Middle East and Dredging International will see both companies mobilise some of the biggest trailing suction hopper dredgers in the world for the construction and expansion of Port Rashid, Dubai.
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Nigeria private cash boost
According to Michael Hansen, managing director of APM Terminals in Nigeria, the local economy has benefited to the tune of $400m following privatisation of many of the country''s ports.
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NewsPhilippine initiatives for ICTSI
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has supported its presence in the Philippines, through two initiatives.
