World News – Page 438
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KALMAR BELGIUM BUY
The ZPMC cranes, with a capability of handling containerships stacking 24 containers, were transported from Shanghai to Malta on a dedicated barge. Meanwhile, ZMPC has also delivered the largest container cranes in northern Europe to Göteborg. With a maximum over-water height of 118 m,the three cranes will be the tallest ...
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NewsSteelbro sidelifters stirring up a storm
Sidelifters, already popular in Scandinavia, are set to change the way containers are handled throughout Europe, according to Steelbro distributor Ulf Hallqvist. Sidelifter technology allows the container to be placed with precision anywhere a truck can access to load or unload the container.
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Humber unveils new cranage needs
Associated British Ports (ABP) is to invest £ 3.7m in new cranage for Humber International Terminal 1, its dedicated dry bulk handling terminal at the Port of Immingham.
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Abu Dhabi growth gathers momentum with second port
Abu Dhabi is planning a second port in the industrial township of Musaffah to handle some 5m-9m tonnes per annum.
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NewsGulftainer lands Comoros Islands contract
United Arab Emirates container terminal manager and operator Gulftainer has agreed a 15-year contract to operate, manage and upgrade the Comoros Islands ports of Moroni and Mutsamudu.
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NewsAPM signs Aqaba agreement
APM Terminals and Aqaba Development Corporation have signed a joint venture agreement to manage Aqaba Container Terminal for a period of 25 years.The two companies are to develop the terminal to handle 2.4m teu/year.
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BMT's Middle Eastern promise
International consultant BMT has stepped up its commitments in Abu Dhabi, assisting with a concession for Mina Zayed Port and completing a business plan for a major new offshore port development near Abu Dhabi.
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Sydney seeks contractor for port expansion
Sydney Ports Corporation has issued a call for a design and construction contractor to expand the port at Botany.
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Tough year for New Zealand port revenue
A slowdown of the local economy has seen average recent financial returns slide from New Zealand''s three largest cargo-trading ports.
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PORT REVIEW STIRS UP INDUSTRY
Rumours Maersk Line will reduce its New Zealand port calls from nine to five, including a "primary port" in each island, has got the entire local shipping industry on tenterhooks.
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FREMANTLE BOX BOOST
The Western Australian port of Fremantle is to undertake a three-phase container terminal development.The initial phase will cost an estimated ¢ 1bn and allow up to 2m teu to be handled at the port, doubling the existing capacity.Work is scheduled for completion in 2015.
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NO TRUCK WITH RAIL DEAL
An estimated 3,000 annual truck movements are expected to be taken from North Island roads following an agreement between Heinz Watties,Toll NZ and the Port of Napier.The contract involves the recommissioning of a rail siding at the producer''s Tomoana site and the introduction of dedicated fixed-rake wagons to move the ...
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Deserters target Lyttleton
More illegal ship deserters are entering Lyttelton Port of Christchurch than the rest of New Zealand''s ports put together. An estimated 105 ship deserters entered the country in the past financial year, of which 55 absconded through Lyttelton.
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NewsLiebherr gets in ahead of schedule
Liebherr Container Cranes delivers its second post-panamax container crane more than three months ahead of schedule to Lyttelton Port Company,New Zealand.
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NewsNew container berths up for grabs at Brisbane
The Port of Brisbane is on the hunt for an operator to take on the management of two new container ports that will increase Brisbane''s container handling capacity by 25%.
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NewsSydney government opens door for third stevedore
The traditional duopoly in Australia''s container terminals is to be broken after the New South Wales government announced that neither P& O Ports/DP World nor Toll/Patrick will get the concession to operate the planned third terminal at Port Botany.
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Bahía Blanca box terminal to go ahead
Bahía Blanca port has issued a tender for a 20-year concession of a new container terminal, which will also have to be able to handle both dry and liquid bulk. The terminal will cover an area of 95,300 sq m and have alongside draught of 13.72 metres.
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NewsRTG order for Cartagena
The Colombian port of Cartagena says it has placed an order for eight RTGs costing $10.4m, as part of a $300m upgrade programme which will last three years and boost capacity to 1.2m teu.
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TIPS CRANE BUY
The joint-venture TIPS container terminal operated in Laem Chabang by NYK Line and MOL is to buy two post-panamax quayside gantry cranes from ZPMC to operate vessels of up to 6,000 teu capacity.
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MADRYN NEEDS INVESTMENT
State funding to the tune of $28m is needed for the Argentinean port of Madryn if it is to operate without problems in the future.The majority of the money is needed to repair Almirante Storni quay, which is used for the import and export of aluminium and fish.
