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Bulk Handling Grabs

Container Handling Reachstackers and Straddle Carriers

Container Handling Ship-to-Shore Cranes

  • Take a load off

    04 Oct 2007

    The time wasted in positioning containers can be a huge drain on crane resources. David Foxwell seeks advice on how to improve ship-to-shore crane operations
     

Environment Saving Water and Managing Waste

In Focus Port Modelling

  • Supply chain synchronisation

    04 Oct 2007

    Ports need to integrate with the supply chain if they are to understand the changing focus of shipper selection, according exclusive paper from Adrian Sammons and Mateus Magala
     

Insight & Opinion

  • Caught between a very public and a somewhat private place

    09 Oct 2007

    During a recent visit to Egypt my attention was caught by the enthusiastic expansion plans for the Egyptian port sector, particularly on the Mediterranean coast. 

  • When three laws go to war

    09 Oct 2007

    It’s a fact: the ports business in the US is complicated and messy, with local and state environmental initiatives butting up against a Federal Law implemented on regulations agreed internationally through the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).  

  • Little fish

    04 Oct 2007

    Congestion is raising its head again in Europe, partly as a result of the sheer volume of traffic, partly due to local factors and also due to the reality that the expansion plans of various ports have been slowed by meeting new environmental requirements.   

  • The end of an era for cavalier port purchases

    04 Oct 2007

    The last two or three years have seen burgeoning interest in investing in new port infrastructure and as part of this a new generation of investors have emerged, including parties such as private equity concerns and infrastructure funds. 

  • Less is more

    18 Sep 2007

    Europe still has its fair share of less than hospitable airports and as this writer navigated one of them recently he opened the door to a rather “intimate” departure lounge only to push the door into the rather large backside of an east European gentlemen bending down looking for his passport in his briefcase on the floor in front of him. The congested conditions were such that he, in turn, nearly shot off head first into the scanning machine in front of him. And this would perhaps have been symbolic of our world’s approach to scanning today.  

Legal & Insurance Port Legal Eagles

  • Pinsent Masons takes Cyprus on

    09 Oct 2007

    With a ports team that covers the Middle East, India, Asia Pacific and Europe, legal eagle Pinsent Masons is keeping itself busy.  

  • Financial nous

    09 Oct 2007

    Law specialist Norton Rose has seen demand for container port financing services explode, as Felicity Landon discovers
     

  • Energetic demands

    09 Oct 2007

    With ports increasingly waking up to the potential of renewables, lawyers have been kept busy this year. Felicity Landon reports  

News Africa

  • Walvis Bay hub dream

    14 Oct 2007

    The Namibian port of Walvis Bay believes it can capture 5% of neighbouring South Africa's maritime export traffic in the next few years, because its ports offer faster transit times and suffer from less congestion.

     

  • Privatisation positive for Nigerian port

    14 Oct 2007

    The privatisation of Nigeria's container terminals, which took place 12 months ago, has reduced the turnaround time for vessels. 

  • Mombasa cargo boost

    04 Oct 2007

    Cargo volumes handled by the port of Mombasa have increased following the decision to extend the opening hours for gate services.

     

  • NPA blows budget

    26 Sep 2007

    The Western Ports division of the Nigerian Port Authority reports that it had overspent its entire budget for 2007 by the beginning of August.
     

  • APM comes under attack in Nigeria

    26 Sep 2007

    APM Terminals in Apapa Port in Nigeria has been accused of reducing the number of containers forwarded to bonded terminal operators in the area. This has resulted in many of them going out of business or being forced to lay off workers.  

News Asia

  • Dhamra seeks foreign loan

    07 Oct 2007

    Dhamra Port Company, is looking into the possibility of securing of foreign loan to fund dredging at the port project it is developing in Orissa. 

  • Pakistan's port operations criticised

    07 Oct 2007

    A report compiled by the Pakistan’s Competitiveness Support Fund has warned that high costs at its ports could actually be damaging world trade. 

  • Port Klang to expand

    07 Oct 2007

    Consulting firms have been asked to submit proposals to Port Klang Authority on a feasibility study of the development of a piece of land adjacent to Northport.  

  • New Indonesian port attracts global interest

    07 Oct 2007

    PSA, HPH, APM Terminals, SSA and CMA CGM have all registered to bid for the project to build Bojonegara Port in Indonesia. 

  • Chittagong in the ascendancy

    06 Oct 2007

    Recent figures posted by Chittagong Port clearly show that productivity is improving following privatisation of Chittagong Container Terminal. 

  • Deep dream for Vietnam

    06 Oct 2007

    Vietnam National Shipping Lines is to build a deep-water port in the Van Phong industrial development zone requiring $184m of investment.
     

  • Seven Bengal consultants

    05 Oct 2007

    Seven domestic and international firms have provided expressions of interest to India's Shipping Ministry with regard to a contract to act as a consultant for the development of a new deep seaport in the state of Bengal.  

  • Indian partner complements Gulftainer’s expansion plans

    05 Oct 2007

    United Arab Emirates-based terminal operator Gulftainer has inked an agreement with one of the fastest growing corporate entities in India to broaden its reach in the ports and transport arena. 

  • Malaysia eases equipment sourcing restrictions

    05 Oct 2007

    The Malaysian Ministry of Finance has suspended the law requiring port authorities to source gantry cranes from one nominated manufacturer, on the back of complaints from ports who have experienced serious delivery delays.  

  • Sixth Kaoshiung terminal

    05 Oct 2007

    Yang Ming is to invest more than $360m in what will be the sixth container terminal at the port of Kaohsiung.  

  • PSA investment supports local economy

    04 Oct 2007

    PSA’s S$5bn ($3.3bn) decade-long investment in Singapore’s Pasir Panjang Terminal will take the operator’s total handling capacity to 35m teu when completed in 2009 and supports some 6,000 jobs locally, according to Kuah Boon Wee, PSA chief executive Southeast Asia and Singapore Terminals.  

  • Cosco’s Philippines hub

    04 Oct 2007

    Cosco is looking into the possibility of establishing a major new transhipment hub in the Philippines, which would require investment of up to $3bn.  

  • Adani Group to list

    26 Sep 2007

    The Adani Group is expected to undertake an initial public offering worth $371m in October in respect of its Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd Co.   

  • Privatising Penang Port

    26 Sep 2007

    Konsortium Logistik Bhd, a consortium of senior executives, and a listed state company have all bid to take over Malaysia's Penang Port Sdn Bhd.  

  • “Serious” container capacity shortfall caution

    25 Sep 2007

    Drewry Shipping Consultants has warned of an imminent “serious” global container terminal capacity shortage in its Annual Review of Global Container Terminal Operators 2007. 

  • Eight berths shut down at Karachi

    18 Sep 2007

    Eight berths at Karachi Port have been forced to close after they were identified as being unsafe. 

News Australasia

  • Efficiency gains may delay LPC upgrade

    09 Oct 2007

    Improved productivity at existing Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) container berths may see a planned NZ$26m ($19.3m) upgrade of Cashin Quay Number Two delayed by two years. 

  • LPC software signing

    09 Oct 2007

    Lyttelton Port of Christchurch has signed a contract with Lawson Software to install its M3 Enterprise Asset Management, Finance and e-Procurement applications, which are expected to minimise downtime and optimise maintenance resources.  

  • Aborted merger expense

    09 Oct 2007

    The aborted merger between the New Zealand ports of Tauranga and Auckland cost Tauranga alone NZ$1.2m ($890,484) in third-party research costs.  

  • Asciano, Toll and DP World threatened by ACCC legal action

    09 Oct 2007

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted legal proceedings against former Patrick companies (now owned by either Asciano or Toll), former P&O companies (now owned by DP World) and executives for alleged contraventions of the Trade Practices Act 1974. 

  • Sydney container expansion

    08 Oct 2007

    Sydney Ports Corporation is now deliberating over who will design and construct the 60-hectare expansion of Port Botany after prospective contractors made final submissions.
     

  • Babcock & Brown on the offensive

    08 Oct 2007

    Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI) has rejected criticism from Queensland premier Peter Beattie describing Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) as the “worst port” in the state. 

  • Desperate measures to relive Botany build-up

    08 Oct 2007

    An unprecedented build-up of import containers has caused Patrick's Port Botany terminal in Sydney to “throw everything” it can at relieving congestion. 

  • Future-proofing focus for Auckland

    08 Oct 2007

    Ports of Auckland outlined its ‘future-proofing’ commitments at its annual customer conference in preparation for increased cargo throughput and larger ships call. 

  • Tauranga acquires strategic land

    08 Oct 2007

    A 7.7-hectare former Norske Skog Tasman site has been acquired by the Port of Tauranga to supplement future bulk shipping opportunities. 

  • Eastland supply chain focus

    07 Oct 2007

    Maximising supply chain opportunities between its six business units is expected to see the Eastland Group achieve a comparable 16% increase in net after-tax profit to NZ$5m ($3.7m) in the current financial year.  

  • New Zealand financials

    07 Oct 2007

    Recent financial results reported by New Zealand ports included the year-end from South Port, which reported a comparable 8.6% dip in after-tax profit to NZ$2.23m ($1.7m) and 1% drop in revenue to NZ$14.6m. ($10.8m). 

  • Otago think-tank approach attracts praise

    07 Oct 2007

    Port Otago’s appointment of a science, engineering and logistics team to investigate its plan to become the only South Island deep-water container port has impressed the Customs Brokers’ and Freight Forwarders’ Federation. 

  • AAPMA slams ports ‘blame culture’

    04 Oct 2007

    Blame-shifting over investment in ports infrastructure has come under fire by ports lobby group the Association of Australian Ports and Marine Authorities (AAPMA), which says that bickering has stopped progress. 

  • Industrial action brings NZ's Ports of Auckland to a standstill

    04 Oct 2007

    A breakdown in collective employment agreement negotiations has seen about 250 Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) members undertake a two-day strike at Ports of Auckland this week, with more strikes in the offing, writes Iain MacIntyre.  

  • Nelson Port predicts dip

    07 Sep 2007

    A slightly reduced dividend is being predicted by Port Nelson over the next few years, primarily as a result of the loss earlier this year of the Maersk Line Asian service call. 

News Europe

  • TCB gets new investors

    11 Oct 2007

    Two risk capital companies – Portugal’s Finpro and Queensland from Australia - have reportedly bought the 35% stake that Deutsche Bank holds in Barcelona Container Terminal (TCB). 

  • ICTSI's eyes for Georgia

    11 Oct 2007

    International Container Terminal Services Inc (ITCSI) has committed to Georgia’s Port of Batumi with the award of a 48-year concession to develop and operate a container terminal and a ferry and dry bulk handling facility. 

  • Kalmar trailblazes hybrid technology

    10 Oct 2007

    Leading port equipment manufacturer Kalmar is ploughing ahead with research and development on hybrid technology in a bid to be ahead of the environmental protection game. 

  • Gijón attracts private cash

    10 Oct 2007

    The Spanish port of Gijón will attract €615m ($866.9m) in private sector investment in 2007-2010. 

  • Cardiff upbeat on future prospects

    10 Oct 2007

    Associated British Ports married the old with the new at the centenary celebrations of the Port of Cardiff Queen Alexandra Docks. 

  • Valencia's EIA green light

    10 Oct 2007

    Spain's Environment Ministry has approved the environmental impact assessment governing the port of Valencia's expansion project. 

  • New Tarragona terminal

    10 Oct 2007

    Tarragona is to offer a concession for a multipurpose terminal, consisting of a 670 metre quay and 250,000 square metres of backup land by the end of this year. 

  • Vigo overcomes congestion problems

    10 Oct 2007

    Jesús Paz, president of Vigo Port Authority, claims that container terminal Termavi has managed to overcome the massive congestion that was threatening to swamp operations. 

  • Ferrol outer quays work

    10 Oct 2007

    The port of Ferrol has issued a tender covering the remodelling of its outer quays, which involves paving the operating area and building internal roads at a total cost of €1.5m ($2.1m). 

  • Bremore plan gains momentum

    08 Oct 2007

    Ireland’s proposed deepwater port at Bremore is inching closer to reality with government approval of the plan. 

  • New cranes support Ukraine berthing first

    07 Oct 2007

    Ukraine terminal operator Ukrtranscontainer has taken delivery of new Noell Fantuzzi ship-to-shore cranes for its container terminal in Illichivsk. 

  • Rising star of ‘portcentric’ logistics

    04 Oct 2007

    “Portcentric” logistics is all the rage on the south coast of the UK, as the Port of Southampton commits to providing more space for companies that offer portcentric solutions. 

  • Antwerp plugs into SAM

    04 Oct 2007

    SAM Electronics is to supply an On-shore Power Supply facility for Antwerp’s Independent Maritime Terminal, allowing up to three containerships to connect to it for approximately three days within any one week while berthing.  

  • El Prat budget released

    26 Sep 2007

    Barcelona Port Authority has approved a budget of €76m ($107.1m) for the repair of El Prat quay, which partially collapsed on January 1. 

  • HPH stand-down a boon to Northern Gateway project

    25 Sep 2007

    Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has been swayed away from its tough stance blocking the development of the UK’s Northern Gateway project by developer PD Ports. 

  • PSA will target feeder traffic at “East Port"

    18 Sep 2007

    Singapore operator PSA says it will be in a strong position to attract feeder traffic at its new Great Yarmouth container terminal when it opens in 2009. 

  • Bids called for third Algeciras box terminal

    17 Sep 2007

    Interested parties have until December 21 to enter bids for a concession to build and operate a third container terminal at the Spanish port of Algeciras. 

  • Barcelona Port blazes investment trail

    17 Sep 2007

    Barcelona has become the first Spanish port to enter into a joint-venture with a risk capital company, Catalana d’Iniciatives, as a means of funding the construction of a new quay.  

  • Malmö brings new berth online

    17 Sep 2007

    Copenhagen’s Malmö Port (CMP) has inaugurated a new pier to meet rising export demands at the Danish port. 

News Middle East

  • Jebel Ali trade hike

    16 Oct 2007

    DP World believes it will be able to increase throughput at Jebel Ali to 40m teu within four years as a result of expanding regional trade.  

  • Big spend in Israeli ports

    16 Oct 2007

    Israel Ports Development & Assets Co Ltd has published a tender worth $40m for the design of new port infrastructure.  

  • Historic first for Israel privatisation

    17 Sep 2007

    The privately-owned Israel Shipyards (Maspenot) has been given permission to operate its own port at Kishon docks in Haifa Bay for the next 50 years.  

News Products & Services

  • Industry team takes on ironing challenge

    06 Oct 2007

    An industry team comprising cable specialists Nexans, shore-based power and mooring specialist Cavotec and electronics company SAM Electronics is to offer shore-based power solutions or ‘cold ironing’ to the ports and shipping sectors.  

  • Kalmar’s ‘green’ crane popular

    05 Oct 2007

    Vietnam’s Saigon Newport Company (SNP) has confirmed an order for a further ten E-One rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes, destined for Phase I of Tan Cang-Cai Mep International Container Terminal. 

  • CommerceGuard secures Oakland

    04 Oct 2007

    CommerceGuard has installed its container security device (CSD) in terminals at the US Port of Oakland in advance of the SAFE Port Act 2006. 

  • CTB record reachstacker

    04 Oct 2007

    SMV has confirmed an order for its Trimodal reachstaker, which lays claim to being the largest in the world. 

  • Liebherr’s new mobile harbour crane range

    04 Oct 2007

    Liebherr has upgraded its smaller mobile harbour cranes, concentrating on features that will save the customer money and improve the environment footprint of the machines. 

  • Marine system manual

    03 Oct 2007

    IMarEST has published a book on the ‘Design for Safety of Marine and Offshore Systems’ which focuses on typical formal safety analysis methods and their application in the context of marine and offshore engineering systems.  

  • Solideal ups prices

    03 Oct 2007

    Rises in raw material, energy and freight costs have forced tyre manufacturer Solideal to raise aftermarket prices in Europe by 4, with effect from November 1, 2007. 

  • Kalmar adds software specialist

    25 Sep 2007

    Port equipment specialist Kalmar has purchased Netherlands-based Advanced Cargo Transhipment BV (ACT) to further the development of its automated technology. 

  • SECCONDD standards now available

    25 Sep 2007

    The European Union-funded SECCONDD (SECure CONtainer Data Device) project, set up to look at the next generation of container seals and tagging technology, has released its final report. 

Planning & Design Life Cycle Costs

  • Making the calculations

    04 Oct 2007

    Ports and terminals which choose the outsourcing route for their equipment maintenance can remove the uncertainty of maintenance and life cycle costs, says Kalmar’s Rob van Hove. And increasing numbers appear to be moving down that path.  

  • Cost effects

    13 Sep 2007

    Is it really possible to come up with meaningful life cycle costs for port equipment? Opinions vary, as Felicity Landon reports 

Port Profile Valencia

  • Valencia shines

    18 Oct 2007

    But a dwindling labour force pool is already having an impact on productivity, warns Alex Hughes 

Port Services Fendering & Mooring

Regional Feature Spain & Portugal

News Americas

  • TPS tender demands

    30 Jul 2008

    Valparaíso port operator TPS has asked for restrictions to be lifted on it participating in new tenders for other port projects in the immediate area.   

  • Colombia dust drive

    30 Jul 2008

    New legislation in Colombia will oblige port coal terminals to load consignments in an environmentally-friendly way as from July 2010. 

  • Panama Canal expansion contracts awarded

    30 Jul 2008

    The $5.25bn extension of the Panama Canal will be undertaken through the placing of eight contracts.
     

  • Spanish Altamira interest

    30 Jul 2008

    Spain’s Bergé group has announced its intention to build and operate a new vehicles terminal in the Mexican port of Altamira. This will handle both imports and exports.

     

  • El Salvador's privatisation takes shape

    30 Jul 2008

    El Salvador's National Port Authority is looking into three possible methods of awarding concessions at the ports of La Unión and Acajutla. 

  • Goldman Sachs buys into SSA Marine

    30 Jul 2008

    Goldman Sachs has acquired a 49% stake in SSA Marine, although it is not known how much was paid for the shares.  

  • Arica concession extension

    30 Jul 2008

    Modifications have been made to the concession awarded by Arica port authority to TPA to reflect investment of $25m it must make in new anti-seismic technology.   

  • Deutsche Bank NY asset buy

    30 Jul 2008

    Deutsche Bank group company RREEF has been granted permission to acquire Maher Terminals by the Port Authority of New York-New Jersey.  

  • San Antonio seeks to expand

    30 Jul 2008

    Attempts by the Chilean port of San Antonio to expand into an adjacent 88.6 hectare area are being opposed by many in the city, as it would mean the destruction of the park that currently occupies the site.  

  • TPS safety campaign

    30 Jul 2008

    Terminal Pacifico Sur Valparaíso has launched a safety campaign aimed at the drivers of road haulage vehicles.   

  • Uruguay upgrading river port traffic

    30 Jul 2008

    Uruguay plans to spend $160m over the next five years on reactivating trade at the ports of Salto and Paysandú, as well as upgrading facilities at Montevideo, Fray Bentos and Colonia. 

  • No to Barú coal port

    25 Oct 2007

    The Colombian government has refused permission to build a new coal port at Barú, a decision partly influenced by lobbying from the tourist sector, which believes that additional coal loading facilities will detract from the local environment.  

  • Canada's Fairview eyes lucrative Asia trade

    18 Oct 2007

    With one of North America’s deepest harbours, Canada’s Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal has opened for business, hoping to create a new high-speed, congestion-free trade Asia-North America corridor. 

  • Philadelphia lawsuit on disputed port land sale

    04 Oct 2007

    In an unusual twist in the business of port land sales, Philadelphia's maritime interests have filed a lawsuit against the port authority's proposed plan to use waterfront property for non-maritime business. 

  • Tri-net lease model sets the bar for new terminal investment

    04 Oct 2007

    The "triple net" lease model pioneered by the Port of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) in its latest terminal transactions puts the onus of investment squarely at the door of investors, writes Barry Parker.  

  • Unions oppose Talcahuano privatisation

    30 Sep 2007

    There has been strong opposition in Chile to the granting of a concession to operate the port of Talcahuano, with dock workers fearing they will lose their jobs.  

  • Peruvian ports 1m marker

    26 Sep 2007

    The Peruvian ports network will have handled 1m teu by the end of this year, which will be a new annual record. Traffic is expected to double by 2017.  

  • BA on the verge of saturation

    26 Sep 2007

    A recent report has revealed that the port of Buenos Aires is already operating at the edge of saturation. 

  • NY/NJ ties green bond with Rotterdam

    25 Sep 2007

    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has committed to an “information and experiences” sharing agreement with the Port of Rotterdam to strengthen and expand environmental initiatives in both ports. 

  • APM drops Colonet

    17 Sep 2007

    APM Terminals has abandoned plans to build a container terminal at the proposed Punta Colonet Port in Mexico blaming the extremely high investment demands of the project. 

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