Latest News – Page 1054
-
NewsCapacity drives trailer development
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.
-
NewsKalmar product range progression
Kalmar has launched an anti-sway spreader design to make cycle times for rubber-tyred gantry cranes faster and more efficient.
-
News
Taking stock
Other than for a select number of Chinese ports, stock exchange flotation has so far not proved a hugely popular method of raising cash in the international ports industry. Indeed, recent times have seen a number of significant players exit from public listings as they have been acquired by private ...
-
NewsLesson in the importance of hinterland competition
There is not a day that passes without a senior industry executive warning of the dangers of congestion and lack of terminal capacity. I have come to the conclusion that this is usually tied to the acquisition of subsidised state funding and\or permissions from state authorities to go ahead with ...
-
NewsDoes size really matter in the terminal operating game?
Interesting times in the US, sparked originally by DP World’ s forced sale of its US assets, the former P& O Ports US portfolio.
-
News
Time for Clarity
Port tariff reform is not a subject that “ rings everyone’ s bell” , but it is an important one worth paying some attention to. Larger ports will tend to have the subject fairly high on their agenda; others in the middle range and lower are not always so diligent.
-
News
ABB ASIAN BONANZA
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.
-
News
JADE'S EASTERN PROMISE
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” .
-
News
Haldia Dock at saturation point
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.
-
News
Dublin Port Company active in Indonesia
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.
-
NewsAuto-pilot for Kalmar facility
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.
-
News
Swiss-challenge in Subic Bay
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.
-
News
VIETNAM HANDLING FEE
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 ...
-
News
INDIA CONSORTIUM CHOSEN
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.
-
News
TRAFFIC IN INDIA UP 10%
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), ...
-
News
QASIM BULK STORAGE
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.
-
NewsDeath of domestic for Colombo
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.
-
NewsTianjin's deep water goals
The Chinese port of Tianjin is spending $89.25m on creating the world’ s largest manmade deep water port.
-
NewsSaigon favours electric avenue
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.
-
News
PSA's departure no joke for Brunei
The timing was appropriate.April Fool’ s Day was the given date when PSA handed back operations of Muara Container Terminal, some 19 years ahead of its 25-year contract expiry date, bringing an abrupt drop in management expertise.
