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Area Survey Russia and Eastern Europe
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Ukrainian behemoth seeks shippers
20 Feb 2008
In the Ukraine the largest and deepest bulk terminal is TIS (TransInvestService Ltd), on the Black Sea 40km south of Odessa. Already equipped with dedicated terminals for ore, coal, grain and fertilisers, the port authority is hard at work creating a container terminal with a capacity of 1.5m teu, which it expects to have finished by the middle of 2009.
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Russia's perfect positioning
20 Feb 2008
Although it’s easy to think of Russia and Eastern Europe seeking to trade with ‘the west’, such a figurative notion overlooks the geographic fact that it’s also a Pacific country, and therefore equally-well placed to trade with the east.
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Rousing the bear
20 Feb 2008
Russia is waking up to the massive trade potential beyond its closest European neighbours. Stuart Pearcey reports
Bulk Handling Coal
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Innovative floating transfer takes off
11 Feb 2008
Continuing increases in shipped coal volumes have led Italian company Coeclerici to think outside the box and create a means of expanding ports seawards rather than landwards.
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Fuel the future
11 Feb 2008
A 180% increase in seabourne traded coal over two decades has spurred the world's dry bulk ports into action, as Stuart Pearcey finds out
Container Handling Drives and Mobile Cranes
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GPA cranes off Good Hope
30 Jan 2008
There can be no greater yardstick to measure the market acceptance of increasingly larger containership tonnage than the increase in container handling capacity, especially orders for new super post-panamax cranes.
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Driven by efficiency
30 Jan 2008
Ports can make significant fuel savings by selecting the right drive for their container handling operations, writes Patrik Wheater
Environment Managing Air Pollution
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Ports could benefit from CO2 indexing
11 Feb 2008
Carbon dioxide emissions are becoming a major issue and talks are already under way to establish a CO2 emission certificate trading system for shipping. First though, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has been tasked to develop a CO2 index for ships which would form the basis of any future CO2 emission certificate trading scheme.
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More than hot air
11 Feb 2008
Shipping remains the more environmentally-friendly transportation model and despite accounting for 70% of the global goods transportation sector emits just 2% of the 26,583m tonnes of the CO2 annually derived from burning fossil fuels.
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Reducing the footprint
11 Feb 2008
Despite being more environmentally-friendly than other transportation sectors, the shipping industry continues to lessen its environmental impact, as Patrik Wheater finds out
Finance & Investment Opportunities in 2008
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Tighter belts
06 Feb 2008
Global credit crunch and port finance provision tightens but the year still starts with some “new wave” deals, as Mike Mundy reports
In Focus US Funding and Security
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US container security: feasible or fantasy?
27 Feb 2008
Former US Senator Warren Rudman's recent concerns over port security should not be taken lightly given his history as co-chair of a bi-partisan committee assigned to investigate the threat of international terrorism after the September 11 attacks and his role in setting up the Department of Homeland Security.
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Tackling the logjam
27 Feb 2008
Politicians are coming at the US congestion crisis from a number of angles. But will there be a workable solution offered asks Barry Parker
Insight & Opinion
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Risk, uncertainty and the spectre of a recession
27 Feb 2008
The US ended 2007 with the spectre of a recession hanging over it while Asia and Europe were riding on a high, expecting 2008 to be another year of growth and prosperity. The financial crisis was working its effects on the markets and banks continued to face financial losses.
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The UK's coast-dwellers irrepressible urge to pilfer
20 Feb 2008
It is probably not politically correct to say that it was with some amusement that the announcement was noted that parties in the UK endeavouring to carry off beached timber from the stricken Ice Princess would have the full force of the law come down on them.
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Going, going, gone?
11 Feb 2008
Is the last major listed port group in the UK, Forth Ports, about to be acquired by Babcock & Brown, the same Australian-based infrastructure fund that recently acquired the PD Ports Group? Answer, yes in our view, that is if Forth Ports, the group in question, isn’t snatched at the last minute by another infrastructure fund.
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Whiplash, what next?
06 Feb 2008
With “Wall Street whiplash” another phrase is coined to sum up the recent snakes and ladders effect taking place on Wall Street and mirrored on other stock exchanges around the world, not least the FTSE.
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Stealing a glance at the box brethen
30 Jan 2008
The tumult in worldwide financial markets has been a headline-grabber in recent weeks, with shares of listed shipping companies joining in the ebbing tide of “systemic risk”.
Manpower & Training Simulators
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Ship and shore
06 Feb 2008
A significant increase in the number of accidents threatening assets and environment has led to an increasing demand for the training of ship and shore personnel in the same exercise, says VTS (vessel traffic system) and VTS simulator specialist Transas.
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Shelf life
06 Feb 2008
What is the shelf-life of a simulator? GlobalSim says the first crane simulator it sold is now over ten years old and was recently upgraded, with new computers, motion controller, projector and software installed. Many of the original components could be re-used, says Clyde Stauffer.
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Game plan
06 Feb 2008
As new computer hardware and software technologies evolve, crane and material handling equipment simulators will continue to get more realistic, says Clyde Stauffer, vice-president of US-based GlobalSim. “We take major advantage of a lot of the technologies developed for the computer games industry. Specifically, as image generation hardware increases in capacity and speed, the visual images that the operator observes become more lifelike and real.”
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Be prepared
06 Feb 2008
In training situations or in feasibility studies, simulators can provide answers to the “what if?” question. Felicity Landon reports on the latest trends
News Africa
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Mombasa reneges on dredging contract award
11 Feb 2008
Mombasa has turned its back on Belgium dredging company Jan de Nul and temporarily suspended its dredging programme after receiving 'a better offer' from rival Dredging International.
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Lightening strike slows RBCT
02 Feb 2008
It took Africa's Richard Bay Coal Terminal two weeks to return to normal operations following a lightning strike at the end of last year.
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JBIC loan to Mombasa
23 Jan 2008
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has loaned the port of Mombasa $228.5m to help build a second container terminal, which will be implemented in three phases. This will ultimately help relieve congestion at the port.
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CFM chairmans slams Maputo monopoly
14 Jan 2008
The chairman of CFM, Rui Fonseca, Mozambique's publicly-owned ports and rail company, has commented that it was a serious mistake leasing the port of Maputo to a single private consortium.
News Americas
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Guaymas road plan
25 Feb 2008
Mexico's Guaymas Port Authority in cooperation with its municipality is to invest $1.1m on building a new road that will divert heavy goods traffic from the port away from the city centre.
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Trinidad's iron grip
24 Feb 2008
Trinidad’s state-owned National Energy Corporation NEC has started construction of a $105m terminal to handle an estimated 4m tonnes of iron ore and 3m tonnes of hot bricketted iron (HBI) and other downstream products each year once it opens at the end of 2009.
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Peruvian dockworkers plea
21 Feb 2008
Dockworkers in Peru have asked the government to ramp up investment in the port industry by using profits generated by state port companies to finance modernisation. Callao alone requires investment of $247m, while other regional ports are seeking $64m.
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La Paloma gas release
16 Feb 2008
A project to build a brand new port terminal at La Paloma in Uruguay has been given the blessing of the National Ports Authority.
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New Argentinean box terminal
14 Feb 2008
The Argentinean port of Comodoro Rivadavia is to have a new container terminal costing $2.55m. The terminal will cover an area of 11,500 sq m in the south of the port and be built by Freile Construcciones.
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IDB bankrolling Santa Catarina Tecon
13 Feb 2008
The Interamerican Development Bank has approved a loan of $144m to Itapoá Terminais Portuários SA, which is building Brazil's first entirely private port of the northern coast of Santa Catarina state.
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Philadelphia contentious land swap to go ahead
12 Feb 2008
Philadelphia’s Maritime Stakeholders Group was dealt a bitter blow to its campaign to stop a land swap in the port to a non-maritime business when Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini denied their request to a preliminary injunction.
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Brazil to open up port services
12 Feb 2008
A proposal before the Brazilian parliament would make it possible for domestic ports to issue international tenders when undertaking major dredging programmes.
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Prince Rupert revitalised by bulk demand
11 Feb 2008
The rejuvenation of the port of Prince Rupert continued apace in 2007 with throughput climbing to 10.6m tonnes, up 237% since 2005 on the back of strong Pacific demand for Canadian coal, petcoke and agricultural products.
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Jaxport poised for Hanjin terminal green light
11 Feb 2008
Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) expects to get the green light for its third container terminal within the next six months, according to the port’s operations director Chris Kauffmann.
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EIB finance for Montevideo
11 Feb 2008
The European Investment Bank has made available a loan of $41.6m to Terminal Cuenca de la Plata and to Nelsury SA to enable expansion of the container terminal at the port of Montevideo to go ahead.
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Colombia coal barges death
10 Feb 2008
Colombia has passed legislation making it mandatory to undertake direct loading of coal vessels to improve environmental conditions. The plan will eliminate the use of barges to load deepsea vessels. Most affected will be the port of Santa Marta.
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Holy Ghost Brazilian blessing
10 Feb 2008
Over the next seven years, the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo is to invest $7.25bn in logistics areas and infrastructure. Ports will be the biggest beneficiary, receiving $3.19bn.
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Barranquilla draught deepened
07 Feb 2008
Work to deepen the draught at the entrance to the port of Baranquilla was completed at the end of December, four months behind schedule. However, changes to the original design meant that one of the major levees needed to stabilise navigation along the Magdalena River was not built.
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HPH raises curtain on Mexican facility
03 Feb 2008
HPH has officially opened its $244m facility at the Port of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico.
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Chiapas ups storage capacity
01 Feb 2008
The Mexican port of Chiapas has almost completed construction of a $2.83m container storage facility, which is due to open by the end of January 2008. There will be 750 slots for empty containers and 84 for reefer boxes in the 2,000 sq m facility.
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Punta Colonet tender on the cards
30 Jan 2008
Mexico's Transport and Communications Secretariat has confirmed it is preparing a tender for construction of a new deep seaport at Punta Colonet in Baja California.
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Mejillones boosts investment
23 Jan 2008
The Chilean port of Mejillones is to invest $53.5m in advance of forecast mineral and industrial development around the city of Antofagasta. It also aims to double its capacity, especially in the area of imported coal discharge operations.
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Birth of American ports goliath
23 Jan 2008
AIG Highstar Capital, owner of and investor in Ports America, MTC Holdings and Amports, has restructured its business to create a single management structure for the entire enterprise.
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Manzanillo ‘fastest growth’ claim
20 Jan 2008
The Mexican port of Manzanillo handled 1.5m containers in 2007 compared with 1.25m containers in 2006, equivalent to growth of 20%. These figures have led the port to claim its place among the three fastest growing ports in the world.
News Asia
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Ten JVs in Longkou
29 Feb 2008
The Chinese port of Longkou has increased throughput in the last five years from 6.2m tonnes to 25m tonnes. Ten private investment and corporative agreements have been reached with more than 10 shareholders in areas such as containers, liquid and dry bulk.
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Kaohsiung commitment
27 Feb 2008
Evergreen Marine Corp (Taiwan) has extended its lease on its Container Terminal No 4 facility (Piers 115 and 116) in the Port of Kaohsiung for a further 10 years to February 2018.
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Kalmar Eastern coop
26 Feb 2008
Port equipment specialist Kalmar has confirmed an order from PSA Singapore Terminals for in excess of 200 terminal tractors to be delivered this year.
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Indonesia maritime policy shift push
22 Feb 2008
The Indonesian Maritime Council has advised the government that its maritime sector could contribute $150bn to the country's annual income if it is correctly developed. However, it has advised that this can only be achieved if there is a change of focus from land to sea.
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DP World boosts Indian investment
20 Feb 2008
DP World anticipates investing a further $500m over the next few years in its assets in India. This will take total investment by the company in that country to $2bn.
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Vinalines $300m spend on Ba Ngoi
20 Feb 2008
State-owned Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) is to spend $300m on building a new port at Ba Ngoi in 2008. In total, it plans to develop two container ports and one multi-purpose port in the country capable of handling larger vessels.
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PIL and PSA pairing in Singapore
19 Feb 2008
Pacific International Lines (PIL) and PSA Singapore Terminals have teamed up to manage and operate a dedicated container terminal for PIL in Singapore.
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PSA boosts Singapore handling
16 Feb 2008
Leading port operator PSA Singapore Terminals handled in excess of 27m teu in 2007, marking a 13% year-on-year increase.
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HPH nets new Karachi contract
13 Feb 2008
Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has awarded Hutchison Port Holdings a 25-year concession to establish the new Pakistan Deepwater Container Port at east Kearnari Groyne.
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New finance models for Bengali port
12 Feb 2008
The Indian government has conceded that it may well have to look into alternative models to finance construction of the projected new deep-sea port on the west Bengal Coast.
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Congestion to force feeders out of Calcutta
10 Feb 2008
Feeder operators are said to be considering transferring calls from Calcutta Dock System (CDS) to Haldia dock as a means of reducing port dwell times, which are being adversely affected by congestion.
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Ports must invest to meet demand, says PTP
06 Feb 2008
Harun Johari, chief executive of Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), has spoken out on the need for ports to invest in handling to meet mushrooming container trade.
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Chinese cash for Hambantota
06 Feb 2008
The Chinese government has agreed to fund 85% of the $360m cost of building the new Hambantota Harbour in Sri Lanka. The loan will have to be repaid within 15 years at an interest rate of 0.9%, including a four-year grace period.
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Chittagong ups fines
02 Feb 2008
As a congestion-busting exercise, Chittagong Port authority has increased penalty rates fourfold for reefer containers remaining within the port for more than four days. The previous $9 a day charge has risen to $36.
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Busan to kickstart bond issue
30 Jan 2008
Busan Port Authority (BPA) is to issue bonds to the value of SKWon294bn ($311.9m) to help finance its New Port and North Port developments.
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Colombo South contract still on hold
30 Jan 2008
The government of Sri Lanka continues to drag its heels on development of a container terminal at Colombo South port.
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Transas nets Cochin VTS order
23 Jan 2008
Port equipment specialist Transas is to supply, install and commission a Vessel Traffic Management System (VTS) at Cochin Port.
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HPH commits to $150m Jakarta expansion
23 Jan 2008
Jakarta International Container Terminal is investing $150m in a bid to expand capacity to over 3m teu.
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Spaniards invest in India
23 Jan 2008
A consortium consisting of Gammon India, Gammon Infrastructure and Dragados-SPL of Spain has been awarded a 30-year concession to develop an offshore container terminal at the Port of Mumbai.
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Macquarie invests in Busan
18 Jan 2008
Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund (MKIF) is to invest $277m in Busan New Port Container Terminal - the concession company with the right to develop, operate and maintain the Busan New Port Phase 2-3 in Korea.
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China powers past 100m teu mark
18 Jan 2008
In 2007, Chinese ports breached the 100m teu mark at the end of November, with a special ceremony held at the port of Tianjin.
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Malaysia relaxes crane import restrictions
14 Jan 2008
Malaysia is to relax laws allowing local operators to import cranes from abroad.
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Vietnam seeks maritime investment
14 Jan 2008
Vietnam is seeking investment from both domestic and foreign sources to expand and develop the country's ports sector, expected to handle 200m tonnes of cargo in 2010 and 400m tonnes in 2020.
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CMA CGM in Xiamen investment
14 Jan 2008
CMA CGM, in partnership with Xiamen municipality and Hong Kong-based New World Services, is to undertake a joint-venture construction of a new container terminal at Haicang, in the port of Xiamen. This is due to enter service in 2009.
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Taiwan opens Qingdao terminal
06 Feb 2007
Taiwan-based shipping line, Evergreen, has inaugurated a new $300m container terminal at the Chinese port of Qingdao. It will provide logistics support to vessels linking China, South Korea and Japan.
News Australasia
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Auckland's Venus
20 Feb 2008
A computerised second-hand vehicle entry user system (VENUS) introduced by Ports of Auckland has alleviated the paper chain and enabled multiple parties to readily share their electronic data.
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Valencia software for Victoria
16 Feb 2008
Valencia Port Authority and EDS have been contracted to supply software to the ports in the Australian state of Victoria. This aim is to develop a Vessel Call and Hazardous Materials Services management system.
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Seatrade favours Tauranga
15 Feb 2008
Reefer operator Seatrade has made the strategic decision to switch base from Auckland to the Port of Tauranga following the winning of long-term contracts with both Zespri and ENZA.
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Green light for Gladstone terminal
13 Feb 2008
Environmental clearance has now been given for the construction of Wiggins Island Coal Terminal at the port of Gladstone, Australia.
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New Zealand port bosses square off
11 Feb 2008
Ports of Auckland chief executive Jens Madsen has incensed Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns with criticism the latter’s MetroPort Auckland inland port is an “illogical supply chain”.
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Record-breaking Tauranga
08 Feb 2008
Port of Tauranga set a second-successive container throughput record of 50,466 teu during November - a 6% increase on the previous record set only a month before.
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Babcock & Brown continues acquisition spree
04 Feb 2008
The Australian company Babcock & Brown Infrastructure has acquired a 43% stake in the Belgian Westerlund Group, which has offices in the ports of Antwerp, Rouen, Marseille, Tilbury and the Chinese city of Changshu.
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Legal challenge to quotas at Newcastle
01 Feb 2008
Small mining companies in Australia are expected to challenge Newcastle port's decision to allocate 2008 export capacity based on rail transport contracts. This follows the inability by all parties concerned to agree to a capacity system.
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Melbourne deepening gets go-ahead
30 Jan 2008
Melbourne's controversial channel deepening project has been approved by Australia's federal environment minister Peter Garrett.
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Dual duel for NZ union
30 Jan 2008
New Zealand’s Maritime Union has recently pursued strong industrial action in ongoing disputes with both the Ports of Auckland and the Port of Napier.
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NZ's Taranaki loses out to rail
23 Jan 2008
Short sea shipping plans for 1.3m tonnes of coal from a new mine in New Zealand every year for the next 18 have been rejected in favour of rail.
News Europe
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Euromax on autopilot
24 Feb 2008
Netherlands-based software provider TBA has successfully concluded the first phase of testing of Euromax terminal’s automated cargo handling equipment fleet. After the trial, TBA’s automated fleet management system TEAMS was able to remotely control the movement of the Euromax fleet of twenty-eight Automated Guided Vehicles.
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Tideworks take on BCT
21 Feb 2008
Poland’s Baltic Container Terminal has upgraded its terminal operating system to improve efficiency. The new Tideworks System replaces BCT’s old system, which was installed in the late 1990s.
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CMP on a roll
21 Feb 2008
Lars Karlsson, managing director of Copenhagen Malmö Port, believes “the sky’s the limit” at his port, but acknowledges that capacity constraints remain a hurdle.
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Tarragona ups box area
18 Feb 2008
The port of Tarragona is to increase its container handling area from 80,000 sq m to 320,000 sq m, on the back of an increase in throughput in 2007 from 34,200 teu to 50,000 teu.
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Liverpool boosts logistics capacity
15 Feb 2008
Port of Liverpool owner Peel Ports has submitted plans for the construction of more than 400,000 sq ft of warehousing to boost the port’s logistics capacity.
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Ukraine terminal beast
13 Feb 2008
Ukraine’s Privat Group has finalised plans for the country’s largest independent private container terminal, International Container Terminal Peresyp. Covering 62 ha and with 1,300 metres of quay wall, construction of the terminal – sited next to Odessa port territory – is slated for 2011 completion.
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New Santander bulk terminal
12 Feb 2008
Dragados-SPL has begun the final phase construction work at its new €50m ($74.3m) dry bulk terminal in the port of Santander. Start-up traffic this year is expected to be 1.5m tonnes, rising to 2m tonnes from 2009.
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Putting wind in Tilbury’s sails
12 Feb 2008
The UK’s Port of Tilbury is seeking to harness wind power in a bid to cut carbon emissions and power consumption. It has submitted a planning application to Thurrock Council for the development of its own wind farm, initially for four wind turbines.
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St Petersburg bows to dockers demands
11 Feb 2008
Russian billionaire Vladimir Lisin has agreed to pay port workers at St Petersburg Seaport salary increases of between 10% and 51% as from February 1.
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Russian dockers demand salary hikes
06 Feb 2008
A strike by dock workers in late 2007 effectively paralysed operations at the Russian port of Tuapse for three days, with dockers eventually ordered back to work following a court ruling.
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Marseilles incentives to woo lines
06 Feb 2008
Marseilles-Fos is offering reduced 2008 port dues to container lines that push increased volumes through the French port.
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Northern neighbours foster relationship
06 Feb 2008
Germany’s Eurogate and Russia’s National Container Company (NCC) have forged a North-European alliance to improve prospects for their respective container terminals in Ust-Luga and Wilhelmshaven.
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Russians invest in Finland
04 Feb 2008
Russian transport company Severstraltrans has bought a 50% stake in Finnish container terminal operator Multi-Link Terminals and Container Depot from Finland's Container Finance Group.
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Smaller box terminal at Savona
03 Feb 2008
The proposed Vago Ligure container terminal at the port of Savona being promoted by APM Terminals is to be “re-sized”. The blow to APM comes after the proposal was referred by local authorities to Italy's Environment Ministry.
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Green light for Ferrol phase II development
01 Feb 2008
Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority has approved the second phase construction of its outer harbour extension.
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Box trade set to swell by 8%
30 Jan 2008
UK analyst, Clarksons Research Services, expects world container traffic will grow by 8% this year in tandem with a 12% rise in handling capacity.
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Ferrovial/Cyes scoop Prat contract
30 Jan 2008
Barcelona Port authority has awarded infrastructure specialists Ferrrovial and Cyes the contract to rebuild the collapsed portion of the new Prat quay.
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VTE gets Votri Sixth
23 Jan 2008
Genova Port Authority has awarded the Sixth Module at Voltri to incumbent operator Voltri Terminal Europa (VTE), which forms part of the PSA group. VTE was awarded 92 points against the 72 points gained by the competing bid from Contship Italia.
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Novorossiysk on acquisition trail
23 Jan 2008
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port is trying to acquire port assets in both the Black Sea and in the Baltic.
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Rotterdam celebrates European first
18 Jan 2008
Rotterdam became the first European port to break through the 400m tonnes throughput barrier in 2007 after final figures for the year revealed a 6.4% increase over 2006, to 406m tonnes.
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MoS services to double Vigo throughput
17 Jan 2008
Motorways of the Sea services should double traffic at the port of Vigo within five years to 4m tonnes/year with an expected eight additional vessel calls a day. These will operate on the route linking Algeciras, Vigo, Saint Nazaire and Le Havre. Other services will link Gijon and Saint Nazaire, and Santander and la Rochelle.
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HPH confirmed as mystery Drogheda operator
17 Jan 2008
Drogheda Port Company (DPC) has finally confirmed Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) is the “world class operator” that will run its new €300m ($443.6m) deep-water port in Ireland.
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Valencia vehicles development
14 Jan 2008
Valencia Terminal Europa is to invest €15.7m in a new vehicles terminal at Dique del Este in the port of Valencia.
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Valencia advances Levante expansion
14 Jan 2008
Valencia Port has issued a tender in respect of a new outer protection dike, which will enable expansion of Levante quay to go ahead.
News Middle East
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Saudi seals new port construction deal
23 Jan 2008
The Saudi Ports Authority has signed a $586m contract with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the design and construction of a new port in Ras Al-Zour following an international bidding process.
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Qatar throws $6bn at port development
18 Jan 2008
The Gulf state of Qatar is to spend $6bn on developing a deep sea port to the north of Mesaieed covering an area of 20 sq km. Initial capacity will be 2m teu, rising to 6m teu by 2030, when the entire complex will be fully operational.
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Foreign groups linked to Iranian investment
14 Jan 2008
ICTSI and India's Hinduja Group have both been linked with a possible 45% equity acquisition involving Iran's Tidewater Middle East Marine Services Company, which is currently owned by the Ports and Shipping Organisation.
News Products
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Flexible dry bulk application
26 Feb 2008
A web-based application for dry bulk terminal management pledges to manage a dry bulk terminal “no matter what type or number of products, warehouses, activities or customers”.
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Securewest online training
15 Feb 2008
Training provider Securewest has launched an on-line training package for port facility security awareness courses.
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Smart Kalmar spots positioning gap
13 Feb 2008
Port equipment manufacturer Kalmar has added to its cache of automated products with a tool to aide positioning of containers.
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SARS steps out
11 Feb 2008
US-based SARS has expanded its international network of Automatic Identification System (AIS) sites with the addition of five sites in Chile and three in Mexico. The company’s network of AIS receivers delivers vessel traffic information for key ports and waterways, such as the identification, position, course, and speed of vessels.
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Extreme surveillance solutions
11 Feb 2008
Extreme CCTV has launched a suite of new products to improve port surveillance options.
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ZPMC throws weight behind power regeneration
11 Feb 2008
US-based VYCON has teamed up with crane manufacturer ZPMC to offer energy storage flywheel systems as a standard option to customers.
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Kongsberg eye on Rijeka
08 Feb 2008
Vessel tracking specialist Kongsberg is to supply ship monitoring and port management solutions to the Port of Rijeka. All components will be installed by the second quarter and training is also included as part of the contract.
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Siemens powers down with ‘cold ironing’
08 Feb 2008
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution has thrown its offering for combating air pollution in port in the ring with a ship-to-shore cold ironing product that allows ships in port to be connected to the medium voltage network of the local power supply company.
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Extra lift for Hyster
07 Feb 2008
Handling equipment manufacturer Hyster has increased the capacity of its 7-high single empty container handling models by 1.5 tonnes. The H16.00-22.00XM-12EC, can now lift a total of 8.5 tonnes.
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APM test bed for quad technology
30 Jan 2008
APM Terminals is about to break new ground with Bromma's delivery of its first production model of its quad-lift spreader.
Planning & Design Switching Terminal Management Systems
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Small scale solutions
20 Feb 2008
Many small- and medium-sized ports are still using “home-made” terminal management systems and often there is resistance to adopting new technology, claims John Holm Jensen, consultant for Denmark’s WM-data.
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That familiar feeling
20 Feb 2008
Terminal operating systems all look and feel fairly similar, says Dave Quennell at Jade.
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Seeing the process through
20 Feb 2008
The introduction of berth scheduling software at Associated Petroleum Terminals (APT) in Immingham a few years ago was not without its difficulties. Bob Law, APT’s oil movements controller, saw the process through. “Many of my colleagues were understandably sceptical,” he says. “We had managed berthing operations seemingly quite well until then and they were worried that this would prove to be just another toy to play with.”
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Change brings higher return on investment
20 Feb 2008
Changing a terminal management system can be a very daunting task for management and staff to consider, says Michael Schwank, president of Tideworks Technology.
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Making the leap
20 Feb 2008
Too risky to stay with the old, or too risky to move to the new? Felicity Landon investigates the challenges of switching from one terminal management system to another
Port Profile Tema and Takoradi
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Ghana feels its way
30 Jan 2008
Privatisation of the Ghanaian ports of Tema and Takoradi has been ongoing since 2000 as part of a World Bank-supported modernisation programme. But while Oscar Cudjoe, public affairs manager for Ghana Ports & Habours Authority (GPHA), accepts that the introduction of new companies has been a success, he says that there is still more work to be done by the private operators.
Regional Feature West & South Africa
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What price Maersk?
27 Feb 2008
APM Terminals' virtual monopoly of west African concessions - Apapa and Onne (Nigeria), Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Luanda (Angola) and Tema (Ghana) - has only been recently broken following the decision by Senegal to award DP World the container concession for Dakar.
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Transnet invests for the future
27 Feb 2008
South Africa's port controller Transnet has been pumping investment into a wide range of projects. Port Elizabeth, which can nowadays handle up to 500,000 teu annually, will soon be able to count on additional capacity at the neighbouring port of Ngqura, which serves the surrounding Coega industrial complex.
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Head-to-head
27 Feb 2008
Maputo and Durban limber up for battle over lucrative southern African trade. Alex Hughes reports
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Reality bites
27 Feb 2008
Ports across western and southern Africa are finally facing up to the reality of modernisation in order to function as effective cogs in what can be enormously long logistics chains, writes Alex Hughes
