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Bevis Marks

  • What if?

    01 Mar 2006

    The world's most visible shipping casualty - the APL PANAMA -has been vieweable since Christmas from the beaches of Ensenada, Mexico, a city of 400,000 people. It is connected to the US border at San Ysidro by a paved toll road of 65 miles length. 

Container Handling Quayside Container

  • Selective outsourcing

    01 Mar 2006

    "The importance of good maintenance cannot be over-emphasised, " says KS Won, president of Portek Indonesia. The company is part of Portek Group, and maintains a total of 28 quay cranes, 40 RTGs and four MHCs across the whole Indonesian archipelago. 

Container Handling Quayside Container Gantries

  • Demand holds strong

    01 Mar 2006

    Ports and terminal operators are continuing to invest heavily in additional ship-to-shore container gantry cranes, in order to keep pace with the sizeable annual growth in box traffic volumes. Rowland Armstrong reports. 

Container Handling Wireless Communications

  • The human factor: friend or foe?

    01 Mar 2006

    Asked how wireless is received by those who have to use it, Frans Kok reckons 'very well'. It is seen by workers as an endorsement of their operational role. Training is not a problem either he believes, because the radio computers LXE use are fully graphical and support all languages. As applications move into more remote areas, flexibility and ease of use are key factors to maximize efficiency, so the focus is on graphical rather than character-based applications. The benefits are numerous: operator training can be performed quickly and easily; the screens of the mobile computers are clearer and easier to read and use; temporary workers can quickly become acquainted with them; and they are language-independent. 

  • Wireless workers compete

    01 Mar 2006

    Wireless technology continues to make inroads, but what are the advantages, how cost-effective is it and how do staff react to its introduction? David Foxwell asks the questions. 

Country Survey Ukraine

  • On the investor radar

    01 Mar 2006

    Prompted by rising container volumes and better conditions for inward investment the Ukraine is now the focus of growing interest on the part of international terminal operators and shipping lines, as Konstantin Ilnitskiy reports. 

Insurance Market Update

  • Loss prone industry

    01 Mar 2006

    Surely, few parts of any industrial economy can approach the modern port or terminal for the variety of ways in which losses can occur. Sam Ignarski reports. 

News Americas

  • Ten operators interested

    01 Mar 2006

    El Salvador's La Union port authority (Cepa) has revealed that 10 international port operators have indicated an interest in operating the port as a private concession. Bids for the 25-year concession must be entered by July and will be subjected to an analysis in September. 

  • GUAYMAS

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • Jan De Nul dredges Tampico..

    01 Mar 2006

    The Mexican port of Tampico is to spend US$9.56m on dredging the access channel to its previous depth of 35 feet. 

  • ALTAMIRA

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  • BRITISH COLUMBIA

    01 Mar 2006

    Having already been delayed by a year, the construction of new container terminals at Vancouver and Prince Rupert in British Columbia are facing further setbacks due to ongoing environmental reviews. 

  • Maritime Centres and Democracy

    01 Mar 2006

    In Belgium and Holland recently it was striking to see what a deep-routed culture of maritime tradition prevails. The history of maritime activity goes back centuries and as with any such region, this breeds much more than just the port and its core activities. In Benelux you will find the world's leading dredging firms, towage and salvage operators, heavy-lift contractors. Then there are cargo handling equipment providers, logistics and distribution specialists, universities with vibrant maritime studies faculties interacting with local industries. 

  • Hutchison Port Holdings

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • New York seeks to dump P&O

    01 Mar 2006

    Amidst the political storm raging in the US over DP World's acquisition of P&O Ports, the Dubai company is to separate the US part of P&O Ports which will effectively put on indefinite hold plans take control of its US terminal interests. 

  • ..and Montevideo

    01 Mar 2006

    Uruguay's National Ports Administration (ANP) has awarded a dredging contract to Jan De Nul worth US$6.63m. 

  • LONG BEACH

    01 Mar 2006

    Long Beach is seeking public input for an Environmental Impact Report intended to address a cleanup project at Pier A West, a 123-acre oil field. 

  • Brazilian port of Imbituba

    01 Mar 2006

    The Brazilian port of Imbituba has seen the commencement of direly-needed expansion work intended to up capacity from 150,000 to 400,000 TEUs per annum. 

  • BARRANQUILLA

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  • SAN ANTONIO

    01 Mar 2006

    Sudamericana Agencias Aereas y Maritimas (SAAM) has been given permission to raise its stakeholding in Chile's San Antonio Terminal Internacional (STI) from 40% to 60%. SAAM acquired an initial 39.99% stake when the concession on Molo Sur was first awarded in 2000. 

  • 'Irregularities' come to light in Chile

    01 Mar 2006

    A special investigations committee set up by the Chilean parliament has detected irregularities linked to the privatisation of national ports. 

  • Dragados-SPL negotiates with Corpus Christi

    01 Mar 2006

    In an interesting move, Spanish stevedoring group Dragados-SPL has commenced negotiations with the port authority of the Texan port of Corpus Christi regarding a possible 96-year concession to build a brand new container terminal, which will be known as the Fifth Trade Gateway Container Terminal. 

  • Prequalification for Panama's Pacific port

    01 Mar 2006

    Panama Maritime Authority (APM) is to pre-qualify all those international stevedoring groups interested in managing its new US$600m Pacific coast container port project. 

News Asia & Rest Of World

  • PORT RATIONALISING FOR INDONESIA

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • US$370M EXPANSION FOR SHEKOU AND QINGDAO

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • JNPT CONSIDERS FOURTH BOX FACILITY

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • SHANGHAI

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • RATES FREEFALL 'INEVITABLE'

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • DP World's bid prevails over PSA

    01 Mar 2006

    DP World were left with a clear shot at P&O Ports after the withdrawal of PSA International's bid. Singapore's PSA decided it would not be increasing its 470p per share bid for P&O, after Dubai's DP World scuppered their offer in just 12 hours with a rival one of 520p. DP World is now set to become the world's third largest terminal operator. 

  • River traffic

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • SEZ for Aqaba

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • SABAH

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  • Coal deal signals renaissance at Greymouth

    01 Mar 2006

    The South Island New Zealand port of Greymouth that has never returned a commercial profit in its history is to undergo a US$13.4m upgrade to capitalise on a lucrative new coal deal. 

  • Bidding for a strategic vision

    01 Mar 2006

    Fourteen bidders have submitted tenders for the development of Chennai port. 

  • Suez digs deeper

    01 Mar 2006

    By the end of the year, the Suez Canal Authority will have deepened the draught of the Canal from 62 to 66 feet to accommodate the next generation of large vessels. 

  • VIZHINJAM

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  • QINGDAO

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  • LPC OPENS TRUCK "KIOSKS"

    01 Mar 2006

    Time-savings of up to 66% are expected from new IT-equipped truck "kiosks" Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has introduced to its container terminal reception area. 

  • No Bojonegara rethink

    01 Mar 2006

    Reports that the Indonesian government is postponing construction of the planned deepwater port of Bojonegara have been denied by officials. 

  • TASMANIA

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  • HUTCHISON EYES NZ

    01 Mar 2006

    Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) looks set to establish a foothold in New Zealand. The terminal operator will be one of the beneficiaries of Christchurch City Holdings (CCHL's) takeover bid for Lyttelton Port Company. 

  • ASHDOD

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  • SHANDONG

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News Europe

  • Felixstowe South gets the nod

    01 Mar 2006

    The Government has given the go-ahead for the reconfiguration of the southern part of Felixstowe involving the conversion of the port's original Dock Basin and the existing Landguard Terminal, into a new deepsea container terminal. 

  • THAMESPORT

    01 Mar 2006

    Two new resin silos are planned at Thamesport. 

  • ..while import-export traffic declines

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • Teesport and ASDA collborate on modal shift

    01 Mar 2006

    ASDA has signed a landmark deal with PD Teesport to develop a new £20m import centre at Teesport with the creation of 300 jobs. The project will be delivered by leading European logistics developer, Gazeley, on behalf of ASDA. 

  • Amsterdam Ceres Paragon Termina

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • Maritime Centres and Democracy

    01 Mar 2006

    In Belgium and Holland recently it was striking to see what a deep-routed culture of maritime tradition prevails. The history of maritime activity goes back centuries and as with any such region, this breeds much more than just the port and its core activities. In Benelux you will find the world's leading dredging firms, towage and salvage operators, heavy-lift contractors. Then there are cargo handling equipment providers, logistics and distribution specialists, universities with vibrant maritime studies faculties interacting with local industries. 

  • VALENCIA

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • HULL

    01 Mar 2006

    Associated British Ports is looking to develop a shortsea coal terminal at Hull which could become operational in 2009. 

  • PIRAEUS

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • RMS acquires Freshney

    01 Mar 2006

    Port operator RMS Europe Group has strengthened its position on the Humber following the acquisition of Freshney Cargo Services. 

  • Caledonian Canal

    01 Mar 2006

    It is hoped a recent trial along the Caledonian Canal will open up a new freight logistics gateway for the Scottish Highlands. The trial was undertaken by the ship's owner in conjunction with the Scottish Executive and British Waterways (Scotland) and demonstrated in a that with technical modifications commercial ship traffic could become a regular feature on the Caledonian Canal, also servicing local ports and communities. 

  • APM to boost Algeciras box lifting capability?

    01 Mar 2006

    APM Terminals is to spend €48m this year on new equipment for its Algeciras container terminal. The Argentinean manufacturer IMPSA will supply three super post-Panamax gantry cranes for delivery in July, while ZPMC is scheduled to deliver a further two in 2007 as part of an order totalling €28m. With an outreach of 62.5m, these cranes will be the largest in the world. 

  • SPAIN

    01 Mar 2006

    Paper products manufacturer Stora Enso is negotiating with various ports in the north of Spain in respect of a new daily ro-ro service to and from Zeebrugge. This will convey products in specially designed containers adapted for intermodal transport. 

  • GREECE

    01 Mar 2006

    Port projects throughout Greece to the value of €1,125bn are planned whilst projects totalling €215.45m are already in the implementation stage. 

  • 2015 Mediterranean box traffic to reach 91.6m TEU

    01 Mar 2006

    According to Ocean Shipping Consultants (OSC), container throughput in southern Europe and the Mediterranean will increase somewhere between 35% and 48% by 2015. This would mean terminals in the area needing capacity of between 78.2m and 91.6m TEUs. In the shorter term, traffic is predicted to rise by between 62% and 74% in the period up to 2010, equivalent to 57.8m-62m TEUs. 

News Focus Congestion

  • The Congestion Buster

    01 Mar 2006

    Barcelona is to award a 30-year concession this year for its brand new container terminal on Prat Quay. Late last year, the port's second box handling facility, Tercat, made all the industry headlines when it was revealed that its bidding partner for the contract would be none other than the Hong Kong-based international stevedoring group Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH). 

News Focus Uk Ports

  • Capacity tsunami

    01 Mar 2006

    The issue of adding new UK box port capacity is becoming more complex and the industry itself has contributed to this process. Has it shot itself in the foot or is it about to? 

News Products & Systems

  • Kalmar go-karting

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • Gottwald Launches Generation 5

    01 Mar 2006

    To coincide with its 100th anniversary this summer Gottwald has launched a new generation of harbour cranes. 

  • SAVI extends network

    01 Mar 2006

    Savi Networks, operator of the RFID-enhanced global information service for container shipments, that enables automated tracking, management and security, is now commercially available at two of the world's busiest ocean terminals - in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. 

  • CVS Ferarri

    01 Mar 2006

    CVS Ferarri is to supply 34 TT2516VA terminal tractors to APMT at Algeciras. 

  • TIDEWORKS

    01 Mar 2006

    Tideworks Technology has deployed its terminal operations management systems at Intershipping Terminal Services(ITS) in Puerto Cabello. Tideworks' regional office in Colon managed the project implementation from requirements identification to software installation and training, and provides ongoing support. 

  • KALMAR

    01 Mar 2006

     

  • Kalmar launches i tractor

    01 Mar 2006

    Kalmar has introduced the first ever series of tractors to use CAN-BUS control technology *. 

Planning & Design Terminal Layout Planning

  • Planned system migration

    01 Mar 2006

    One of the most comprehensive projects in which Kalmar's capability has been used is the Port Est extension, on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion. 

  • The system approach

    01 Mar 2006

    Handling equipment suppliers are getting involved much earlier in the port planning process, claiming more effective systems selection and, hopefully, faster payback. Neil Madden reports. 

Regional Survey Benelux

  • Low Countries aim high

    01 Mar 2006

    The ports of Holland and Belgium, together with their watery hinterlands, have long served as breeding grounds for innovation within the cargo handling and port construction sectors. Nick Elliott offers a sampling. 

Terminal Performance Outsourcing Maintenance

  • When business profiles change

    01 Mar 2006

    If Tilbury's experience is anything to go by, ports have much to gain by outsourcing their materials handling operations. Felicity Landon reports. 

Viewpoint

  • Maritime Centres and Democracy

    01 Mar 2006

    In Belgium and Holland recently it was striking to see what a deep-routed culture of maritime tradition prevails. The history of maritime activity goes back centuries and as with any such region, this breeds much more than just the port and its core activities. In Benelux you will find the world's leading dredging firms, towage and salvage operators, heavy-lift contractors. Then there are cargo handling equipment providers, logistics and distribution specialists, universities with vibrant maritime studies faculties interacting with local industries. 

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