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Bulk Handling Iron Ore

  • Workers challenge the Indian dream

    01 Jul 2007

    India wants to ramp up operations at the 13 ports it controls to 24/7 operation by December this year.  

  • Iron Grip

    01 Jul 2007

    Stuart Pearcey discovers that burgeoning demand for iron ore is having a monumental impact on port development in China and Australia 

Container Handling Lashing

  • Where does the buck stop?

    01 Jul 2007

    For the P&I clubs, the dangers associated with lashing operations are only too clear.  

  • Lashing@Sea puts crew safety centre stage

    01 Jul 2007

    Health and safety aspects for lashing crews and ship crews are a central part of the Lashing@Sea joint industry project which was launched last year to look at the need for the right balance between safety and operational efficiency for container,ro-ro and heavy lift transport. 
     

  • The line on lashing

    01 Jul 2007

    With hundreds of containers going overboard each year, Felicity Landon looks at the container lashing issue from the ports perspective 

Container Handling Terminal Tractors

  • Handling success for innovative TTS cassettes

    01 Jul 2007

    In recent weeks, TTS Liftec Oy has secured a substantial contract from UPM-Kymmene Seaways, one of the world’s leading forest products groups, for the supply of 200 cassettes that will be used to transport products such as paper and timber on routes between Finland and Santander and Ferrol in Spain. 

  • Transmission re-vamp

    01 Jul 2007

    Terberg’s overhaul of its terminal tractors’powering gear has made a significant dent in fuel consumption, as David Foxwell reports 

  • Powerful Pulling

    01 Jul 2007

    Manufacturers are responding to demands for enhanced productivity by introducing more cost-effective, environmentally friendly terminal tractors, as David Foxwell explains 

Environment Reducing Energy

  • AMP'd up, Cavotec style

    01 Jul 2007

    Viewed by many on the US west coast as the driver in greener solutions for powering ships in dock, Cavotec has developed three different types of its branded Alternative Maritime Supply (AMP) units. Ship-based systems, semi-fixed systems and shore-based systems offer a supply of electrical power to docked vessels, obviating the need for a ship to use onboard resources during cargo operations.  

  • No stone unturned

    01 Jul 2007

    HIT is hedging its bets running a number of ‘green schemes’ concurrently to improve RTG emissions and noise, as Alex Hughes explains 

  • TSI powers ahead with hybrid crane trials

    01 Jul 2007

    TSI Terminal Systems Inc, which operates the Deltaport and Vanterm container terminals in the Port of Vancouver, is trialling a new hybrid RTG,which is able to regenerate kinetic and potential energy to battery banks during braking manoeuvres.  

  • Energy boost

    01 Jul 2007

    Ports are taking up the green challenge, seeking out various ways of reducing both fuel consumption and engine emissions. Alex Hughes reports 

Finance & Investment India

  • Personal banking

    01 Jul 2007

    India needs to capture private sector investment if it is to realise its full future potential. Gordon Feller reports 

  • Wake-up call

    01 Jul 2007

    Time for a serious rethink on regulating port pricing in India’s major ports. Mike Mundy explains why 

Insight & Opinion

  • Calling the shots on continued congestion

    01 Jul 2007

    The recent Coastlink Conference in Dublin was the focus of much discussion about the thorny subject of congestion – the problems and potential solutions. There was clearly a perception from the conference as a whole that “congestion is back and likely to get worse before it gets better in the UK and northern Europe in particular”.  

  • Is there a danger of diseconomies of scale?

    01 Jul 2007

    Economic theory and practice tells us that economies of scale have the potential to increase both consumer and producer welfare. Yet there are limits to the advantages that they can bring.  

  • Dakar dealings

    01 Jul 2007

    Back in the May issue of PS you may recall that there appeared to be some strange things going on with the concessioning of the Dakar container terminal in Senegal. Remember one of the qualifying technical criteria for parties to qualify to submit an Expression of Interest was to handle an overall total of 5m teu per year? How relevant was this to taking over a concession where under 500,000 teu per annum is handled? Did such anomalies raise suspicions that all was not as it should be as various parties approached the bid process – yes it did.  

  • Dancing out-of-step with the Greenback

    01 Jul 2007

    The music has not stopped yet. But even though interest rates have risen, the infrastructure deal business has not been slowing down – “there’s more money out there than there are saleable assets at the moment – the supply gap is  driving up prices”, according to Manju Chandrasekhar, vice president of economics and business solutions at the New York office of consultant Halcrow.  

  • Capacity crunch

    01 Jul 2007

    That word is back again: “congestion”, and along with it some interesting projections. Two new reports have recently been issued both of which foresee capacity crunches in the port sector.  

News Africa & Middle East

  • Morocco approves Tangier 2

    30 Jul 2008

    The Moroccan government has approved construction of a second port adjacent to the existing one at Tangier Med, where three additional container terminals will be built.  

  • Lagos management split

    01 Jul 2007

    Nigerian Port Authority in Lagos has been divided into two separate elements: NPA Western Port and NPA Eastern port, in a bid to speed up response time at the ports and improve efficiency.  

  • Mombasa grain float

    01 Jul 2007

    Grain Bulk Handlers Ltd, which operates a grain terminal at the port of Mombasa, is to undertake an initial public offering early next year. Listing of shares will take place on the Nairobi stock exchange. 

  • New mobile cranes for ICTSI Syria

    01 Jul 2007

    ICTSI subsidiary Tartous Inter-national Container Terminal has contracted manufacturer Liebherr for two new mobile harbour cranes, a first for Syria. Tradition-ally, container handling in the country has been undertaken by geared vessels.  

  • Lake Nyasa terminal planned

    01 Jul 2007

    A tender has been issued by Tanzania ports authority in respect of the construction of a port jetty at Mbamba Bay port on Lake Nyasa. Work is slated to commence later this year.  

  • Comoros dragged into 21st century

    01 Jul 2007

    Gulfcom, the joint-venture put together by Sharjah-based stevedore Gulftainer to manage Moroni Port in the Comoros Islands, has made drastic changes to working practices.  

  • South Africa appoints regulator

    01 Jul 2007

    South Africa is to introduce a National Ports Regulator, which will assume one of the two roles formerly undertaken by the National Ports Authority, whose own activities are now restricted to those of port landlord. 

  • Saqr to boost berthage

    01 Jul 2007

    Four new berths have been commissioned at Saqr Port in the United Arab Emirates. These 795 metre long berths will bring to 12 the number of operational berths available to shipping. The port recently opened a new 350,000 teu container terminal operated by KGL Ports. 

  • Two Ngqura box terminals

    01 Jul 2007

    Private-sector companies are going to be asked to bid for two large container terminals at South Africa's Ngqura Port, which will require investment of €841m ($1.1bn). These will be able to handle 3m teu annually, with expansion potential to eventually handle 4m teu.  

  • Ashdod investigated for nepotism

    01 Jul 2007

    Israel's State Comptroller is investigating reports of nepotism at Ashdod Port Company Limited. Of concern is the fact that most employees being hired already have family members working for the company. No new hiring will take place at the port until the report conclusions have been released. 

  • DP World commits to long-term financing

    01 Jul 2007

    DP World plans to issue both conventional bonds and Islamic bonds as a means of extending its debt maturity profile.  

News Americas

  • MIT completes $100m upgrades

    30 Jul 2008

    Manzanillo International Terminal- Panama (MIT) has recently inaugurated work costing $100m. This includes the construction of 400 metres of berth for container vessels, an access ramp and a quay capable of accommodating ro-ro ships of up to 300 metres in length.  

  • Talcahuano remedial need

    01 Jul 2007

    The Chilean port of Talcahuano requires infrastructure and dredging rehabilitation work or risks closure within two years. A single port operator is expected to be appointed, with all contracts placed by the first quarter of 2008. 

  • Shadow cast on Punta Colonet project

    01 Jul 2007

    Proposed expansions at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could threaten the planned development of a new mega-port at Punta Colonet in Mexico's Baja Californian region. 

  • SSA invests in Tacoma

    01 Jul 2007

    SSA Marine is to invest $300m in a new container terminal at East Blair Waterway in the port of Tacoma.  

  • Manzanillo Port reaches saturation point

    01 Jul 2007

    The port of Manzanillo in Mexico has reached virtual saturation point following a 20% hike in container traffic over the last few months.  

  • Pacific Northwest pact

    01 Jul 2007

    The US ports of Seattle and Tacoma and Canada’s Vancouver have jointly pledged to reduce particulate matter from ships at berth by 70% and from cargo handling equipment by 30% by 2010 in a Pacific Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy.  

  • HPH woos Mexican hauliers

    01 Jul 2007

    HPH, Mexico's largest container terminal operator, is negotiating a strategic alliance with road haulage companies to improve its door-to-door service for customers. 

  • Bolivian border port

    01 Jul 2007

    The Bolivian government is to build a port terminal at Puerto Quijarro on the border with Brazil at a cost of $25.6m. This will enable Bolivian soya to access coastal ports via the Paraguay-Paraná inland waterway network.  

  • Nova Scotia terminal

    01 Jul 2007

    Several North American investors have put forward a project to build a new container terminal in Canso Straits, Nova Scotia. They plan to invest $300m in a 485,000 sq metre area, which will be managed by SSA Marine. 

  • Buenaventura concession extended

    01 Jul 2007

    The Colombian government has extended the concession to operate the port of Buenaventura conditional on investment of $54m being made by March 2008. In addition, incumbent SPRBUN must present a territorial reorganisation plan within two months. 

  • Concession extension at San Vicente

    01 Jul 2007

    Chile’s San Vicente port operator SVTI has had its concession extended until 2029.  

  • Quayside lift for Callao

    01 Jul 2007

    The Peruvian National Port Authority has given permission for tenders to be issued in respect of the purchase of four new cranes for the port of Callao. Contracts for two quayside gantry cranes and two yard cranes worth $33.97m are expected to be signed in August. 

  • ANP approves dry port

    01 Jul 2007

    Uruguay's National Ports Authority is to offer a concession to operate a dry port to serve the capital to be operational in 2008.  

  • Cabello loses regional control

    01 Jul 2007

    The Venezuelan port of Cabello has been nationalised. Previously, the port was managed locally by the Instituto Puerto Autónomo de Puerto Cabello (IPAPC). The move is viewed negatively by municipal and regional governments, which may freeze planned investment in facilities. 

  • Maersk loss hits Ensenada

    01 Jul 2007

    The Mexican port of Ensenada registered a 4% drop in container traffic during the first four months of this year. This is the first time for at least 12 months that the port has registered a downturn, which is due to changes in Maersk's Asian services; these no longer call at Ensenada. 

  • GIP buys into Indian dream

    01 Jul 2007

    Private equity fund Global Infrastructure Partners has bought a 25% interest in Chennai Container Terminal (CCT), India’s second largest private container terminal in India overall by traffic volume. 

News Asia

  • Shanghai now number two

    01 Jul 2007

    Shanghai has overtaken Hong Kong to become the second largest container port in the world. 

  • Singapore property price pull

    01 Jul 2007

    Property prices in Singapore could make it difficult for authorities in that country to expand port facilities in the longer term, claim experts in Malaysia.  

  • Japan funds Angolan rehab

    01 Jul 2007

    Japan is to provide $65m to rehabilitate the Southern Angolan ports of Lobito and Namibe by 2010. According to Japanese consultants, Lobito needs $35m of upgrading work and Namibe $30m.  

  • Chinese capacity constraints

    01 Jul 2007

    Chinese experts predict that by 2010 national ports will be handling 8bn tonnes of cargo annually and 170m teu. Existing capacity is for 5.6bn tonnes and 93m teu. 

  • PTP positions itself for box dominance

    01 Jul 2007

    The government of Malaysia is to rationalise traffic at the ports of Tanjung Pelepas and Johor. The former will henceforth concentrate purely on container traffic, while Johor will specialise in non-containerised cargo. Both are owned by MMC Corporation. 

  • Malaysia’s Northport expands facilities

    01 Jul 2007

    Port Klang’s Northport has introduced a €110m ($148.1m) expansion programme, which aims to boost container handling capacity, in addition to that of other cargoes. Investment will take place over the next three years, funding development of a new 350 metre long container berth, which will bring to 3,600 metres the total berthing length in the port for containers. 

  • Portek orders net S$5.3m

    01 Jul 2007

    Equipment provider Portek has confirmed orders for container cranes, hardware installations and crane upgrades and repairs in Columbia (South America), Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia, in orders worth a total of S$5.3 million ($3.5m). 

  • Busan dredging need confirmed

    01 Jul 2007

    A feasibility study on dredging at Korea’s Busan port has verified the need for deepening at selected berths at Shinsundae Container Terminal, Gamman Container Terminal, Shingamman and Jasungdae. 

  • Cang Viet Port to be rebuilt

    01 Jul 2007

    Vinashin is to invest $93.8m to rebuild Cang Viet Port in Vietnam. This will allow it to handle 2m tonnes of cargo per year and receive vessels of up to 10,000 dwt. 

  • ICTSI secures Subic

    01 Jul 2007

    ICTSI has won a Subic Bay container terminal concession after the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority declared that it had received no challenge to its bid contract by the deadline in June. 

  • Philippine x-ray vision

    01 Jul 2007

    The customs authorities in the Philippines are to introduce 10 new x-ray scanners at eight ports. These have been approved by authorities in the US. 

  • Wrangles over proposed Dharma port

    01 Jul 2007

    Indian steel manufacturing giant Tata has stoutly defended its plans for a new steel and ore port at Dhamra, in the eastern Indian province of Orissa, in the face of environmental protests. 

News Australasia

  • Marlborough nets lucrative pipeline contract

    01 Jul 2007

    Port Marlborough’s Shakespeare Bay facility has been selected as the spoolbase for the NZ$1bn ($766m) offshore Taranaki Kupe gas pipelaying project.  

  • Patrick expands straddle carrier coverage

    01 Jul 2007

    Australia’s Patrick Corp has firmed up orders for 15 seventh generation Kalmar straddle carriers for its terminals in Melbourne and Sydney.  

  • ‘Economic backwater’ threat

    01 Jul 2007

    The Victorian Transport Association has told the state government that the dangers of avoiding channel deepening at the port of Melbourne and its approaches, far outweigh the risks of doing so.  

  • Ballast water rules under scrutiny

    01 Jul 2007

    Ballast water practices in bulk carriers may come in for special investigation after unseasonal storms led to the grounding of the panamax bulk carrier Pasha Bulker near the entrance to Newcastle on Australia’s east coast in June.  

  • NZ's South Port expands hardstanding

    01 Jul 2007

    A newly-completed 30,000 sq metre heavy-duty hardstand area is expected to provide improved container and project cargo handling efficiency at South Port.  

  • No end in sight to congestion blight

    01 Jul 2007

    Congestion problems continue to dog Australia’s coal ports. Recently Queensland Rail rejected blame for queues at Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, saying the fault lies more with other supply chain issues, such as ships arriving in quick succession. 

  • Force majeure depresses Lyttelton coal exports

    01 Jul 2007

    Aggressive protestors and extended environmental obligations have forced Solid Energy to invoke force majeure provisions and temporarily reduce export coal volume through Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC).Initially expecting to encounter about 1,000 protected snails in its Stockton Mine, the company has to date had to relocate about 5,600.  

  • PORTLAND FUTURE GOALS

    01 Jul 2007

    Portland has released a strategy to cope with anticipated freight growth in the “Green Triangle” – the area in the southeast of South Australia and western Victoria, served by the port. A Port Land Use Strategy report identifies the road, rail and other infrastructure needed over the next 5-10 years. 

  • OTAGO BREAKS GROUND

    01 Jul 2007

    Port Otago is currently rolling out what is understood to be one of the first multi-terminal container operating systems in the world.The Jade Master Terminal container management software solution will provide an holistic view across the port’s container terminal and inland container depot facilities. 

  • Brisbane ties with Bundaberg

    01 Jul 2007

    The port of Bundaberg is to merge with the Port of Brisbane Corporation, the Queensland Government has announced. Bundaberg will function as a wholly-owned subsidiary but will continue to trade under its own name. 

News Europe

  • Marín deepens draught to cater for box beasts

    30 Jul 2008

    The Spanish north-western port of Marín is to deepen its draught from 12 metres to 14 metres-15 metres in order to accommodate larger vessels. Currently, some large ships have to undertake very complicated manoeuvres at high tide in order to access the port.  

  • Contenemar move

    01 Jul 2007

    Spanish shipping line Contenemar will move its Canary Islands and Moroccan services from Vigo to a new 44,000 sq metre container terminal at the nearby port of Vilagarcía at the end of this year. The terminal, which will be located on Ferrazo Quay, will have 260 metres of quayside with alongside draught of 13 metres. The line expects to handle at least 20,000 teu at its new facility. 

  • Thamesport turnarounds

    01 Jul 2007

    Kent’s Thamesport has opened its new East Park Gate complex, or ‘Gate 2’, as part of a new development to simplify and improve service levels to hauliers. It claims that the new development has already reduced haulier turnaround times in the empty park to an average of eight minutes.   

  • Port-Net delegates discuss finance

    01 Jul 2007

    The complexities of securing, and working with, European Union funding were highlighted at a Port-Net workshop on port financing, hosted by the Port of Tallinn. Tallinn itself has gained EU funding for a number of key projects but Riina Palu, responsible for European affairs at the port, said: “The system of EU money is so complicated.” 

  • Boluda La Luz investment

    01 Jul 2007

    The Boluda group has ordered two super-post-panamax gantry cranes from Paceco at a cost of €10m ($13.5m). These will be deployed at its recently acquired La Luz container terminal on the Canary island of Las Palmas in February and March of 2008. Outreach will be over 19 rows of ship-stowed containers. 

  • TCB Buenaventura buy

    01 Jul 2007

    The Barcelona-based TCB group has acquired a 30% stake in the Colombian port company Complejo Portuario Industrial de Buenaventura, which has been awarded a 30-year concession to operate the new 700,000 teu capacity container terminal in the port of Buenaventura. TCB effectively becomes terminal operator in a project requiring investment of €163.5m ($220.1m).  

  • Changing of the guards at Kalmar

    01 Jul 2007

    Port equipment specialist Kalmar has appointed Pekka Vauramo to take its president’s chair on October 1 2007, after present incumbent Christer Granskog retires.  

  • Marseilles steams ahead with expansion drive

    01 Jul 2007

    The Port of Marseilles Authority (PMA) is to develop two more new container terminals at Fos with a combined capacity of 2m teu per year.  

  • Strengthening solutions for MSC Napoli recovery

    01 Jul 2007

    The UK’s Portland Port has had its quays strengthened in order to move the stranded cargo of the MSC Napoli to a secure area.  

  • Konecranes receives order from Malta Freeport Terminals

    01 Jul 2007

    Malta Freeport has contracted Konecranes for 10 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes,two reachstackers and one masted lift truck to be delivered between December 2007 and April 2008.  

  • Quay walls come under scrutiny

    01 Jul 2007

    The next phase in the revision of the UK’s British Standard 6349 for Maritime Structures will focus on the design of quay walls, jetties and dolphins. This follows on from the recent launch of a Code of Practice for the design of Ro-Ro ramps, linkspans and walkways. 

  • El Prat collapse costs PA a bundle

    01 Jul 2007

    Barcelona Port Authority has calculated that it has lost €37.8m ($50.9m) following the collapse of part of the quayside at the new El Prat quay. This will delay transfer of the planned container terminal to operator Tercat until 2010.  

  • MSC Las Palmas dream

    01 Jul 2007

    MSC has announced a wish to operate its own terminal in the port of Las Palmas, where it is currently a shareholder in OPCSA. The shipping line accounted for 50% of the 1.4m teu throughput registered by Las Palmas in 2006.  

  • APM considers Isla Verde take-up

    01 Jul 2007

    APM Terminals is currently reviewing plans to expand its activities in the port of Algeciras. This would involve the partial take-up of new land on the expanded Isla Verde Quay. However, this would be predicated on the company gaining a satisfactory collective bargaining agreement with port unions, which would involve the elimination of various extraordinary payments.  

  • Bilbao box terminals consolidation mooted

    01 Jul 2007

    Dragados-SPL is believed to be in the final stages of acquiring Bilbao-based box terminal TMB, despite the fact that the company is already the majority shareholder at the rival ATM terminal in the port. This would enable the company to control annual traffic of 500,000 teu. 

  • APM considers Isla Verde take-up

    01 Jul 2007

    APM Terminals is currently reviewing plans to expand its activities in the port of Algeciras.  

  • Up in the World

    01 Jul 2007

    DP World has promoted Patrick Walters to the position of senior vice president and managing director for its fast-growing Europe and North Africa region. Mr Walters has been with DP World and, previously P&O, for 12 years, in a variety of commercial and financial roles. 

  • Port Nou becomes itinerant

    01 Jul 2007

    Activities at Barcelona's multi-purpose Terminal Port Nou will be temporarily transferred to a 60,000 sq metres site on Adosado Quay during the summer, before finally relocated to a 130,000 sq metre area on Adosado Sur within a period of two years. It plans to invest €50m ($67.3m) up to 2029 and expects to triple current traffic levels. 

  • Tallinn ready to start work in Muuga

    01 Jul 2007

    Construction work that will double the size of the Port of Tallinn’s Muuga Harbour is due to start at the end of this year or early in 2008.  

  • DP World gains approval for London Gateway

    01 Jul 2007

    DP World says the first phase of its London Gateway container terminal should be operational in 2010, following approval of the development by the British government at the end of May. Construction of the first container berths is due to start later this year, although DP World must still wait for the formal Harbour Empowerment Order decision, a process likely to take a few months.“Our plan is to start construction towards the end of this year and the target remains to have phase one of the port operational by 2010,” said London Gateway chief executive Simon Moore. 

  • Football frenzy

    01 Jul 2007

    Organisers of the Port of Rotterdam Tournament taking place in Holland this summer claim the event brings together teams from “four of the biggest port cities in the world”. The UK’s Liverpool FC will be pitted against Rotterdam’s Feyenoord, China’s Shanghi Shenhua and Portugal’s FC Porto in an event that coincides with the Port of Rotterdam's 75th anniversary.  

  • Las Palmas beefs up

    01 Jul 2007

    Las Palmas Port Authority is to build two new outer dykes at a cost of €59m ($79.4m). One of these will protect an 800,000 sq metre area currently under construction, which will also have 2,000 metres of quayside. 

  • PSA buys into Great Yarmouth

    01 Jul 2007

    PSA has been named as an unexpected partner in Great Yarmouth’s development plans.  

News Products & Services

  • ‘Food miles’ exposed

    01 Jul 2007

    A new book by a Financial Times journalist lifts the lid on the journeys of everyday food products and in doing so hammers home the importance of the maritime industry. 

  • Capacity drives trailer development

    01 Jul 2007

    US manufacturer of terminal trailers, Capacity of Texas has increased the size of its standard 50 gallon step fuel tanks from 6in to 10in and now offers a seatbelt light option,where a top of the cab light indicates if the operator has their seatbelt engaged. 

  • Kalmar product range progression

    01 Jul 2007

    Kalmar has launched an anti-sway spreader design to make cycle times for rubber-tyred gantry cranes faster and more efficient.  

  • Sonardyne diver detection

    01 Jul 2007

    A new diver detection sonar to counter the threat of underwater attacks against ships, harbours, coastal industrial installations and offshore oil platforms has been unveiled by manufacturer Sonardyne International. The maker claims that the new Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar is considerably smaller than any other system currently available, providing a full 360 degrees of coverage and is capable of reliably detecting underwater targets up to 800 metres away. 

  • Navis tracking tool

    01 Jul 2007

    Software specialist Navis has launched a real-time web-based cargo tracker to “streamline the flow of goods” on the dock. Cargo Tracker delivers real-time global shipment and asset visibility across the supply chain, harnessing the power of radio frequency identification, GPS and other sensor-based technologies. 

  • Spinnaker launches ports recruitment service

    01 Jul 2007

    International maritime recruitment specialist Spinnaker Consulting has launched a recruitment service dedicated specifically to the ports industry.Spinnaker’s clients include oil majors, ship owners, commodities groups, city law firms and insurance companies.  

  • TT Club speaks out on quayside accidents

    01 Jul 2007

    Insurer TT Club has issued a strong recommendation that terminal operators fit quayside cranes with anti-collision devices to prevent incidents. Fitting electronic sensor devices to quay crane booms to prevent them accidentally colliding with ships during loading and unloading operations in port could put a stop to serious injuries to workers, costly repairs and operational downtime. 

  • All-electric first for Bromma

    01 Jul 2007

    Spreader specialist Bromma has unveiled an all-electric separating twin-lift spreader. A hydraulic powerpack means that the STS45E is lighter, quieter and cheaper to run, with the manufacturer claiming a saving of an estimated $40,000 in lifetime energy costs. 

Planning & Design Consulting Engineering Review

  • Gas-guzzlers help Vopak expansion

    01 Jul 2007

    Increased demand for petroleum drove Vopak Terminal Singapore Pte Ltd to revisit its jetty layout and capacity at its Petroleum Storage Terminal at Banyan Basin on Singapore’s Jurong Island.  

  • The spice of life

    01 Jul 2007

    Contrasting schemes from two major consultants prove that there’s more than one way to skin a port cat, as Alex Hughes discovers 

Port Profile Tangier Med

  • African dreams realised

    01 Jul 2007

    Continent’s new super-port takes shape, with a facility to rival the traditional Mediterranean mega-hubs. Henrik Byrn reports 

  • Another beast in the offing

    01 Jul 2007

    In late April this year, King Mohammed VI announced that yet another mega-port is planned in the Strait of Gibraltar. It will be situated between Tangier and Tangier Med and completion is expected by 2015.  

Regional Feature Australasia

  • Coastal shipping waits for chance to shine

    01 Jul 2007

    Coastal shipping advocates in New Zealand will soon discover if the Government intends putting their transport mode on an equal footing with road and rail in funding and policy decisions.  

  • First hurdle fall

    01 Jul 2007

    New Zealand’s two key ports have walked away from the merger negotiating table, but at what cost asks Dave MacIntyre 

  • Strength of Sydney

    01 Jul 2007

    The Australian port welcomes a broad range of cargoes through its doors, as Iain MacIntyre reports 

  • Log exports boom carves a path for NZ ports

    01 Jul 2007

    New Zealand’s forestry exporting ports are flourishing, with a construction boom in Asia and export log restrictions in Russia pushing the price of locally-produced logs up 20% over the past year,writes Iain MacIntyre.  

  • Deepening Woes

    01 Jul 2007

    Melbourne’s much-needed dredging programme is still a long way off becoming a reality.Dave MacIntyre reports 

  • Patrick takeover cuts Toll in two

    01 Jul 2007

    Toll Holdings,Australia’s largest logistics and ports concern, has split into two following the takeover of container terminal operator Patrick Corp. 

  • Inland port scheme attracts key supporters

    01 Jul 2007

    New Zealand railway network provider, Ontrack, is backing a NZ$6m-7m ($4.6m-$5.4m) plan to develop Ports of Auckland’s Wiri inland port into a raillinked facility potentially capable of handling 200,000 teu per year, writes Iain MacIntyre.  

  • Breaking the mould

    01 Jul 2007

    HPH’s muscling in on the Brisbane scene could have far-reaching implications for Australia’s operations sector, as Dave MacIntyre discovers 

Review International Terminal Operators

  • Godfathers of ports

    01 Jul 2007

    Felicity Landon asks whether the flurry of concessions and expansions being announced by the world’s major port dons is sustainable 

Motorship