World News – Page 409
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DURBAN EXPANSION AWARD
Transnet has awarded a € 182m ($248.7m) contract to Group Five to expand Durban Harbour.
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CLEARANCE REMAINS ONEROUS AT ONNE
Importers and exporters in Nigeria have complained that the ports privatisation process has failed to speed up cargo clearing. In fact, this appears to have collapsed entirely at the port of Onne, where government appointed agents show little interest in improving customs clearance processes. Even the deployment of a state-of-the-art ...
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DP World ditches LSE flotation
DP World has decided not to go ahead with a $5bn flotation on the London Stock Exchange as a means of funding future expansion and acquisition projects because it believes it will now be cheaper to issue debt.
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Ngqura looks to private sector
Private sector companies look set to be asked to participate in the development of two new container terminals at the South African port of Ngqura costing € 809m ($1.1bn).
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NewsTransas secures Mombasa VTS contract
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has commissioned Transas Marine UK for the supply, installation and commissioning of a vessel traffic management system (VTS) at its Port of Mombasa. Scheduled to be officially handed to KPA in February 2008, the main operator control room will be located inside the Port of Mombasa’ ...
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NewsTanger Med equipment orders roll in
A rash of new equipment orders for the Tanger Med port development in Morocco has materialised as the terminal prepares for opening this year.
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B&B ACQUIRES MANUPORT
Australian group Babcock & Brown Infrastructure has acquired a majority stake in Belgium’ s Manuport Group, which mainly handles dry bulk at the ports of Antwerp and Ghent, with annual traffic of more than 7m tonnes. The rest of the equity will remain with company management.
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TAURANGA BIODIESEL PLUG
Biodiesel producer Argent Energy New Zealand has confirmed the Port of Tauranga is in strong contention for a planned NZ$60m ($45.6m) production plant. With the findings of a recent feasibility study due to be announced soon, the port has indicated its capability and keenness to attract the new business.
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PLASTIC UNDARIA BATTLE
Divers have wrapped wharf posts at New Zealand’ s South Port in plastic in an attempt to suffocate the invasive underwater pest Undaria. A recent check of 65 boats at the port found over half were carrying the fast-growing brown kelp which can readily “ jump” between vessels and the ...
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DPW LAVISHES BRISBANE
Dubai World’ s chairman, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, has toured subsidiary DP World’ s container terminal in Brisbane and underlined the strategic significance of the port to the group. He compared Brisbane with DP World’ s flagship Jebel Ali terminal, in witnessing continuous growth over the last decade.
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Victoria competition inquiry planned
An inquiry into the impact of port planning on competition for container stevedoring services in Victorian ports is to be conducted by the state’ s economic regulator.
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Newcastle primed for Botany traffic
The port of Newcastle could begin handling an overflow of containers from Port Botany much sooner than originally planned.
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Real losses of Melbourne dredging delay
Container lines are losing up to A$400,000 ($343,400) for a round trip to Melbourne because of draught restrictions, the inquiry into channel deepening has been told. Shipping Australia warned that lines could add a container levy if dredging does not occur.
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NewsAuckland piles pressure on truckers
Ports of Auckland is inviting shipping and freight industry stakeholders to partake in a series of discussions about the development and implementation of a vehicle booking system (VBS).
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NewsNZ10m PrimePort development
PrimePort Timaru is purchasing a new harbour tug and undertaking berth upgrades at an estimated cost of NZ$10m ($7.6m).
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SUAPE HANDLING CHARGE BARRIER
Suape Port authority, Brazil is to negotiate with container handling companies in the port on reducing export handling costs to increase productivity. The authority believes this will particularly help fruit exports from the region.
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RIO GRANDE INVESTMENT REQUEST
Rio Grande Port authority, Brazil is negotiating with the federal government for increased investment of € 54m ($73.8m). Part of the money will be spent on revitalising the Porto Novo area and the rest on deepening the draught from 31ft to 40ft.
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APL OAKLAND CHARGES FOR RAM
APL has taken delivery of three RAM model 2640 Twinlift spreaders for retrofitting to existing MHI Cranes at its Oakland Terminal in California. The installation included an upgrade of the control and communication system between crane and spreader to allow the twinlifting operations to be performed.
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NewsPanama expansion boon to NY/NJ
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) has confirmed its plans to remain at the forefront of the Eastern US cargo marketplace as the Panama Canal expansion takes shape.
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ICTSI dumps Argentina for Montevideo
ICTSI has apparently lost interest in the project to develop Terminal 6 in Buenos Aires, which was formerly operated by Inteferna.
