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Analysis Northern Uk

  • Northern ports have more to offer

    01 Aug 2006

    New study claims that increasing traffic to ports in the north of England will improve infrastructure throughout the UK, reports Felicity Landon 

Area Survey Black Sea

Auto-trade Europe

  • Driving beyond traditional port services

    01 Aug 2006

    For Europe's leading vehicle handling ports, loading and unloading units and watching over car parks is only a part of the equation. 

  • So what do customers want?

    01 Aug 2006

    Simon Bird, chief executive, Bristol Port Company: 'The ships need fast and efficient turnround. They want to be in and out. We have to provide 24/7 service and 99 times out of 100 we give them labour on arrival. 

  • Moving up a gear

    01 Aug 2006

    With many car manufacturers facing tough times, it's no surprise that this filters through the supply chain, leading to significant pressure on port and stevedore rates. Felicity Landon finds out what the customers want - and how the ports are working to deliver it What must ports provide for their vehicle trade customers? 

Bevis Marks

  • Is big better?

    01 Aug 2006

    Between now and 2010, the container world will be largely augmented by massive ships according to the analyst Drewry. Between now and the end of this decade there are two ships on order designed to carry less than 500 teu. They will join an existing fleet of 138 ships this size. During the same period, 1,493 ships with a capacity of over 8,000 teu will join an existing fleet of only 283 ships today. 

Black Sea Area Survey

  • Odessa snaps at Illichivsk's heels

    01 Aug 2006

    Just 30 km separates the rival Ukrainian ports of Odessa and Illichivsk, but the management systems employed by the two are worlds apart, reports Alex Hughes 

  • Feeders vie for Black Sea business

    01 Aug 2006

    Approximately 70% of current imports into the Black Sea region are being sourced in the Far East, but opinions are divided on the most effective way to actually reach these markets, writes Alex Hughes 

  • Top slot out of reach for Turkey

    01 Aug 2006

    Turkey's ports would like nothing better than to steal the transhipment hub crown from Constantza, but are development options limited without private sector investment, asks Alex Hughes 

Bulk Handling Coal

  • Burning desire to win power plant business

    01 Aug 2006

    Plans to construct a series of new coal-fired power plants in Dutch ports are creating huge interest among terminal operators. 

  • Full steam ahead

    01 Aug 2006

    Booming German coal imports are being hotly chased by ports in the know, as mainland Europe powers ahead with generation plant developments. Mike King sees what all the fuss is about 

Container Handling Heavy Duty Flts

  • Heavy lifters won't over-reach themselves

    01 Aug 2006

    Reachstackers may well be the preferred choice for container handling in the European ports market, but heavy duty container handling FLTs continue to be in demand, where the situation suits their use, as David Foxwell explains 

Containers Second-hand Equipment

  • Look beyond the second-hand stigma

    01 Aug 2006

    Experience shows that used equipment can provide an efficient and timely alternative to new units, and the service base is more sophisticated than you might think 

Europe Auto Trade

  • Space: the final frontier

    01 Aug 2006

    Ports handling vehicles are finding more inventive ways to store cars, moving up rather than out. But authorities still find themselves juggling the needs of containers against cars, reports Felicity Landon 

News Americas

  • Inchcape to double up by 2010

    01 Aug 2006

    Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world's largest privatelyowned marine management services company, is planning to double its business by 2010. The company was acquired earlier this year by the Dubai Government-owned investment group Istithmar PJSC following ISS being put up for sale by its parent Electra Investment Trust Plc. Initially, 25 companies expressed interest which was short-listed to five with Istithmar being the successfully bidder. 

  • Maersk Line signs to GPA

    01 Aug 2006

     

  • Take the next dance with Charleston

    01 Aug 2006

    The port of Charleston expects to receive clearance to construct a new 1.4m teu capacity container terminal before the end of the year at the former Charleston Navy Base. 

News Asia

News Australasia

  • Gisborne gains Asian service

    01 Aug 2006

    Eastland Port has established its first-ever scheduled shipping connection to North Asia, following the recent commencement of a monthly Lodestar service. 

  • Wave beacon at Nelson

    01 Aug 2006

    An advanced wind and wave informationgathering light beacon has been installed 4km outside Port Nelson's shipping channel. 

  • Otago gains second MSC call

    01 Aug 2006

    Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has recently added a fixed-day weekly call at Port Chalmers on its "Capricorn" service. 

  • Noumean deal struck

    01 Aug 2006

    Mediterranean Shipping Company and Maersk Line have reached an agreement with the New Caledonia Union of Kanak and Exploited Workers over new services to the Port of Noumea. 

  • Napier faces insulation bill

    01 Aug 2006

    A Napier City Council hearing has decided the Port of Napier will have to pay to insulate nearby residents' homes if operational sounds exceed toughened noise limits. 

  • LPC opens vehicle terminal

    01 Aug 2006

    New Zealand's Lyttelton Port of Christchurch has opened a fully-sealed and secure facility to handle an import vehicle trade which has grown 31% over five years to an annual 53,450 units. 

News Europe

  • REVENUE DECLINE AT PIRAEUS

    01 Aug 2006

    Piraeus port authority has reported a 3.8% drop in revenue during the first quarter. This amounted to €34.5m compared with €35.9m in the corresponding 2005 period. 

  • Lisbon to expand Liscont

    01 Aug 2006

    Lisbon Port Authority has conceded that it may knock down existing buildings in Alcantara Dock in order to double the operating area of Liscont Container Terminal, which is currently handling in the region of 320,000 teu/year. 

  • Senator Lines hits out at Italian ports

    01 Aug 2006

    Senator Lines has accused Italy's ports of failing to invest adequately in terminal and hinterland infrastructure. Chief executive Hans-Hermann Mohr said that, with notable exceptions such as Contship, PSA and Cosco, investment had been inadequate. 

  • APM Le Havre terminal on course for 2007

    01 Aug 2006

    APM Terminals and the French Port Company Perrigault, which operates Terminaux de Normandie in the Port of Le Havre, have been awarded a 36-year concession to operate a new container terminal in the Port 2000 area of Le Havre. 

  • DP World eyes Crete

    01 Aug 2006

    A DP World management delegation recently made a working trip to Greece to review port operations there. The officials visited Piraeus, Thessaloniki and Tympaki in Crete. 

  • Cargotec swoops on BMH

    01 Aug 2006

    Pneumatic unloading specialist BMH Marine looks set to be swallowed up as Cargotec continues to strengthen its bulk handling hand. 

  • IPH lands Great Yarmouth partnership

    01 Aug 2006

    International Port Holdings (IPH) has won a public procurement process to become the preferred partner for the development and operation of the existing Great Yarmouth river port and its new outer harbour project. 

  • THAMES CARGO UP

    01 Aug 2006

     

  • MAASVLAKTE TERMINAL ATTRACTS SIX

    01 Aug 2006

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority has received six proposals for operation of a 138 ha container terminal on Maasvlakte 2. 

  • ICTSI REGGIANE ORDER

    01 Aug 2006

     

  • Valencia to build fifth box terminal

    01 Aug 2006

    The Port of Valencia is expected to issue a tender in the second quarter of 2008 for a fifth container terminal. 

News Middle East & Africa

  • Namibia invests in expansion

    01 Aug 2006

    Namibian Ports Authority is to invest €58.79m in expanding capacity at its ports in Walvis Bay and Luderitz. Walvis Bay presently generates an annual throughput of 3.3m tonnes, which is equivalent to 30 of total capacity. 

  • APM TERMINALS CRITICISED IN NIGERIA

    01 Aug 2006

    Complaints have been made to the government of Nigeria regarding the activities of APM Terminals at the Lagos Port Complex. 

  • Menas cuts navigation dues in Gulf

    01 Aug 2006

    Navigation dues for ships calling at ports in the Middle East Gulf have been substantially reduced effective July 1 by the Middle East Navigation Aids Service (Menas). 

  • Durban port expansion sorely needed

    01 Aug 2006

    Durban Port manager Basil Ndlovu has said that throughput growth of 16%18% annually over the last five years means that the proposed €1.72bn expansion into the Bayhead area of the port must start as soon as possible.
     

  • DP World plans flotation

    01 Aug 2006

    DP World is to undertake an initial public offering within 18 months. The world's third largest terminal operator has said that it must undertake an IPO given its global status, which has to be matched by a global shareholding base. 

  • LIEBHERR UPS KHORFAKKAN RTGS

    01 Aug 2006

     

  • KGL AWARDED DAMIETTA

    01 Aug 2006

     

News Products & Services

  • SOHAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM CHOSEN

    01 Aug 2006

     

  • Liebherr post-panamaxes in demand

    01 Aug 2006

    Building on its existing client base in New Zealand, Liebherr Container Cranes has commissioned two postpanamax cranes at the Port of Wellington. The Irish supplier has supplied several cranes over the years to New Zealand for ports such as Tauranga and Lyttelton. The new cranes have 43 metres waterside outreach and rail span of 22.86 metres. 

  • Different approach brings Isoloader success

    01 Aug 2006

    A "total disregard" for the product offering of its competitors has seen Isoloader Australia recently celebrate 30 years in the design and manufacture of container handling machines. 

  • Crane energy recycling promises fuel and emissions savings

    01 Aug 2006

    A crane energy storage system launched in California promises to save on the consumption of diesel fuel and reduce emissions produced by gantry cranes on wharves and in shipyards. 

  • BROMMA IN DOUBLE HEADLOCK

    01 Aug 2006

    Stockholm-based Bromma Group has introduced a dual-hoist headblock to its Tandem spreader family. 

  • ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR CVRD

    01 Aug 2006

    Cia Vale do Rio Doce's (CVRD) new 8,000 tonnes per hour capacity shiploader has been cleared to start operations at Pier III of the Ponta da Madeira Terminal in Sao Luis where it will handle ships up to 200,000 dwt. 

  • KALMAR TIES UP INDIAN DEAL

    01 Aug 2006

    Kalmar Industries is to provide Gateway Terminals India (GTI) with a complete service, including equipment operators, under a five-year deal. 

Opinion

  • No way to do business

    01 Aug 2006

    It hits you right in the eye and begs that question - again - how can they do it? 

Port Profile Manila

  • Midas touch misses Manila

    01 Aug 2006

    Lower first quarter throughput figures belie ICTSI's success outside of the Philippines. Is it time to return to base? Peter Trevalyn investigates 

Post Script

  • Thumbs Down

    01 Aug 2006

    Interesting to note the saga that is playing itself out in the Port of Marseilles whereby crane operators and other workers employed by the port authority recently stopped work - for three hours - with the aim of emphasising that they want to remain in the port authority's employ when the port's new container terminals commence operations. 

Special Report Southeast Asia

  • Singapore vs Hong Kong: the same old story?

    01 Aug 2006

    Age old competition continues to drive Singapore to new heights, but Malaysian up-starts could put a spanner in the works, reports Peter Trevalyn 

  • Alternative to Chinese medicine

    01 Aug 2006

    It is easy to be lured by the headline figures emanating from China, but should investors be turning to Southeast Asia to reap rewards? Peter Trevalyn investigates 

Terminal Design Containers

  • Breaking box boundaries

    01 Aug 2006

    The next big jump in containership design is imminent, so what are the implications for containerports, asks Mike Mundy 19No it's not going to stop - the 10,000 teu barrier will well and truly be broken in the near future, containerships will continue to get bigger and ports will have to react accordingly. 

The Economist

  • Highways of the Sea: Fact or Fiction

    01 Aug 2006

    Much has been written about the "Autoroute de la Mer" and considerable money has been spent by the European Commission and various national governments studying the viability of shifting truck traffic from the land highways to the maritime routes, particularly in the Mediterranean between Italy, France and Spain, but also across the Bay of Biscay. The concept is that this traffic would be catered for by roll on/roll off services with high frequency sailings. But is this more fiction than fact? 

View Point

  • Expect the unexpected

    01 Aug 2006

    As I walked around Limassol port last month and watched the port manager calmly overseeing thousands of evacuees using his port as a springboard for other destinations, I have to say I was impressed. This port on the south coast of Cyprus didn't ask to be the channel for evacuees from war-torn Lebanon. Of course it couldn't refuse - what message would that send out - but let us not forget that this is a working port, handling some 3m tonnes of cargo per year, not some idle, backwater port. Yet, in just the first four days of the Lebanon evacuation effort this port had welcomed almost 7,000 displaced people. 

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