World News – Page 494
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First berth of YICT's Phase III operational
Phase III at Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) has opened its first berth and piloted its " Next-Generation System" which will gradually replace the existing terminal operation control system. nGen has been jointly developed by YICT and Hongkong International Terminals to cope with the increasing demand of terminal operations.
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Russian investor to complete Giurgiulesti?
A Russian investor intends to pay off Moldovan debt to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) arising from the Giurgiulesti Oil Terminal project, and develop a multifunctional port on Moldova''s section of the Danube.
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NewsNew post-Panamax cranes for PAMT
Two new post-Panamax container cranes have arrived at Philadelphia' s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal (PAMT), operated by Greenwich Terminals LLC. The cranes, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, have an outreach of 45.7m and are capable of a 65-tonne twin 20' lift. On a dramatic voyage from Busan via the Cape ...
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Halifax LNG plant by 2007
Access Northeast Energy (ANE) of Halifax, Nova Scotia is in the initial stages of building a $376m LNG plant at the ice-free port of Bear Head, Nova Scotia. ANE is conducting a technical and economic feasibility study as well as an environmental assessment of the site.
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LNG terminals for India
The Petronet consortium is due to open a new LNG terminal at Dahej by the end of the year. It has also acquired 400 acres of land at the port of Kochi, where preliminary studies have been completed for construction of a second LNG terminal, which should begin in December.
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Chittagong rejects accusations
Chittagong Port Authority chairman Shahadat Hossain has rejected accusations from western countries that Chittagong is both hazardous and expensive.
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Felixstowe on track
Freightliner Limited and GB Railfreight have launched new services from Felixstowe''s North Rail Terminal.
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Santos inland access improvement
Permission to seek tenders has been granted for Santos to improve its land access with a $278m project to segregate rail and highway traffic into the port, as well as divert heavy vehicles away from municipalities. Santos is responsible for 26.7% of all Brazilian exports and 25.5% of imports, making ...
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Concor opens in Calcutta
Indian Railways'' owned Container Corporation of India (Concor) is to open a new intermodal terminal at Calcutta Port''s Kidderpore Dock. This will occupy a 30-acre site and handle 26,000TEUs in its first year of operation.
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NewsAden: DON'T WRITE IT OFF
Paul Grant reports from Aden that despite the consequences flowing from two devastating maritime terrorist attacks, and now the withdrawal of PSA Corp from its Aden Container Terminal joint venture, the port is fighting back.
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Two BOT projects for North Africa
In 2002 Africa is estimated to have accounted for just 3% of world container port throughput, equivalent to 8.1mTEUs out of a near 273mTEUs globally.
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NewsSTRUGGLING TO EMERGE FROM THE SANDS OF TIME
North Africa''s ports need to be unleashed from the constraints imposed by politics and bureaucracy, reports Gordon Feller
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TT Club reduces estimates on Maemi claims
The TT Club has confirmed that its latest assessment of claims resulting from Typhoon Maemi, the devastating storm that hit South Korea in September, is substantially reduced from the initial estimates of $40-50 million with the likely level of claims faced by the mutual not expected to exceed $25 million.
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NewsLong Beach cuts coke dust
The percentage of petroleum coke dust found in samples collected around the port in the first quarter of this year shows a 7% concentration, only slightly higher than the 6% found in the first quarter of 2002. The concentration remains down significantly from the 21% in 1996 and the 19% ...
