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ABB ASIAN BONANZA
01 Jun 2007
Zurich-based engineering company ABB has netted more than $65m in orders for crane systems at Asian ports.The contracts cover the supply of automation and electrical systems for 74 ZPMC cranes, for delivery in 2008 and 2009.
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JADE’S EASTERN PROMISE
01 Jun 2007
New Zealand’s Jade Software Corporation has signed an Memorandum of Understanding with CMC Limited of India to “accelerate the rate of use and deployment of Jade technology and applications”.
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Haldia Dock at saturation point
01 Jun 2007
Calcutta’s Haldia Dock Authority has conceded it has reached saturation point, with an increase last year of just 0.28% to 42.45m tonnes. Today, ships can wait up to 18-19 days before berthing.
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Dublin Port Company active in Indonesia
01 Jun 2007
Sabang Free Trade Zone Management Board in Indonesia’s Aceh province has put together a joint venture with Dublin Port Company of Ireland to undertake a $445m investment in the Port of Sabang.
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Auto-pilot for Kalmar facility
01 Jun 2007
Its first project will be to test the automation and control systems developed for HHLA’s conversion of Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) from straddle carriers to automatic stacking cranes (ASC), pictured here.
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Swiss-challenge in Subic Bay
01 Jun 2007
A Swiss-challenge bidding system has been adopted in the Philippines for the award of a 30-year contract to manage Container Terminal 1 at Subic Bay Freeport.
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DP WORLD WOOS RUSSIANS
01 Jun 2007
The Russian government has revealed that it is in talks with DP World in respect of new developments in its future port special economic zones.The company already has interests in Vostochny Port in the Russian Far East, where PSA International has also indicated an interest in operating.
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VIETNAM HANDLING FEE
01 Jun 2007
Exporters in Vietnam may well have to pay $200m annually if shipping lines go ahead with a planned terminal handling fee, which will add $65 per teu. The government claims that this will negatively impact on producers of low value added items.However, it will bring Vietnam in line with other ports in the Far East.
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INDIA CONSORTIUM CHOSEN
01 Jun 2007
A Maytas Infra-led consortium has been chosen to develop the proposed new Machilipatam port at Gilakaladinne, in India. Initially, the port was to be sited at Gogileru.
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TRAFFIC IN INDIA UP 10%
01 Jun 2007
India’s 12 leading ports handled a total of 463.8m tonnes in 2006- 07, equivalent to an increase of 9.51% over the 423.6m tonnes reported for the previous year. Nevertheless, the target forecast had been for 465.7m tonnes, resulting in a 0.4% shortfall.The three leading ports were: Visakhapatnam (56.3m tonnes), Calcutta/Haldia (55.05m tonnes) and Chennai (53.4m tonnes).
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QASIM BULK STORAGE
01 Jun 2007
A joint-venture encompassing FELDA of Malaysia and Pakistan’s Westbury Group have inaugurated 100,000 tonnes of additional storage capacity at Mapak Qasim Bulkers in Port Qasim.This will be used for edible oils, molasses and other liquid cargoes.
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Death of domestic for Colombo
01 Jun 2007
The association of Sri Lanka’s Clearing and Forwarding Agents is lobbying the government with a view to moving all domestic containers away from Colombo port as a means of easing congestion.
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Tianjin’s deep water goals
01 Jun 2007
The Chinese port of Tianjin is spending $89.25m on creating the world’s largest manmade deep water port.
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Saigon favours electric avenue
01 Jun 2007
Vietnam’s Saigon Newport Company (SNP) has plumped for ten Kalmar Industries E-One type rubber-tyred gantry (RTGs) cranes, underlining the increasing demand for environmentally sensitive handling machines.
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Chennai commits investment
30 Jul 2008
Chennai Port Trust will invest €267m ($361.2m) over the next two to three years as throughput in the last financial year rose 13%. Half of this investment will be spent on a new dedicated elevated expressway linking the port with National Highway 4.
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