World News – Page 456
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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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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
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MSC's complaints on draught in Buenos Aires centre on the following:
In a ground-breaking move,Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has filed a major complaint with Argentina's anti-trust authority that alleges there are "no real alternatives as regards port terminal service providers"and therefore that "its operations in the port, as well as Argentine foreign trade, are exposed to the risks, abuses and prejudice ...
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NewsNorthern lights
The port of Hong Kong is being eclipsed but its port operators are still raking it in through smart investments outside of the former number one hub
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NewsLocking horns
Three way tussle around Bohai Bay for box supremacy, as lacklustre port past is swept aside
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NewsLifting eastern fog
There''s more to eastern China''s ports scene than the massive Yangshan, with Taicang,Nantong and Nanjing leading the container pack
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NewsWest Coast ports must shape-up to retain cargoes
US West Coast ports have some tough challenges ahead if they are to avoid the spectre of shipping lines diverting into ports in Mexico and elsewhere, according to Stacey Jones, Halcrow''s newly appointed regional director for the US West Coast.
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Importers demand Port Harcourt overhaul
Nigerian importers have asked the federal government to make immediate changes to the management of Port Harcourt.
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Algeria mulls Mediterranean hub port plan
The Algerian government is contemplating the construction of a new port, which would help reduce congestion at existing facilities,many of which are operating at 75% capacity. Although no definitive site has yet been identified, the favourite is Issers, where a 600,000 teu/year terminal could be built.
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KPA EQUIPMENT BUY
Kenya Ports Authority has acquired new handling equipment worth ¢ 3m, which forms part of a ¢ 5.44m modernisation programme begun in 2002.This includes 20 terminal tractors, five FLTs and a set of pollution-control equipment. A further 25 terminal tractors entered service in 2003-2005.
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MOMBASA PRIVATISATION TEAM
The Kenyan government has put together a committee that will oversee the privatisation of the container terminal at the port of Mombasa. However, the rest of the port will remain within public sector ownership.
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NewsDurban shippers' congestion despair
Shippers, fed up with delays in container processing at Durban Container Terminal, have threatened to impose a surcharge. Just last month, an MOL ship was delayed by 200 hours, however the average wait is around three days.
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HPH barred from Mumbai bidding
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) will not be able to participate in the bidding for a new container terminal planned for the Indian port of Mumbai.
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SHANGHAI GROUP SEAL
APM Terminals and Shanghai International Port Group have signed an agreement giving the Chinese company a 40% equity stake in APM Terminals
