World News – Page 488
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New ship unloader at Recife
Bunge Alimentos of Brazil has brought in a new mechanical ship unloader at the port of Recife to speed up the discharge of wheat from Argentinean bulk carriers.
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Tuticorin takes new look at hub status
The so-called Portalino is being operated by Fertimport, the state's leading grain handling stevedore. Following a trial period, the unloader has been able to achieve handling rates of 300 tonnes per hour, three times that previously reported in the port using either fixed and/or mobile pneumatic unloaders.PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & ...
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Johor shows its mettle
The so-called Portalino is being operated by Fertimport, the state's leading grain handling stevedore. Following a trial period, the unloader has been able to achieve handling rates of 300 tonnes per hour, three times that previously reported in the port using either fixed and/or mobile pneumatic unloaders.Johor hopes its volumes ...
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NewsHOPES FOR TRADE BONANZA FUEL INVESTMENT PLANS
1st May saw ten new member countries, and 75m more people, join the European Union. What are the strategic aspirations and development plans of their ports and what can they offer? Tom Todd, Mike Mundy and Nick Elliott report.
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NewsPOLAND: BIG IS BEAUTIFUL
Poland offers the largest market out of all the new countries joining the EU and has recently been the subject of strong container traffic growth at the nation''s premier port gateway, the Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia.
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NewsGERMAN PORTS BATTLE BULGES AND EYE THE FUTURE
Germany''s seaports, including its now integrated former GDR facilities, expect to benefit greatly from the EU''s eastern extension, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsSETBACKS SETUBAL
The Setubal Port Administration has embarked on a privatisation process that flies in the face of the widely anticipated benefits of a more competitive and lower cost operating environment.
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Waste into energy
Seemingly worthless waste from Amsterdam and its surroundings that cannot be recycled is being transformed into energy and raw materials in the port area of Amsterdam.
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New Chinese law eases foreign investment
China has introduced a new law which aims to make investment opportunities in its port industry more attractive.
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Howells picks up Ceto
Wales-based emergency response and training company DV Howells - a subsidiary of Milford Haven Port Authority - has expanded its UK presence with the acquisition of a specialist business with bases in Falmouth and Huddersfield.
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NewsSpain's self-defeating decree
The Spanish Government''s decision to put a half billion dollar price-tag on a place of refuge for ships in distress is counter-productive and in some situations could actually increase the threat to the environment, according to the International Salvage Union (ISU).
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Peru to introduce concessions
Following months of debate, Peru''s Transport & Communications ministry has issued regulations governing a new National Port Law. An 11-person directorate has been established with a remit to determine the best way to bring in a concession process for Peruvian ports.
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NewsTripoli in Iraqi car boom
Lebanon' s second port of Tripoli reports a boom in vehicle imports thanks to resumed trade with Iraq. Over the past year new vehicle imports have averaged 7,000 a month, an increase of 700%, with more than two million vehicles expected to use the port over the next two years.
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ADM buys in Rotterdam
The sale of the Europoort terminal I of European Bulk Services (EBS) to Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has been finalized.
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NewsValencia to expand facilities
Valencia port authority has adopted a plan which will ensure that sufficient capacity will be available at the port until at least 2015. Both the main port of Valencia and the secondary harbour at Sagunto will be simultaneously expanded, with all work to be completed by 2007.
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Maersk warns Indians
Steen Lund, Maersk' s senior vp Asia for line management, recently made some extremely high profile remarks to the press regarding what he sees as capacity bottlenecks at some container ports in India.
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Freeport seeks investment
Cheayee Dee, md of Liberia''s National Port Authority claims that at least $40m will be needed to bring Freeport back to internationally acceptable standards following 15 years of civil war.
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New terminal capacity in Bangladesh
Chittagong Port Authority and the China Harbour Engineering Group have signed an agreement for the construction of the New Mooring Container Terminal at the port. Phase I, which will involve the building of a 1000 metre long quay and associated container terminal, will require development of a 22ha site at ...
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NewsScott Wilson in Hong Kong
Overall, he notes, Indian ports are beginning to lack competitiveness compared to other regional players, which places the country's overseas trade at risk.Phased operations have now commenced at CT9, Hong Kong's newest and largest container terminal. The last of the six new berths is to be completed and handed over ...
