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Bevis Marks

  • Neglecting a joined-up strategy

    01 Nov 2004

    The high rates of port expansion currently written about the ports of China during these boom years prompts people to think: why shouldn't one of the new dragons supplant North East Asia's traditional hub port Busan. That fine location, which resembles Hong Kong in certain respects in that it is ringed by hills, lacks frontage and is liable to be hit by tempestuous winds, carries about 70% of Korea's containerised goods and is handily placed for Japan and other local markets. 

Bulk Handling Stacker Reclaimers

Close-up Captain A.n.m. Kishore

  • DEMOCRACY BUREAUCRACY AND SLOW PROGRESS

    01 Nov 2004

    The Indian Ports Association (IPA) is more than a mere representative body of the country's ports. It has a direct impact on government port and maritime policies through representations to the Planning Commission, as well its own consultancy arm to oversee port development projects. Gavin van Marle talks with its managing director, Captain A.N.M. Kishore. 

Country Survey South Korea

  • YOU WIN SOME YOU LOSE SOME

    01 Nov 2004

    There was a time in the recent past when South Korea's port of Busan was the regional hub of choice for Chinese export cargo, given a dire shortage of adequate deep water facilities in what is by far the Far East's most dynamic manufacturing nation. Alex Hughes reports on the shifting dynamics that the country's ports sector is having to face. 

Marine Engineering Automated Mooring Systems

  • A SWELL SOLUTION FOR DOVER

    01 Nov 2004

    Dover is to be the first European port to install an automated mooring system using vacuum technology and developed by Mooring Systems (MSL), following the signing earlier this year of a European licensing agreement between MSL and Cavotec Group in the Netherlands. David Foxwell explains. 

News

  • BIG IS NOT ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL

    01 Nov 2004

    The ICTSI game plan to acquire new terminals overseas has a niche orientation that plays to the company's strengths. Alex Hughes reports. 

  • HUTCH FACES EAST AND WEST

    01 Nov 2004

    Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) retains a major presence in both Busan and Kwangyang ports in Korea. At the former, it operates the Gamman and Busan container terminals, as well as controlling the Korea International Terminals (KIT) at the latter. 

News Americas

  • CONCESSIONAIRE TAKES OVER IN ARICA

    01 Nov 2004

     

  • YANG MING AND TACOMA TO TIE THE KNOT

    01 Nov 2004

     

  • BA Terminal 6 to be re-tendered

    01 Nov 2004

    The troubled Terminal 6 at Buenos Aires is to be once again put out to tender, according the General Ports Administration (AGP), the state controlled organisation which overseas national ports. 

  • INTERNATIONAL DREDGING COMPANIES ATTRACTED BY BA

    01 Nov 2004

     

  • Brazilian government to prioritise 11 national ports

    01 Nov 2004

    The Brazilian government has announced that it will give priority to modernising the 11 largest ports in the country which between them account for 95% of all national exports. 

  • CAF report praises Colombia, slams Ecuador

    01 Nov 2004

    The "Quality of Port Services" report complied by Spain's Polytechnic University of Valencia on behalf of the Andean Development Fund (CAF) has concluded that ports in Colombia have made the biggest improvements in terms of service quality, while those in Ecuador still lag far behind. The report's remit was to compare progress in the Colombian ports of Cartagena and Buenaventura with Puerto Cabello in Venezuela, Callao in Peru and Guayaquil in Ecuador. 

  • CHIAPAS PORT SEEKS MULTI-PURPOSE TERMINAL CONCESSIONAIRE

    01 Nov 2004

    Mexico's Puerto Madera, also known as Port Chiapas, has issued a tender covering the privatisation of operations at its multi-purpose terminal for a period of five years, although including an option for an extension of a further five years. The terminal has a 151 metre long quay, with alongside draught of nine metres, which will be deepened to 12 metres in future. 

  • GPA boss extols harbour deepening

    01 Nov 2004

    Doug J. Marchand, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), says when the Brunswick Harbor Deepening project is complete, opportunities will be greatly expanded for the port. "The ability to handle larger vessels with the tidal influence opens access to 45% more of the deep draught vessel market. 

News Asia & Rest Of World

  • PTP'S 3M

    01 Nov 2004

     

  • CONGESTION AND RATES THREATEN TEA EXPORTS

    01 Nov 2004

    Bangladeshi tea exporters are up in arms at the stunning increase in freight rates they are having to pay for containerised shipments. 

  • Indonesia to have new car terminal

    01 Nov 2004

    A new port is going to be built at Atcol, in northern Jakarta, specifically to handle new vehicles trade. Construction is expected to begin late next year or early 2006 and be concluded within two years. 

  • ..but prompt rethink of inland terminal project

    01 Nov 2004

    Rising congestion at both Chittagong container terminal and on the highway linking the port with the capital Dhaka has prompted the Shipping Ministry in Bangladesh to revive the project to build an inland container terminal at Pangaon. First designed in 1995, the $20.89m facility, which will have an annual capacity of 160,000TEUs, will be built on a 90ha site and generate yearly profits of $6.96m. 

  • Kakinada gets IDFC financing

    01 Nov 2004

    The Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) has given its approval to long-term project funding amounting to $25.13m for Kakinada Sea Ports Ltd (KSPL). 

  • TENDERS INVITED FOR TARTOUS

    01 Nov 2004

     

  • La Spezia's loss, Durban's gain

    01 Nov 2004

    Durban Container Terminal has taken delivery of three new Liebherr quayside gantry cranes, bringing the existing complement to 16, with a further three also on order from IMSA. The new cranes are expected to boost gross handling productivity from 18 moves per crane hour to 20 moves per crane hour. 

  • CORRECTION

    01 Nov 2004

     

  • VIZAG REMAINS INDIA'S NUMBER ONE

    01 Nov 2004

     

  • CALCUTTA/HALDIA TO BUILD NEW MULTIPURPOSE BERTH

    01 Nov 2004

    Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) is to build a new multipurpose berth inside the dock system. To be known as the Number Two berth, this will bring the number of berths within the dock system to 13. In addition there are a further three berths on the riverfront, all of which are oil jetties, but these are outside the dock system. 

  • India steels itself for deepest port

    01 Nov 2004

    India is set to get its first port with a depth alongside quay of 18 metres after local partners agreed to commence construction of a new bulk facility at the port of Dhamra. 

  • CFTC threaten boycott of Chittagong?

    01 Nov 2004

    Members of the 21-vessel Chittagong Feeder Trade Committee (CFTC), which is made up of APL, Advanced Container Line, QC Container Line, Orient Express Line and Sea Consortium, are threatening to stop trading with the port of Chittagong due to the continuing application of severe restrictions on foreign-flagged container vessels. 

News Europe

  • CAPODISTRIA OPENS NEW BULK TERMINAL

    01 Nov 2004

     

  • APMT INCREASES SHAREHOLDING IN GIOIA TAURO

    01 Nov 2004

    APM Terminals has signed up with Contship Italia, Lucernate di Rho (Milano), Italy, a 83.3% subsidiary of EUROKAI, for 23.3% of the shares of Medcenter Container Terminals (MCT), Gioia Tauro. The purchase will bring APMT's total share capital to 33.3%. Contship Italia will remain the majority shareholder with 66.7%. 

  • RAVENNA TO DEEPEN PORT CHANNEL

    01 Nov 2004

     

  • International Power

    01 Nov 2004

     

  • Felixstowe South inquiry kicks off

    01 Nov 2004

    The Public Inquiry has commenced into the proposed reconfiguration of the southern part of the Felixstowe involving the conversion of redundant areas into a new deep-water container terminal. 

  • VALENCIA ON BUYING SPREE

    01 Nov 2004

     

  • HPH acquires in Poland. ..whilst APMT moves on Zeebrugge?

    01 Nov 2004

    APM Terminals has been named preferred bidder and has signed a Letter of Intent with Zeebrugge Port Authority (MBZ) for the concession to manage and operate a container terminal on the Albert II dock south in Zeebrugge. 

  • ..and P&O Ports CMA CGM on Le Havre

    01 Nov 2004

    P&O Ports and CMA CGM have signed a 36-year concession with the Port Authority of Le Havre to equip and operate two berths as part of the first phase of the Le Havre Port 2000 development. 

  • Broadside from Gwyneth

    01 Nov 2004

    Gwyneth Dunwoody MP, chairwoman of the UK Government Transport Select Committee, has accused ports of not doing enough to ensure they have adequate infrastructure to support operations beyond their own facilities. 

  • Northern Way strategy embraces ports

    01 Nov 2004

    With the benefits of Poland's recent accession to the European Union we believe this healthy growth rate will continue. We are confident that WOG will strengthen HPH's port network in Europe with additional services to enhance the level of service offered by Felixstowe, Thamesport and Rotterdam." 

News Products & Systems

  • Liebherr's reachstacker rationale

    01 Nov 2004

    Liebherr has been explaining the rationale behind its new LRS645 'banana boom' reachstacker. "When LiebherrWerk Nenzing decided to enter the reachstacker market some three years ago, " says the company, "there were plenty of suppliers offering rather similar models which could fulfil almost the same jobs, i. e. reach containers at a certain height and row and stack these boxes onto a defined location at another place. The main difference - if any could be found - was the price. Knowing that Liebherr is globally well known for its high quality products - and that quality has its price - the goal was as clear as it was difficult: The Liebherr reachstacker would have to come out with some unique features which would score in an almost saturated market." 

  • Gottwald looks to logistics

    01 Nov 2004

    Gottwald has been promoting its range as an integral part of the intermodal process. "In view of the trend towards more efficient supply chains and the increasing combination of rail, road and water transport that does not only improve access to markets, but also brings relief to over-stretched road systems and improves the sustainability of the transport systems, " says sales director, Giuseppe Di Lisa, "Gottwald Port Technology has developed the WSG Wide Span Gantries that enable direct transhipment of goods at the interfaces of different modes of transport, " Dirk Kiessling, Gottwald's future ceo, adds: "The ability of a port or terminal to attract and serve international traffic depends increasingly on the quality of its competitive logistics systems that can effectively interlink different logistic processes according to customer's changing needs. 

  • AIS for Slovenia's coast

    01 Nov 2004

     

  • NEW ANTENNA MEETS AIS REQUIREMENTS

    01 Nov 2004

    In order to meet the USCG Automatic Identification System (AIS) requirements necessary for many commercial vessels, Shakespeare Electronic Products Group has introduced a new antenna. 

  • Wising up in Tampa

    01 Nov 2004

    SSA GULF's Tampa Terminal, formerly Tampa Bay International Terminal (TBIT), is to implement Tideworks' new product line for conventional cargo terminal management, the Wise Product Suite, the first time the Suite will be deployed in the Americas. The Wise products are currently used in facilities throughout northern Europe. 

  • I/D BADGES FOR UK PORTS

    01 Nov 2004

    Recognition Express South Wales is to supply identity badges for all staff and visitors to Cargo Services UK, a cargo handler operating in the Cardiff, Swansea and Uskmouth ports. The move is part of a wider effort across all sectors of the transport system, which includes ports, to comply with new ISPS regulations set out by Transec, part of the Department of Transport. 

  • Kalmar sharpens its strategy

    01 Nov 2004

    Kalmar is to sell the entire share capital in the cab manufacturer Velsa Inc to Finland's Rautaruukki Corporation, part of its continuing strategy to concentrate on the marketing, development, assembly and servicing of container and heavy materials handling equipment. 

  • Liebherr Container Cranes

    01 Nov 2004

     

  • Norcontrol IT launches port management software

    01 Nov 2004

    Norcontrol IT has released an 'off-the-shelf' version of its Port Management Information System (PMIS).The company says the PMIS Standard Edition is a cost-effective, scaleable solution designed to provide small to medium sized ports with advanced marine management functionality to enable the safe and efficient management and reporting of vessel and cargo movements. 

Port Profile Singapore

  • DON'T MENTION THE R WORD

    01 Nov 2004

    reports on the possibility of rationalisation in Singapore's ports sector - both at home and abroad. The Republic's new pm has recognised that competition is played out on the world stage, and the stakes are high. 

Regional Survey West & Central Mediterranean

  • COMING OF AGE

    01 Nov 2004

    In the first of a two-part review of Mediterranean container trade and operations, Mike Mundy focuses on the west and central Mediterranean areas highlighting trade trends, capacity requirements, how the ports are responding, and what still remains to be done. 

Special Report Security

  • ENSURING SECURITY WHILST INCREASING EFFICIENCY

    01 Nov 2004

    Despite a lack of agreed standards, there's a wide range of technologies available to increase security while enhancing efficiencies in container terminals, writes Benedict Young. 

  • SHIPPING SURGE CREATES CONGESTION

    01 Nov 2004

    Despite relief efforts, congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest port complex in the United States, was worsening as the holiday shipping season kicked into high gear. With the backlog at the ports expected to continue for the next several months, pressure to deliver holiday stock to increasingly nervous retailers is forcing some shippers to divert vessels to other ports. Michael Rosenfeld reports. 

  • LOWER LIFTIME COSTS AND AUTOMATION GIVE THEM THE EDGE

    01 Nov 2004

    As with all cargo handling equipment, in theory at least, the bigger and more productive the machine, the lower the lifetime costs. VoestAlpine' Manfred Schaffer emphasises that in order to evaluate capital investment, lifetime costs and return on investment factors, you must compare the stacker reclaimer with alternative technologies - for instance wheel loaders. 

Terminal Performance Refrigeration Systems

  • LOCATION CONTAINERISATION AUTOMATION

    01 Nov 2004

    The question of whether the reefer container will take over from traditional cold storage systems is still open to debate. Alex Hughes asks three terminals around the world for their thoughts on this and the investment in equipment and technology needed to keep their facilities in business. 

Terminal Performance Secondhand Equipment Sales

  • CUSTOMERS WANT LEASING OPTION

    01 Nov 2004

    Dirk Groth says in the past the trend was to buy secondhand equipment but customers are now asking for the option of leasing which can be expensive, depending on country and/or the client, as banks and leasing companies have their own differing risk assessments for this country or that borrower. But with the appeal of off-balance sheet financing, many customers are more interested in leasing which of course increases the supplier's potential buy-back commitments. In the US, over 50% of all equipment is leased anyway, says Dennis Connors. Bernt Eriksson says most of Kalmar's machines are sold but are also available for short-term rental for peaking or back-up situations. Long term leasing is not common however due to the technical risks involved. 

  • ONE CAREFUL OWNER FULL SERVICE HISTORY. . .

    01 Nov 2004

    The trade in secondhand (or pre-owned) cargo handling equipment is booming. From forklifts and terminal tractors to ship-to-shore gantries and entire bulk terminal projects, demand is outstripping supply as Nick Elliott finds. 

Viewpoint

  • Seeking Stability, Security and Sustainability

    01 Nov 2004

    Like it or not, George W. Bush is back for a second term and it remains to be seen just what his administration will serve up on contentious issues such as trade protectionism and the environment. 

Motorship