World News – Page 489
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NewsEquipment spending boom in Brazil?
Seven Brazilian container terminals are investing US$82.8m in new equipment to expand capacity on average by around 30%. In part, they are taking advantage of the Reporto programme, which waives federal taxes on national and imported assets for use by ports. This tax break, which will end in 2007, is ...
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..but warns capacity running out..
The president of Santos Port Authority (Codesp), Jose Carlos Mello Rego, says that the port will have reached the limit of its effective design capacity within the next three years. He therefore insists that major infrastructure and expansion work must go ahead, given that the port will handle a combined ...
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NewsUnlocking its huge potential
With Turkey having just announced its first containerport privatisation and Egypt showing signs of more interest in this direction, will the eastern sector of the Med at last come of age, asks Mike Mundy .
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The EC's position: not unreasonable on the face of it
A key objective of the EC''s strategy for the development of ports is to establish clearer rules which set high quality standards for access to the port services market, and make procedures more transparent. Commercial port services" and in particular cargo handling, passenger services, towage, pilotage and mooring" are ...
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NewsWhat needs doing to the EU's ports?
Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello is president of the Federation of European Private Port Operators (FEPORT) and managing director of leading container terminal operator Eurokai. She spoke to Nick Elliott .
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Safmarine expands landside presence in Abidjan
Following the deployment of the three new ''Wafmax'' class ships serving the cocoa trades from West Africa, Safmarine has invested in new trucks and warehousing facilities in Abidjan in Cote d''Ivoire. Best known as a shipping company, Safmarine is also investing in land-side logistics and opened a 10,000 square metre ...
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Adding Capacity
NEWCASTLE Current capacity of Port Waratah Coal Services: 89m tons. Now spending US$130m to raise capacity to 102m tons by 2007 and subsequently to 120m tons.
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NewsMore Heat than Light
Debate has raged in Australia over who was asleep on the job when more coal terminal capacity should have been under construction. But it has turned out to be more complicated than many believe, writes Kevin Chinnery from Sydney.
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New cranes for CentrePort Wellington
CentrePort Wellington is to purchase two new Liebherr quayside container cranes at US$7.14m apiece. The acquisition of the postPanamax, twin-lift capable cranes is linked to the port company''s recent receipt of a coastal dredging permit to deepen its wharves and harbour entrance to accommodate coming generations of larger containerships.
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PSA HUNTS IN HONG KONG, TIANJIN AND?
CentrePort Wellington chief executive Liz Ward indicated the cranes would be a significant driver in achieving greater productivity and service reliability. "Our business strategy is to grow revenue through an integrated logistics approach to port facilities, services and property interests, " says Ms Ward. "However, CentrePort Wellington is foremost a ...
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Antwerp deploys biometric ID system
Port of Antwerp has installed an Internet-based biometric identification and credentialing card-management system from Ingersoll-Rand Maritime Solutions. When fully deployed, it is estimated that credentials for more than 20,000 longshoremen, truck drivers and other employees and visitors requiring access to the port will be validated and recorded by the system.
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NewsMilford Haven uses photographic evidence
Users of the Milford Haven waterway are being warned that they may be filmed or photographed if they are thought to be breaking any laws. The warning has been issued by Milford Haven Port Authority, which is thought to be one of the first port authorities in the UK to ...
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TRUCK MAFIA HALTS BILBAO BOX TRAFFIC DEVELOPMENT
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. In 2004, Bilbao box terminal ATM registered a 9.76% hike in throughput to 207,825 TEUs, while revenue grew by 15.39% to ¢14.2m. Expectations for 2005 are for an ...
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News..and builds new container terminal
Port of Rotterdam and operator ECT have reached agreement to construct a new container terminal at Maasvlakte. This Delta Barge Feeder Terminal (DBF) is meant to handle inland and feeder vessels in a more flexible way whilst the terminal''s maximum capacity will expand to 880,000 TEUs. DFB will have a ...
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Valencia receives largest ever vessel
On 4 May, MSC''s 8,000 TEU vessel RACHELE docked at Valencia, the biggest container ship ever to call at any Spanish port. The vessel will be deployed on services out of China and the Far East. China is now Valencia''s biggest generator of traffic. In 2004, Chinese volumes handled at ...
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BARCELONA TO HAVE NEW TERMINAL
Barcelona Port Authority has issued a tender for a new liquid bulk terminal on its Inflammables quay.
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NewsNEW BILBAO HARBOUR DEVELOPMENT TO OPEN IN 2006
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. The second phase of Bilbao's Outer Harbour development will be completed in 2006. The new A-3 Quay will consist of a 270,000 sq metre area and have 910 ...
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TCB PULLS OUT OF TCA
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Barcelona's TCB group has sold its equity stake in Algeciras container terminal TCA to current partner Acciona. TCB has acted as operator of the terminal since its inauguration ...
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Rotterdam commissions quay construction?
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. The port of Rotterdam has commissioned the construction of the quay wall for the EuroMax container terminal to BAM Civiel. The design and construct-contract for the almost 2,000 ...
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NewsABP
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. ABP is spending a further £15m in new plant and equipment for Humber International Terminal, Phase 2, currently under construction at Immingham. This is in addition to the ...
