IRANIAN PORTS PRIVATISATION

01 Apr 2007

DP WORLD TO INVEST $8.2BN

01 Apr 2007

DP World has announced investment of more than $8.2bn in the development of 10 new ports and upgrade work at three others. Among its largest schemes are a $459m new box terminal in Qingdao and a $302m container terminal development in Djibouti.  

MAJOR MOMBASA CONGESTION

01 Apr 2007

Mombasa is suffering major congestion, due to vessels switching from the neighbouring port of Dar es Salaam, where congestion is even worse. Importers are also being blamed because of the slow clearance of containers from the port.  

MAERSK MONOPOLY FEARED

01 Apr 2007

Existing companies at the port of Tema have called upon Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority to scrap an agreement that it has with a foreign consortium, Meridian Port Services (MPS), to operate the container terminal.   

Mombasa to stay in public hands

01 Apr 2007

Kenya’s Transport Minister has labelled as ‘unrealistic’ plans to privatise container handling at the port of Mombasa.   

Iran boosts capacity at ports

01 Apr 2007

By 2010, capacity across all Iran is ports will have reached 150m tonnes, compared with 115m tonnes at present.   

Eight in for Khalifa

01 Apr 2007

Eight consortia have sought prequalification to bid for the Khalifa and Industrial Zone project, with initial infrastructure work scheduled to commence by mid-year, claims Abu Dhabi Port Company.   

Aqaba on the move

01 Apr 2007

Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority has received proposals from five international companies in respect of the $3bn project to relocate the port of Aqaba to an industrial complex site on the south shore.   

Sohar attracts serious investment

01 Apr 2007

The port of Sohar in Oman has attracted $12bn of industrial and infrastructure investment in under three years, prompting its corporate communications manager Dirk-Jan de Vink to note that it was now the ‘fastest-growing port project in the world’.  

Brazilian for Khorfakkan terminal

01 Apr 2007

CMA CGM has opted for Gulftainer’s Khorfakkan Container Terminal as a Middle East call on its Vasco service, covering Brazilian ports to and from the Middle East and South Asia.  

REDUNDANCY OPPOSED

01 Apr 2007

The plan announced by Liberia’s National Port Authority to lay off 350 workers because of financial difficulties has been challenged by the Dock Workers Union.