World News – Page 462
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NewsClean-up craft devours cars
A scheme to clean up the UK''s River Tyne has celebrated the launch of two new vessels. Local children were tasked with finding a name for the larger debris collection vessel and the winning students chose the name " Clearwater" .
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NewsRoyal Haskoning to carry out Teesport EIA
PD Ports has appointed Royal Haskoning to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its proposed deepsea terminal at Teesport, including the preparation of a construction and engineering report on the brownfield site.
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NewsRSPB swoops on Bathside
The UK government''s go-ahead for a deepsea container port at London Gateway (Shellhaven) on the Thames should mean that Bathside Bay is reprieved, the RSPB says.
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Libra in crisis negotiations with Codesp
CEO Sergio Kano, says: "The new container handling equipment will boost SCT's crane capacity twofold. The fully erect delivery was an important consideration in the selection process. SCT is experiencing massive growth and every portion of our terminal is utilized for container operation with little space for erecting cranes."Santos multipurpose ...
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What went wrong?
CEO Sergio Kano, says: "The new container handling equipment will boost SCT's crane capacity twofold. The fully erect delivery was an important consideration in the selection process. SCT is experiencing massive growth and every portion of our terminal is utilized for container operation with little space for erecting cranes."A taskforce ...
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THE HONDURAN WHISTLE-BLOWER
A local businessman in Honduras has revealed that the government is trying to force the national parliament to allow two groups based in El Salvador and Mexico to take over the running of the country''s ports.
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Santos the winner in federal handout
Brazil''s seven largest ports will receive US$263m of federal investment in infrastructure this year. The money is earmarked to finance improvements to road and rail links, deepen the draught in access channels, build new access roads and acquire new equipment. Those ports benefiting will be Rio Grande, Itajai, Sao Francisco ...
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NewsPierPass controversy
The off-peak PierPass programme designed to shift Los Angeles and Long Beach port cargo operations to nights and Saturdays has commenced, but the controversy promises to rage on. Residents living near the ports are concerned about night-time noise and pollution, while smaller exporters in particular fear the scheme''s impact on ...
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GRAIN TERMINAL ON TRACK
Of the total, Santos will receive US$59.32m, which is 600% higher than money allocated in 2004. Much of this is allocated to the construction of a perimeter road to serve the 16km of quay in the port, where the aim is to reduce congestion currently afflicting the port and surrounding ...
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NewsUS government takes on waterfront mafia
The mafia''s port interests may have been immortalised in On The Waterfront, but the US government doesn''t find the real thing entertaining. With a view to reclaiming the docks from the mob, officials have filed suit against the International Longshoremen''s Association, naming both union top brass and organised crime bosses.
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BELEM PRIVATISATION TIMETABLED
Of the total, Santos will receive US$59.32m, which is 600% higher than money allocated in 2004. Much of this is allocated to the construction of a perimeter road to serve the 16km of quay in the port, where the aim is to reduce congestion currently afflicting the port and surrounding ...
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IMPITUBA GETS UPLIFT
Libra Terminais, the Brazilian container terminal operator with dockside facilities in Rio de Janeiro and Santos, has added a third concession.
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Sir I have just read the article " Country Report West Coast Canada" by Michael Rosenfeld in your June edition. The article states that the engineering for the development of the Fairview Terminal in Prince Rupert is being undertaken by Moffat & Nichol. This is not correct. Moffat & ...
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NewsWell - is it going to fit?
Our work includes the design of the new 400 metres long wharf structure, site services and paving of the container and rail intermodal yards, terminal buildings, lighting and power distribution and a road overpass.After 47 days on a 505-foot custom-built ship, two longanticipated Super Post-Panamax cranes finally arrived at Savannah's ...
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DECISION TIME AT PORT OF SPAIN
Bids are now being considered for a five-year management contract to operate Port of Spain''s container terminal.
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Trade not aid
This year Africa has hardly been out of the spotlight with the G8 summit in Scotland, Live 8 concerts around the world and the UK''s Commission for Africa, all focusing on solving the continent''s difficulties. Whilst the results on debt relief and the potential reduction of trade barriers have been ...
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NewsPrivatisation proceeds apace
Steve Cameron reports on terminals, transport and trade. And you can''t have the first two if you don''t sort out the latter.
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NewsThe Solution Provider
Byron Hock is director of Trade Development for the Georgia Ports Authority. In speaking with him Nick Elliott discovers what makes for a successful marketing strategy.
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Getting the basics right
You can''t have a successful marketing strategy if your core product isn''t right. As a quasistate agency, the GPA is one of the state''s largest public employers, directly employing more than 900 people. However, the GPA, together with private sector, port-related operations, account for more than 295,000 jobs state-wide, some ...
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NewsQuality code welcomed
The proposed open industry standard, the 360 Quality Code, recently put forward by reefer carriers LauritzenCool, Seatrade and NYK Reefer, is wholly supported by Simon Bird and the port of Bristol. While he acknowledges this will inevitably add some degree of cost both to the port and to the shipping ...
