News

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Shipping line APL and Omans Port of Salalah have joined forces to operate a new two-berth container terminal.

3rd March 2009

APL and Salalah team up

3rd March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

APM Terminals has withdrawn from the contract which allowed it to manage Kingston Container Terminal. The company took over the reins in 2001, but has decided not to renew the contract to…

2nd March 2009

APM abandons Kingston

2nd March 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Antwerp Port Authority aims to play a pioneering role when it comes to policy on sustainable energy and the environment. One of its many initiatives in this area is participation in “Thick…

2nd March 2009

Antwerp’s “Thick Sweater Day”

2nd March 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Grimaldi Lines has alleged that cargo scanning services are non-existent at the port of Tin Can Island, where they are supposed to be carried out by Port and Terminal Multiservices Ltd.

28th February 2009

Grimaldi slams Tin Can scanning

28th February 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The port of Antwerp handled 189.3m tonnes of freight last year, a growth of 3.5% on 2007.

28th February 2009

Antwerp still looks good

28th February 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

An American and a Mexican company have entered separate bids for the new container terminal at the Mexican port of Guaymas.

28th February 2009

Guaymas box terminal tender issued

28th February 2009

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

David Jacobs of CWA has a very  personal view  of pollution issues. A ships master for many years, he is now a senior consultant and acts as arbitration for various maritime pollution…

20th February 2009

An individual perspective

20th February 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The most advanced stacking systems of the moment are the latestautomated stacking crane (ASC) systems such as those at Euromax inRotterdam, and Altenwerder and Burchardkai in Hamburg, stacking five orsix high, says…

18th February 2009

High-bay concept

18th February 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Port of Beira has issued a tender for emergency dredging of its access channel. All bids for the 8m cu m dredge must be received by April 15.

18th February 2009

Beira dredge tender

18th February 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Piraeus Port Authority and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) havebeen found guilty of anti-competitive practices by Greeces anti-trustauthority.

18th February 2009

Anti-trust authority slaps fines on Piraeus

18th February 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

With the trend towards higher-density stacking, Halcrow is reportingincreasing interest in automated terminals with rail-mounted gantry(RMG) cranes.

17th February 2009

Higher density … higher power

17th February 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

How high, how wide, how safe and, ultimately, how efficient? Felicity Landon reports on moves towards higher density stacking solutions

16th February 2009

High stack, high risk?

16th February 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Baltimore has snapped up 14.6 acres of adjacent land for $5.25m in an acquisition designed to relieve pressure on the ports terminals.

13th February 2009

Baltimore buys space

13th February 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Construction of a new 41 acre marine terminal for containerised cargo at Port Everglades has received the go-ahead from the Broward County Board of County Commissioners.

8th February 2009

Everglades development part of economic machine

8th February 2009

ASIA

ASIA

The first automated container terminal in Taiwan is hooking up with CATOS, a software solution for bringing together yard, tandem, and gate operations.

7th February 2009

Automation in Taiwan

7th February 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Volumes at Gulftainers terminals in the United Arab Emirates - Khorfakkan Container Terminal and Sharjah Container Terminal - grew by over 15% in 2008, reaching 2.5m teu.

3rd February 2009

Gulftainer shows 2008 growth

3rd February 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Small South Island bar harbour, Westport, has ceased employing a deputy harbourmaster and dropped its 24-hour harbourmaster cover, citing a lack of port traffic.

1st February 2009

Harbourmaster coverage trimmed

1st February 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Belgium-based SEA-invest has bought a majority stake in Polands Port Polnocny. This company operates a terminal in the Port of Gdansk exporting coal and liquid bulk.

1st February 2009

Belgiums invest in Poland

1st February 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Container terminals in Brazil are forecasting throughput decreases of up to 12% this year; in 2008, throughput rose by almost 4% to around 4.63m teu.

1st February 2009

Brazil undaunted by box downturn

1st February 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Argentinian state is to invest $450m in a new ring road and a rail connection at the Port of Bahía Blanca to increase its competitiveness.

29th January 2009

Bahía Blanca upgrade

29th January 2009