World News – Page 398
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Khalifa contracts confirmed
Abu Dhabi Ports has signed a $1.5bn contract with an international consortium to undertake the first phase construction of Khalifa port. Work will consist of excavating 47m cu m of sand, the construction of 3.2 km of walls and platforms and the creation of a 7.3 km breakwater.
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Rotterdam mulls Oman investment
The Port of Rotterdam is considering investing ¢ 170m ($240m) for the expansion of Sohar port in Oman even as it extends its own facilities to accommodate increased traffic from Asia.
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CVRD to build new port
CVRD is considering construction of a new port at Ubu, in the state of Espí rito Santo, some 65 km from the port of Tubarã o, which serves the state capital Vitó ria. Tubarã o is currently the world''s largest iron or export facility, but is working beyond its engineered ...
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NewsHPH beats off competion for Pakistan concession
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has emerged as the winner for a concession in the first phase of the Pakistan Deep Water Container Port.
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Queensland tightens rations to beat congestion
Queensland coal producers will be subject to further exports rationing after Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal received interim authorisation to extend the terminal''s queue management system.
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Algeria plans ports investment
Algeria is to invest $10m in the development and expansion of its ports, with finance partially sourced from foreign companies. In all, 95% of foreign trade is handled by the country''s ports.
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NewsNew owners take on Georgia terminal
International Container Terminal Services'' (ICTSI) Georgian arm has taken over the operation and management of Batumi Container Terminal under a 48-year lease.
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Major new Santos development
Ecorodovias, which manages the Sistema Anchieta-Imigrantes and Ecopá tio facilities in Cubatã o, has announced plans to build a cargo terminal in the port of Santos. This will handle containers and ethanol. The location of the terminal will be identified within the next few months.
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Dar es Salaam investment upgrade
The government of Tanzania is to spend $112.8m in 2007-08 to improve facilities at Dar es Salaam port.
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London dredging programme kicks off
The Port of London Authority (PLA) is poised to begin its biggest dredging project for 40 years at a cost of £ 1.5m.
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NewsDrop off in traffic at Manta
Authorities in Ecuador have become worried by the drop-off in cargo handled at the port of Manta. In part, this is a result of labour unrest in the port, which is due to be upgraded by the new concessionaire Terminales Internacionales de Ecuador (Tide) over the next three years.
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Japan invests in Mombasa
The Japanese government has pledged $225m towards the development of the port of Mombasa. It said that it had been impressed by Kenya''s economic growth and development.
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Port merger talk resurfaces
Speculation has arisen that "low-level" merger talks have commenced between Lyttelton Port of Christchurch and Port Otago, although both parties remain tight-lipped to the media.
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MSC asked to open gates even earlier
Road haulage companies operating at the port of Valencia have asked Mediterranean Shipping Company terminal to bring forward gate opening times by two hours. This would bring them into line with other terminals in the port.
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DP World dips into Egypt
DP World has paid $670m for a 90% stake in ECHCO, the majority shareholder in Egypt''s Sokhna Port Development Company. The remaining 10% of the equity is held by Amiral Holdings.
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Zebra buys Navis
US company Zebra Technologies Corporation is to buy Navis Holdings in its entirety for $145m. The transaction is due to take place later this year.
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Four bid for Colombo
Four bids have been lodged for the 35-year concession to operate the new container terminal in the port of Colombo, which will have a proposed handling capacity of 2.4m teu.
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NewsExxtor to double handling capacity
Associated British Ports'' has committed £ 4.5m to boost container handling at the Port of Immingham''s Exxtor terminal.
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Sines goes ahead with expansion
Five consortia have reportedly bid for the contracts to expand the Terminal XXI container handling facility at the Portuguese port of Sines.
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Auckland stalemate
New Zealand''s Employment Relations Authority has been asked to resolve the collective employment agreement impasse between Ports of Auckland and the Maritime Union of New Zealand, that recently saw five strike notices issued in just over a month.
