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Analysis London Ports London Ports Analysis

  • More than a sporting chance

    01 Sep 2006

    The London Olympics organisers are going for green - and the opportunities for the region's ports and waterways are obvious. Felicity Landon reports on the key role they could play in delivering a "sustainable" games 

Area Survey Australasia

  • Federal move mooted

    01 Sep 2006

    The prospect of Australian ports coming under Federal Government control has been mooted by Treasurer Peter Costello, and his suggestion that central direction could help ease bottlenecks and improve efficiency has met with a guardedly-positive response from the industry. 

  • Melbourne ups the ante

    01 Sep 2006

    Melbourne, Australia's largest container port, has moved towards deepening sections of its channels to accommodate vessels of up to 14 metres draught at all tides. 

  • Team up or bail out

    01 Sep 2006

    When Neville Darrow retired as chairman of New Zealand's largest container port, the Ports of Auckland, he issued the warning that the country's ports will need to consolidate, or risk becoming just feeders to larger Australian ports. 

  • Riding the dry bulk wave

    01 Sep 2006

    Australian ports are steaming ahead with expansion plans as cargo throughput surges. Dave MacIntyre reports 

  • Head to head: boxes versus cargo

    01 Sep 2006

    New Zealand ports are celebrating impressive long term growth and not just for containers, reports Iain MacIntyre 

  • Australasia-Asian trade demand stifles shipper complaints

    01 Sep 2006

    Although not in the 'overheated' state of a couple of years ago, AsiaAustralia trades appear to be bouncing back from a lull in the first half of 2006. 

Area Survey India

  • Belle of the ball

    01 Sep 2006

    India offers great potential for investors but are ports still waiting for their Prince to come as delays dog privatisation efforts? S.N. Srikanth investigates 

Bulk Handling Grain

  • Beating hurricane hangovers

    01 Sep 2006

    Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused unprecedented human and financial damage along the Gulf coast of the US last year. As this year's season gets underway, Michael King examines how the grain ports are gearing up for this season's onslaught 

Containers Automation

  • Speed up, tone down and save time

    01 Sep 2006

    Users such as Ceres Paragon Terminals say automation and a high specification TOS has a number of benefits. Ceres Paragon claims to operate the fastest container terminal in the world, and will be the first marine terminal to integrate IT systems provided by Navis with image acquisition portals, weigh-in-motion scales, closed-circuit television for security and gate control, remain-in-truck data entry by truck drivers, container/yard equipment positioning via satellite Global Positioning Systems, and advanced crane control systems. 

  • In-built intelligence key to successful automation

    01 Sep 2006

    With shipping lines demanding higher productivity and reduced handling costs, terminals that don't have the ability to implement new technology are less likely to be able to provide efficiency improvements, as David Foxwell reports 

  • Cautious curiosity

    01 Sep 2006

    Questions are being asked, but many ports are still not serious about building facilities to support automation, reports David Foxwell 

Containers Security

  • Threat of standards stalemate

    01 Sep 2006

    With two organisations now pledging to produce standardised container security measures, manufacturers are concerned that the message will become mixed. Felicity Landon reports 

  • Beating security blackspots

    01 Sep 2006

    Industry experts say the focus on container security has sharpened following the furore surrounding the DP World port ownership in the US. Felicity Landon reports on the latest developments in container seals and the challenges of box security on the quayside 

  • Sealed and secured

    01 Sep 2006

    Despite so much talk of intelligent seals, the majority of containers still don't have any technical seal at all. "Most have normal physical seals which can easily be bolt-cropped, " says David Fairnie, corporate security consultant with Hart Security. 

Contract Concessions Finance

Finance Contract Concessions

  • Back to basics

    01 Sep 2006

    Introducing a larger measure of common sense into container terminal concessioning should be a priority, according to Mike Mundy 

Grain Bulk Handling

  • Seaway offers alternative outlet

    01 Sep 2006

    Grain volumes shipped via the St Lawrence Seaway rose 25.5% in the first quarter ended June 30 to 3.36m tonnes, according to Richard Corfe, chief executive and president of the St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation. 

India Area Survey

  • NSICT: jewel in the crown

    01 Sep 2006

    The first container terminal to be privatised in India is perhaps the most interesting one by far. 

Legal Management

  • The measure of management

    01 Sep 2006

    Over the last decade, management techniques have evolved substantially, with one of the most highly regarded being the so-called "strategic performance management", or SPM, theory. Already in use worldwide by government departments, major corporations, academic institutions and not-for-profit organisations, it promises to deliver substantial benefits similar to those promised by earlier initiatives such as just-in-time, or total quality management. 

London Ports Analysis

  • H20 vital for Heathrow

    01 Sep 2006

    Water proved a vital element in serving the Heathrow Terminal 5 construction site. Aggregates were transported to the site via the waterways and this was a project in which the River Medway also played an important part; Mittal Kent Wire at its Chatham Docks terminal handled the import of 70,000 tonnes of reinforcing bar which was railed direct to Heathrow Airport, and clearly the opportunities are similar. 

  • Metoc dredging services

    01 Sep 2006

    Environmental consultancy company Metoc has launched a range of environmental engineering services for the dredging of marine aggregates from the UK Continental Shelf to meet demand from major developments in the South East, including the London Olympics. It is offering marine environmental impact assessment, support for licence applications for extraction, and mathematical modelling, surveying, oceanography and sedimentology. 

  • Supply stream for London

    01 Sep 2006

    As well as construction materials, there is a big push to make sure that London is seen as the delivery port for anything that needs to be imported for the Olympics, says PLA chief executive Richard Everitt. 

  • Medway's Ridham ready

    01 Sep 2006

    The Medway port of Ridham is also getting ready to meet Olympics-related demand and reporting busy times already. 

News Americas

  • Santos concession provokes outrage

    01 Sep 2006

    A local councillor in the Brazilian city of Santos has criticised the decision by the local port authority to award an area of 80,000 sq m on the left bank to incumbent container terminal operator Santos Brasil without going through the process of an open tender.
     

  • Americas sustain containerport throughput

    01 Sep 2006

    Globalisation and the rise of China as the world's manufacturing centre have accelerated containerport demand in the Americas in recent years, according to a study from Ocean Shipping Consultants Ltd. 

  • P&O NA teams with Tideworks

    01 Sep 2006

    Tideworks Technology has announced the successful deployment of its container terminal management suite with P&O Ports North America in Tampa, Florida.
     

  • Tacoma bond issue

    01 Sep 2006

    The Port of Tacoma has issued $100m in revenue bonds with an effective fixed interest rate of less than 4%.   

  • Immense interest in P&O Ports' US terminals

    01 Sep 2006

    Around 100 companies have declared an interest in terminal assets held by P&O Ports in the US.
     

News Asia

  • Chittagong port authority at odds with feeder operators

    01 Sep 2006

    The current relationship between Chittagong Port Authority and local feeder vessel operators has recently become strained following the decision by the latter to impose a congestion surcharge on every container handled. 

  • Chennai box terminal demands

    01 Sep 2006

    Labour relations at the Indian East Coast port of Chennai continue to undermine productivity at the port's container terminal and have led to calls for the immediate creation of a second box handling facility there. In addition, some people in the port would like to see the concession agreement granted to the incumbent terminal operator radically reassessed to incorporate productivity benchmarks. 

  • Record first half for PTP

    01 Sep 2006

    Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) recorded a throughput of 2.24m teu in the first six months of 2006, cementing its place as the busiest port in Malaysia. The 2.24m teu represents an increase of 7.9% compared with the same period last year. 

  • Tianjin keeps pace with more box terminals

    01 Sep 2006

    DP World Tianjin Holdings - a joint-venture between DP World and the Tianjin Port Group - is to build and manage a new container terminal at the Chinese port of Tianjin. 

  • Haldia seeks MHC

    01 Sep 2006

    Haldia Dock in India is seeking to lease a Mobile Harbour Crane for deployment on berth 4B. 

News Asia & Middle East

  • Supersize Khorfakkan

    01 Sep 2006

    Khorfakkan received its largest ever ship in July, with the arrival of the 9,415 CMACGM Fidelio at the recently completed 400-metre quay. 

  • APM inks Vietnam and Jordan agreements

    01 Sep 2006

    APM Terminals, together with Saigon Port Co, has reached an agreement to build a new container terminal at Cai Mep some 15 miles south of Ho Chi Minh City. Construction of the terminal is expected to start later this year and completion is scheduled for mid-2009. 

  • ICTSI WINS TARTOUS CONCESSION

    01 Sep 2006

     

  • ZPMC RTGs for Sohar

    01 Sep 2006

    Oman International Container Terminal, at the port of Sohar, has acquired four ZPMC RTGs equipped with global positioning systems. 

  • HULUDAO AMBITION

    01 Sep 2006

     

  • Transas scoops Korean business

    01 Sep 2006

    Hyundai Merchant Marine sister company Haeyoung Maritime Service has contracted Transas Group's distributor in Korea to supply simulators in South Korea after a false start with another unnamed supplier. 

  • YANGSHAN FIRST HALF

    01 Sep 2006

    Yangshan Harbour in Shanghai, which opened for business in December last year, has reported traffic of 1.27m teu in the first six months of this year. 

  • MUNDRA TO ADD MORE BERTHS

    01 Sep 2006

     

News Australasia

  • US Lines buoys Australasia ports with new service

    01 Sep 2006

    US Lines (USL) is in the throes of expanding its existing Pacific schedule through the introduction of a new "ANZL" fixed-day service connection with New Zealand and Australia. 

  • VOLUME INCREASE FOR AXIS INTERMODAL

    01 Sep 2006

    Ports of Auckland's specialist container handling and terminal operating company Axis Intermodal has reported an 11% increase in export box volume and 7% rise in import containers during the past six months. 

  • TOLL FINDS BIG SAVINGS AT PATRICK

    01 Sep 2006

     

  • New mobile harbour crane for Napier

    01 Sep 2006

    A NZ$6m Gottwald HMK300E mobile harbour crane is expected to become fully operational at the Port of Napier in early September. 

  • SCS MANAGES METROBOX

    01 Sep 2006

    Container depot operator Specialised Container Services (SCS) has taken over the management of the south Auckland-based container yard MetroBox. 

  • South Australian ports come under fire

    01 Sep 2006

    The state of bulk ports in South Australia has copped criticism from a Perth mining company, which says the "poor standard" of ports has prevented a proposed major iron/copper/gold mining operation near Coober Pedy from securing a reliable export gateway. 

News Europe

  • ROTTERDAM THROUGHPUT UP

    01 Sep 2006

    The Port of Rotterdam handled 186m tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2006, 1.1% more than in the first half of 2005. 

  • BOSKALIS PROFIT RISE

    01 Sep 2006

    Royal Boskalis Westminster achieved a substantially higher net profit of 37.8m in the first half of 2006. 

  • Rotterdam's racing form

    01 Sep 2006

    Rotterdam welcomed the world's largest sailing Formula 1 racing car last month, in the form of a 'car-boat' built around an inland waterway ship. At 40 meters long and 12 meters wide, the 'car-boat' produced the sound and smoke of burning rubber while cruising through the port and surrounding area.   

  • New record for Mediterranean crane size

    01 Sep 2006

    Gioia Tauro has taken delivery of what it claims are the largest cranes in the Mediterranean. 

  • STRONG GROWTH FOR KONECRANES

    01 Sep 2006

    Well-balanced growth continues at KCI Konecranes, with manufacturing output up and second quarter order intake setting another record at 369.2m. Full year sales growth expectation has risen from over 35% to 40.  

  • Low wages delay automation in Poland

    01 Sep 2006

    Robin MacLeod, technical director at DCT Gdansk in Poland, has told Port Strategy that terminal automation in Poland will only become an option when Polish wages increase substantially, or when it proves difficult to recruit sufficient labour of the right kind. 

  • Ravenna to build new box terminal

    01 Sep 2006

    A feasibility study undertaken on behalf of Ravenna Port Authority has shown that it would be both financially and technically possible to justify deepening the draught of the port to 14.5 metres. 

  • Fifth SCT berth planned

    01 Sep 2006

    Southampton Container Terminals has announced that it plans to open a fifth berth to handle containers at the Port of Southampton in a bid to attract more feeder traffic. 

  • ABP fate sealed as LSE delisting is finalised

    01 Sep 2006

    Associated British Ports (ABP), one of the first port companies to be floated on the stock exchange, has delisted. The move seals the formal takeover of the UK group by Goldman Sachs-led consortium, Admiral Acquisitions UK, who paid £2.79bn for company. 

  • Dual listing mooted for P&O Ports

    01 Sep 2006

    DP World is said to be considering the possibility of floating P&O Ports on both the London Stock Exchange and Dubai International Financial Centre less than 12 months after acquiring it. The flotation would value the company at an estimated £6bn ( €8.76m), although only 20% of the total equity would be made available on the open market. 

  • TRIPLOCK TRACKING TRIALS

    01 Sep 2006

    The Overseas Shippers Association has been taking part in trials to track containers using a device called TripLock, supplied by UK-based telematics company Aeromark. 

  • THREE BID FOR SAVONA TERMINAL

    01 Sep 2006

    Savona port authority in Italy has received three bids to operate a multipurpose terminal at Vado Ligure, which will handle both liquid bulk and containers.
     

  • PORTEK IN MALTESE VENTURE

    01 Sep 2006

     

  • ROSTOV BUILDS SECOND BOX TERMINAL

    01 Sep 2006

     

News Products & Services/africa

  • KENYA PLANS SECOND DEEP-SEA PORT

    01 Sep 2006

     

  • Six gang up on APM at Tin Can Island

    01 Sep 2006

    Following the Nigerian government's decision to award APM Terminals the concession to operate Tin Can Island container terminal, six local shipping lines have put together a consortium which aims to set up a rival box handling facility. Alraine Nigeria Limited, Wasa, Hullblyte Elder Demster Agency, Blue Funnel, Transcap Nigeria Limited and African Steam Ship have founded the so-called Tin-Can Island Port Terminal Limited company, which expects to commence operations by the end of the year. 

  • DREDGING TO GO AHEAD AT CALABAR

    01 Sep 2006

     

  • KPA PROFIT SLUMP

    01 Sep 2006

     

  • Luderitz upgrades quay

    01 Sep 2006

     

  • DOUALA SCANNER

    01 Sep 2006

    A container scanner has been installed at Douala Port, Cameroon, in a bid to beat customs fraud and speed inspection procedures.   

  • MES green crane to cut fuel costs

    01 Sep 2006

    Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co has showcased a new yard crane which promises all-electrified movement, high efficiency and energy- and maintenance saving operation. 

  • Cerescorp opts for Liebherr cranes in Montreal

    01 Sep 2006

    Liebherr Container Cranes has committed to supply one post panamax crane to Cerescorp's Termont Terminal during the third quarter 2007. 

Port Profile Singapore

  • Lion City port losing its roar

    01 Sep 2006

    Singapore has held on to the top box port crown for two years running, but can it hold off rival Hong Kong for a third? Peter Trevalyn thinks not 

Post Script

  • Gateway spiral

    01 Sep 2006

    In the case of London Gateway, it is already known that costs for the project have spiralled hugely since the original days of the project's conception and its early development under P&O management. The most telling point is perhaps that they have reached a level significantly past the projected development costs for Felixstowe South and Bathside Bay and so practically speaking this puts the London Gateway project at a major competitive disadvantage. 

Talking Points Theeconomist

  • Indian port development: another China?

    01 Sep 2006

    Much has been said about the strong growth in India and we regularly read about double digit increases in container traffic flows from Indian ports. Bulk cargoes, particularly iron ore, have grown at significant rates as well. Yet, looking at the numbers in terms of economic growth, we have not yet seen the level of growth experienced in China. India's growth rates are in the 6%8% range versus China's 9 range. 

Talking Points Theinsurer

  • Cold shoulder for energy risks

    01 Sep 2006

    Insurance is regularly about classes of business. Marine insurance and energy insurance are often to be found along the same corridor in firms, but they do not readily mix and they exhibit different propensities. The division is especially visible in an area like port insurance. Port insurers and reinsurers are rarely very keen to mix the port and energy risks if they can avoid it. 

Talking Points Thestrategist

  • Breaking box barriers

    01 Sep 2006

    A new chapter in container operations has opened with the launch of the Emma Maersk, the first of a new series of vessels from Maersk with a nominal capacity of 11,000 teu but which is believed in industry circles to be closer to 13,000 teu or above. 

Tracking & Identification Navigation

  • Big brother's watching

    01 Sep 2006

    New tracking and identification regulations mean that ships can be monitored from port to port. Alex Hughes investigates 

  • London blazes trail

    01 Sep 2006

    The PLA has long been a supporter of identification systems, despite the major expenditure required to introduce AIS equipment, as Alex Hughes found out 

  • PLA seeks equipment supplier

    01 Sep 2006

    The PLA is responsible for all traffic on the tidal Thames as far as Teddington Lock to the West London. To date, smaller vessels have been exempt from mandatory Automatic Identification System carriage, although this will all change as from June 1, 2007. 

View Point

  • Big spin-offs

    01 Sep 2006

    The thirst for ever larger containerships is seemingly never quenched. Last month, the gleaming Emma Maersk sashayed on to the market with its declared 11,000 teu capacity - and whispers of a 'real' capacity of more than 13,000 teu. 

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