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Bevis Marks

  • THE PRICE OF A STEVEDORE

    01 Jan 2004

    Many things in the terminal industry cost the same wherever you happen to be. The crane and reach stacker suppliers will name you a price, off-the-shelf terminal management software will cost the same, the price of dredging out new berths is pretty much governed by what the specialist companies charge. 

Bulk Handling

  • MOBILITY EQUALS FLEXIBILITY

    01 Jan 2004

    Mobile pneumatic ship unloaders find their place where flexibility comes before pure capacity - and if storage space is at a premium, reports Alex Hughes . 

Industry Focus

  • LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS 'THE NEXT BIG THING' IS HERE

    01 Jan 2004

    The current main driver for change in the port sector, as in the global energy market, is the increasing demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG). As Mike Corkhill reports, for a growing number of ports, LNG represents not only a rapidly expanding traffic but also a major new responsibility. 

Industry News Development & Investment

  • Algeciras' largest contract

    01 Jan 2004

     

  • DREDGING UPDATE

    01 Jan 2004

     

  • Kuwait revamps ports to chase Iraqi traffic

    01 Jan 2004

    Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) is to invest $100m in upgrading capacity at its three container terminals in the ports of Shuwaikh, Shuaiba and Doha in order to cope with an expected upsurge of 45% in demand to and from Iraq following the recent regime change there. 

  • Itaqui upgrades

    01 Jan 2004

    The Brazilian port of Itaqui is to receive investment totalling $68m over the next four year to fund upgrading and expansion work. $61m will come from the Federal Government and $6.82m from the state. Transport minister Anderson Aduato noted that although Brazil has some 30 ports only about five or six of them are currently suitable for modernisation. 

  • Oil seed mill for Bilbao

    01 Jan 2004

     

  • Gwadar project could help or hinder regional stability

    01 Jan 2004

    According to governmentissued projections, the Pakistan-China joint venture to build a $248m deep-sea port at Gwadar will be completed by March 2005. 

  • Indonesia cracks down on monopolies

    01 Jan 2004

    Hutchison and stateowned Pelindo II controlled Jakarta Container Port may be forced by the Indonesian anti-monopoly agency to terminate its operations on competition grounds. 

  • Privatisation a must in Peru

    01 Jan 2004

    Calls have been made in Peru for the immediate privatisation of the ports of Paita and Callao, the latter being the main gateway for the capital, Lima. Both require investment totalling $300m which local pundits believe is beyond the capability of any state-run agency. However, others are opposed to the sell-off, believing that the national ports authority, ENAPU, should forge partnerships either with other state companies or with private sector investors. 

  • Paradip to build berths

    01 Jan 2004

    Paradip port trust has invited expressions of interest for the construction of two new berths which will be taken forward on a BOT basis. 

  • Java's new BIP port gets lift-off

    01 Jan 2004

    Construction of the Bojonegara International Port (BIP), west of Jakarta, began in December with the inauguration of the project in Banten by President Megawati Soekarnoputri. 

  • Baranquilla: legislation will boost role

    01 Jan 2004

    Legislation recently passed by the Colombian parliament may have the effect of boosting the importance of the Pacific coast port of Barranquilla. The new law makes it easier to put together viable public-private partnerships in the maritime sector meaning that privatisation of ports should become a lot easier. This, it is hoped, will attract more long term investment and boost operational productivity. 

  • Weser expands again as records fall

    01 Jan 2004

    Germany's second biggest port complex, Bremen/Bremerhaven, just missed the 50m tonne handling mark in 2003 but says the record will be broken this year amid further extension of the Bremerhaven Container Terminal. 

  • Cotsa revives box traffic at Lazaro

    01 Jan 2004

     

  • Sines LNG terminal from January

    01 Jan 2004

    The first LNG tanker called at Galpenergia's €250m LNG terminal in the port of Sines as part of a test run prior to full commissioning of the facility as from January. 

  • Singapore talks tough

    01 Jan 2004

     

  • Trinidad swithers

    01 Jan 2004

    Although there is still no decision on whom to entrust with the terminal operations contract, Port of Spain has decided to expand its box facilities to 500,000 TEU capacity. 

  • Montreal beats New York

    01 Jan 2004

     

  • Cosco to invest in Tianjin

    01 Jan 2004

     

  • Hong Kong needs CT 10

    01 Jan 2004

     

  • Busan back on track

    01 Jan 2004

    The South Korean port of Busan expects to be back to its previous operational state by April following repair to major damage inflicted by Typhoon Maemi last September. Eleven quayside gantry cranes had to be withdrawn for repair with two already back in operation by the end of 2003. All 51 cranes in the port were expected to be 100% available as from April, allowing equipment borrowed from other ports to be returned. 

  • Batumi to get new port

    01 Jan 2004

    The revival of the Silk Road along the South-Caucasian corridor as a natural link between the Black Sea and the Caspian region is seen as providing Batumi, as well as neighbouring Poti, with significant development opportunities. 

  • Ailes' new vehicles terminal

    01 Jan 2004

    Spain's Aviles port authority is to undertake a feasibility study into building a new vehicles terminal on the southern area of the San Juan Quay. 

  • Spanish ports invest

    01 Jan 2004

    The three ports of Spain's Comunidad Valenciana (Valencia, Castellon and Alicante) region will invest a combined €397.25m in 2004, up 50% over 2002. Of this, €115m will be contributed by various state bodies while the balance of €281.86m (71%) will be sourced from the private sector. 

  • Vizhinjam major box player?

    01 Jan 2004

    Kerala Port Department (KPD) is progressing plans to convert Vizhinjam into a major international container terminal. Despite the fact that it is only 200km from the location of the proposed Vallarpadam transhipment terminal, near Kochi, KPD insists it will not affect traffic. 

  • Thamesport resurfaces

    01 Jan 2004

    Thamesport (TMP) has resurfaced its 27,000 sq metre North Park with 70mm of DBM binder course, which was then finished with a 35mm layer of stone mastic asphalt surface course. The North Park is now able to provide an empty storage capacity of 3,270 TEUs. 

  • Hamburg threat to Rotterdam

    01 Jan 2004

    Hamburg passed the six million TEU container barrier last year, prompting port sources to say that if strong, above-average growth continued in the premier German port, it could soon be knocking at Rotterdam's door as far as box handling is concerned. 

  • Managers to buy VTM

    01 Jan 2004

     

  • ATM steals from TMB

    01 Jan 2004

    Bilbao's ATM container terminal has stolen another client from rival port stevedore TMB. 

  • New Mooring terminal to go ahead

    01 Jan 2004

    The government of Bangladesh has ratified a contract awarded to China Harbour for the construction of the New Mooring container terminal at the port of Chittagong at a cost oUS$134m. Once built, the one million TEU/year facility will have a private operator appointed. 

  • Auction in Genoa

    01 Jan 2004

     

  • Japanese promote efficiency

    01 Jan 2004

    The Japanese Transport Ministry is to introduce three pilot projects aimed at streamlining container handling. Five ports are under consideration as being suitable locations for the trials, these being Tokyo-Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka-Kobe, Kita-Kyushu and Fukuoka. 

  • Beirut seeks terminal operator

    01 Jan 2004

    Beirut port authority was due to issue a tender seeking an operator for its new container terminal. The document which has been prepared by US consultants the Cornell Group, envisages a 10-year concession including an option for a further five years. $3m of investment will be mandatory as will a $3m performance bond which will apply for the life of the contract. The terminal is expected to operate at its full 500,000TEU capacity. 

  • Asia boosts NY & NJ volumes

    01 Jan 2004

    Continuing growth in Asian trade boosted container volumes at New York-New Jersey by 14.6% during the first half of 2003. Imports from East Asia grew by 38%, while imports from Southeast Asia grew by 31%. Asian imports now account for 41% of all cargo handled by New York-New Jersey. This makes Asia the port's largest market, surpassing Europe for the first time. 

Industry News Products & Systems

  • Kalmar supplies ASCs to Delta

    01 Jan 2004

    Rotterdam's European Container Terminal (ECT) is continuing the expansion of its Delta container terminal with fully automated stacking equipment developed together with Kalmar. 

  • LETTERS

    01 Jan 2004

    Dear Sir, I have just read the November/December issue of Port Strategy and would like to extend my congratulations to you for giving birth to and guiding the rapid growth of such an outstanding industry publication. 

  • IHC pulls new orders worth €130m

    01 Jan 2004

    Besides the orders for a 1,000m 3trailing suction hopper dredger for Iran, three standard cutter suction dredgers and a Delta Pusher, the final order for the construction of a selfpropelled mega cutter suction dredger was received from French customer, SDI, part of Belgian-based DEME. 

  • Metalock Engineering

    01 Jan 2004

    Having ascertained that the slew ring on its 20 year-old cement unloader was in need of replacement, the management of Forth Ports, Leith called in Metalock Engineering to machine the 3.28 metre diameter slew ring surfaces to a high degree of flatness. This enabled a new slew ring to be fitted and restore the unloader to efficient use. 

  • Antwerp takes 99th MHC from Gottwald

    01 Jan 2004

    Gottwald has recently supplied an HMK 360 EG MHC to Antwerp Bulk Terminal (ABT), operator of five bulk terminals in the port. The new crane is also the ninety-ninth to be delivered to Belgium by Gottwald. The HMK 360 EG is the largest four-rope grab MHC ever built. 

  • Namibia and Taiwan opt for Transas

    01 Jan 2004

    Transas has installed two VTS systems in the Namibian ports of Walvis Bay and Luderitz. The independent port surveillance systems fitted are to assist port control operators to supervise ship traffic within the port and help ship masters and pilots avoid collisions when following the port approach channels. 

  • Liebherr's uplifting figures

    01 Jan 2004

    Liebherr-Werk Nenzing delivered 48 units last year including 11 of its biggest crane in its 7-model range, the LHM 500, characterised by a maximum outreach of 51 meters and a lifting capacity up to 140 tonnes suitable for handling post-panamax vessels and claimed to be the most powerful harbour mobile crane on the market. 

  • GreenSeas Trust

    01 Jan 2004

    GreenSeas Trust, established by Fazilette Khan (one of Port Strategy's regular contributors), has been officially registered as a charity organisation. 

  • Lazero Cardenas and Ningpo opt for Navis

    01 Jan 2004

    Lazaro Cardenas Terminal Portuaria de Contenedores (LCT), operated by Hutchinson Port Holdings, has selected Navis SPARCS, the terminal planning and control software, to optimise container-handling operations at its new terminal. 

Industry News Safety & Security

Legal Eagle

  • QUAY CONSTRUCTION ISSUES

    01 Jan 2004

    The varied nature of construction works for port developments gives rise to a number of specific issues of which port developers and financiers need to be aware, writes Patrick Leece . 

Port Privatisation

  • LUANDA DECISION RAISES FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS

    01 Jan 2004

    The award of the Luanda container terminal concession has not been without controversy, raising local and broad-based issues regarding the management and operation of container terminals by groups with strong shipping line links. Mike Munday reports 

Port Profile

  • CARVE-UP THREAT TO DUISURG EXPANSION STRATEGY

    01 Jan 2004

    Strategy and future planning at Europe's biggest inland seaport and logistics service centre, Duisburg on the Rhine, appeared under a cloud as the year changed after reports that both the German Government and the local state of Northrhine Westphalia were considering selling their shares. Tom Todd reports. 

Regional Survey

  • NOURISHING THE BLUE BANANA

    01 Jan 2004

    If the Blue Banana, the curve of light stretching from northern England through the Rhineland to northern Italy and first observed from space 15 years ago, is the economic heart of Europe, then the Benelux ports are the valves through which its lifeblood of trade is pumped, reports Nick Elliott . 

Security

  • REVEALING ALL

    01 Jan 2004

    Simon Gradassi compares container scanning systems and argues for a step-by-step approach to implementation. 

Terminal Performance

Trade Focus

  • MINOR BULKS PART 2

    01 Jan 2004

    Following his previous examination of the copper, bauxite/alumina and tin trades, Alex Hughes turns his attention to zinc, lead, ferronickel and manganese. 

Viewpoint

  • SEEING THE BIGGER PICTURE

    01 Jan 2004

    The diversity of activity surrounding a port never ceases to impress. It's a microcosm of trade and logistics, labour relations, security issues, IT, investment in equipment and infrastructure, insurance, the law, marketing, profits - and the environment. 

Port performance

  • CAN THE AGENT HELP BEAT CONGESTION?

    01 Jan 2004

    By bringing efficiencies to their shipowner principals, shipping agents can help solve the port congestion problem, argue the boys from Inchcape Shipping Services. 

Motorship