World News – Page 451
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SANTOS TENDERS FOR VIABILITY STUDY
A tender issued by the Santos Port Authority will consider the economic viability for a proposed concession of Vopack Brasterminais Armazéns Gerais,on the so-called continental side of the port at Barnabé Island.The concession, which is currently held by a Dutch group, is due to expire within the next three years.
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TACOMA BUDGET APPROVED
The Port of Tacoma Commission has given the go-ahead to a 2007 budget of $102.5m, an increase of 12.6% over 2006. The commission also authorised port staff to issue general obligation bonds to refund debt, up to the value of $75m.
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KERALA PORT PLAN
The Indian state government of Kerala is planning construction of a new port at Beypore, near Kozhikode.This will be taken forward as a joint-venture between the private sector and both the state and national governments.
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BUSAN LURES CMA CGM
Korea''s Busan New Port has attracted CMA CGM to its Phase 2-3 expansion programme, subject to government approval. CMA CGM reached an agreement with Hyundai Industry Development Consortium, developer and operator of four berths of Phase 2-3 at Busan New Port, to invest in the project.The agreement follows a government ...
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SINGAPORE SOFTWARE
A new internet-based service to better predict the state of the currents at a given period, not only on the approaches to the port, but also alongside the berths themselves has proved popular in the Port of Singapore.
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NewsColombo identifies Cochin as major threat
Colombo Port Authority has publicly recognised the threat being posed by DP World''s new box handling facility, Vallarpadam International Transhipment Container Terminal, currently under construction at the port of Cochin. Within eight years, this will handle around 15 times as many containers as it does today.
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State bureaucracy killing Indian orders.
State-run ports in India are failing to provide private sector manufacturers with sufficient work in respect of new crane and equipment construction. A slow decision-making process and onerous terms and conditions in contracts have been blamed for the slowdown,which has led to only limited bids in response to state-issued tenders.
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NewsChennai Port to build wind farm
Chennai Port Trust has announced plans to build a wind farm at a cost of $16.8m. The tender is due to be issued shortly for what will be the first project of its kind undertaken by Indian ports. Chennai Port annually consumes 30m units costing $6.7m, which the governing body ...
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News1,000,000th teu
International Container Terminal Services Inc''s (ICTSI) Manila container terminal celebrates hitting 1m teu for the fifth straight year, proof, it says, of the terminal''s recovering volume growth. ICTSI''s net income for the third quarter was $9.1m, up 25% over the corresponding period in 2005.
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New Zealand "super port" mooted
Merger talks between various New Zealand ports and the frequently-stated desire of shipping companies to rationalise local port calls, is creating increasing interest in the idea of one "super port"for all global container trade. Establishing such a world-class facility would consequently enable larger vessels than the 4,100 teu currently seen ...
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Opposition grows to ports merger proposal
Port users are beginning to voice concerns about a mooted merger between the New Zealand''s two major container gateways - northern neighbours Port of Tauranga and Ports of Auckland.Shipping companies in particular are fearful that they will lose all bargaining rights if a monopoly is created. Vigorous debate can be ...
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PATRICKS ON A HIGH
Australian stevedore Patricks has reported that it is now achieving an average rate of 20 boxes per hour delivered to the crane with its ground-breaking automated straddle carrier system. It states it has achieved as high a rate as 30 boxes per hour delivered to the crane but this is ...
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TIMARU GUNS FOR WESTERN EXTENSION
A consent application has been lodged by PrimePort Timaru to progressively extend the western end of its North Mole container facility. Ultimately creating an overall wharf length of 650 metres, the project will also see the expansion of breakbulk and bulk handling facilities, and construction of a sheetpile wall with ...
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AUCKLAND'S AIS GOLD
An automated identification system introduced by the Ports of Auckland has enabled vessels as long as two football fields to be tracked and managed within five metres'' accuracy in the poorest of visibility. Linking VHF transmissions containing the unique identifier, name, course and speed of all vessels over 500 GRT ...
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NewsAuckland box handling boost
Auckland Port Authority has confirmed that expansion of its new Axis Fergusson terminal would add a further 120,000 teu to its total handling capacity.
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NewsPort relief on Maersk schedule
Ports around New Zealand have undoubtedly drawn a collective sigh of relief, with Maersk Line confirming it will continue at the nine local ports it currently serves, albeit with a revised service structure.
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Tianjin returns to PSA for expansion joint venture
Tianjin Port Authority has given its goahead for a third phase expansion of its container terminal at a cost of $840m. The project is being taken forward by Tianjin Port Pacific International Container Terminal, which is a joint-venture between PSA China (49%) and Tianjin Port Group (51%). It involves construction ...
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NewsLocal Support National Success
US West Coast ports agree that they can only tackle the many pressing issues facing them if they engage with the community, and get their message across beyond the confines of the port, as David Foxwell explains.
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Columbia River deepening "key infrastructure project"
A proposed deepening of the Columbia River has become "one of the most important infrastructure projects in a generation", according to the Port of Portland''s marine director Sam Ruda. Mr Ruda tells Port Strategy: "We''re always focused on the Federal Water Resources Development Act and annual federal appropriations bills for ...
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NewsLet Battle Commence
Mediterranean Shipping Company has had enough of what it sees as a non-competitive environment in the Port of Buenos Aires and is making a stand. Mike Mundy reports on the war being waged
