World News – Page 489
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INTERNATIONAL DREDGING COMPANIES SOUGHT BY BARRANQUILLA
The threeberth installation to be known as Santa Caterina Container Terminal, is due to open in early 2007. With a draught of 16 metres it will be able to handle vessels of up to 9,000TEUs. Annual capacity will be in the region of 300,000 containers in the first phase of ...
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Colombia establishes super port
Cartagena port management company Sociedad Portuaria de Cartagena (SPCS) and the local container terminal, Contecar, have merged to create a Colombian super port. The manoeuvre was undertaken through the purchase of 32.89% of the equity in Contecar by SPRC, and required the special permission of the Industry and Commerce Ministry. ...
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Santos to have Latin America's first MP terminal
Construction of Embraport, which is being billed as Latin America''s first multi-purpose terminal, is due to commence later this year following clearance from Brazil''s environmental protection agency. Located in the port of Santos, it will be able to handle liquid and solid bulk, containers and vehicles.
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NewsBaltimore boss in shock resignation
Port of Baltimore executive director James White''s decision to step down as the head of the Maryland Port Commission came as a shock to the maritime community, reports the Baltimore Business Journal. White was instrumental in launching strategic initiatives to boost the port''s cargo traffic. "I think it''s a tremendous ...
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INVESTMENT BONANZA FOR PANAMA
White brought much needed stability to a job that had seen seven administrators in eight years. He was respected throughout Maryland's shipping industry and was considered instrumental in positioning the Port of Baltimore to become a leader in handling automobiles and other ro-ro cargoes.Concession holders of the Panamanian ports of ...
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Dredging re-commences at Cabedelo
The president of Brazil''s Paraiba Port Company has confirmed that dredging work to remove a large piece of rock from the access channel at the port of Cabedelo recommenced in February. Once concluded this will enable the port to guarantee a minimum of 10 metres of depth in the access ...
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NewsTOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
Mae West once said: " Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." But as the North American West Coast ports are finding out, too much of a good thing can also mean big trouble. Michael Rosenfeld reports on what may come to be seen as lessons in both ...
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NewsIN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. . .
The UK Secretary of State''s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP) is a charismatic character named Robin Middleton. Jack Gaston talked to him.
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UP THE YANGTSE
Port and infrastructure development is hotting up along China''s Yangtse River as James Macpherson reports.
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NewsAuckland-P&O Nedlloyd in contract dispute
P& O Nedlloyd is understood to be seeking between US$735,000 and US$3.68m reimbursement in a contract dispute with Ports of Auckland. Having lost a service from the carrier in February last year, the port company is understood to be questioning whether P& O Nedlloyd''s remaining volume is sufficient to trigger ...
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NewsNelson port workers' deaths examined
The work histories of six former workers at the port of Nelson who have developed motor neurone disease are currently being investigated by the New Zealand Department of Labour''s Occupational Safety and Health Service (OSH) and the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board.
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NewsUnion issues overseas labour warning
The Maritime Union of New Zealand says it will shut down New Zealand ports if shortterm overseas casual labour is brought in under the guise of labour shortages.
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PSA completes purchase of Hong Kong assets
PSA International has completed the purchase of NWS Holdings Limited''s Hong Kong port assets. The deal represents PSA''s first investment in the world''s largest container port and involves the transfer of NWS Holdings'' equity stakes in Hong Kong''s Container Terminal No. 3 (CT3) and Container Terminal No. 8 (CT8) West ...
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BATTLE FOR MERSEY DOCKS INTENSIFIES
BCT has ordered an additional ship-to-shore gantry crane, and has already started some infrastructure works in connection with the new quay. Peel Ports, owner of the Manchester Ship Canal and Clydeport Holdings, has made an approach which could lead to a £781m bid for Mersey Dock & Harbour Co (MDHC). ...
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Garston building for the future
Associated British Ports (ABP) is to invest £ 750,000 in a new handling and distribution facility at Garston for a leading supplier to the UK construction industry, Maxit LWA Ltd formerly known as Optiroc U which started importing lightweight aggregates through Garston in 2002, and is seeking to expand its ...
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SEVILLE TO COMPETE WITH CADIZ
BCT has ordered an additional ship-to-shore gantry crane, and has already started some infrastructure works in connection with the new quay. The Chamber of Commerce of Seville is to seek a concessionaire to run its free zone once plans to expand the port are fully implemented. This will enable the ...
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NewsIndoor operations in Finland's north
The port of Kokkola has opened an all-weather terminal (AWT) designed to protect containers and general cargo as well as ships, crews and port workers, from the elements year round.
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VALENCIA TO BUILD NORTH QUAY
BCT has ordered an additional ship-to-shore gantry crane, and has already started some infrastructure works in connection with the new quay. Valencia Port Authority has issued a tender for the extension of the North Quay, which will gain 237 metres of linear quaywall, with alongside draught of 16 metres. The ...
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Backing for Thames wharves report
Strong support for the new report by the Mayor of London on securing the future of Thames cargo-handling wharves has come from the Port of London Authority (PLA). The PLA welcomed the recommendations and agrees that it will help further strengthen the role of the Thames for the movement of ...
