World News – Page 451
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NewsA calmer pace
East Africa''s less frantic approach to port development belies the undercurrent of activity taking place
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NewsPolish pair's Baltic ambitions
The Baltic is a hotbed of construction and development, as the region''s ports battle to house increasing domestic container volumes. Alex Hughes reports on the latest progress
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SPANISH PORTS UP 3.8%
In the first six months of 2006, Spanish ports handled 225.4m tonnes, an increase of 3.8%. Total box traffic amounted to 5.7m teu, 4.1% more than the corresponding 2005 period.
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ALL EYES ON TURKU
Finland''s second largest seaport has invested in IndigoVision''s IP Video site surveillance. More than 4m tonnes of cargo and over 4m passengers pass through the Port of Turku every year.
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TAIM BUYS WESER
The CCTV system includes numerous dome cameras, providing high-quality digital images via a wireless WiMAX LAN, which spans an area around the port of over 10 sq km. Spanish crane manufacturer Taim-Tfg has acquired the German company Weser Engineering GMbH, a subsidiary of Izar Construciones Navales, for ¢250,100.Weser has mining, ...
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MORE RTGS TO SPAIN
The CCTV system includes numerous dome cameras, providing high-quality digital images via a wireless WiMAX LAN, which spans an area around the port of over 10 sq km. Dragados has awarded KCI Konecranes a repeat contract of eight RTG cranes as part of Dragados' expansion project at Terminal de Contenedores ...
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NewsNew CEO Gottwald
Gottwald Port Technology has appointed former chief technical officer Dr Mathias Dobner as its new chief executive, effective immediately.
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Two bid for Sagunto
Only two companies - Eurotrasac and Terminal Polivalente Portuaria de Sagunto - bid for the concessions to manage the two multipurpose terminals at the port of Sagunto, which reports to Valencia Port Authority.
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NewsMalta cranes cater for big boys
Malta Freeport Terminals has taken delivery of four new super postpanamax quayside cranes to keep up with demands of ever-larger containerships.
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STILL SWEET ON CORPUS CHRISTI
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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GENOVA GO-AHEAD
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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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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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.
