News

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian state of Pará is to issue a $546m tender for a dry bulk terminal at the port of Outeiro in May.

27th April 2012

New Brazilian dry bulk concession due in May

27th April 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The TT Club has announced 8.5% growth in premium income for 2011 – maintaining a strong financial platform last year, despite challenging marketing conditions including the Japanese tsunami and Thai floods.

27th April 2012

TT Club growth up

27th April 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Savannah has secured funding of $46.7m to help pay for the Savannah Harbor deepening.

26th April 2012

Savannah secures additional funding

26th April 2012

AFRICA

AFRICA

South African port operator Transnet Port Terminals has committed R33bn ($4.3bn) over the next seven years in port and rail capital projects until 2018/19.

26th April 2012

Transnet unveils $4.3bn investment plan

26th April 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Panama Canal Authority has released proposals to hike Canal toll charges, increasing the number of vessel types, and breaking the tanker segment down into three segments.

26th April 2012

Panama Canal proposes rate hike

26th April 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Los Angeles has adopted a five-year strategic plan through to 2017, focusing on three key areas: competitive operations, strong relationships and financial strength.

26th April 2012

LA sets out five-year plan

26th April 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

MSC has denied any plans to spin off its container terminal division through the issuing of an IPO on the Singapore stock exchange, rebuffing industry rumours surrounding a potential listing,

26th April 2012

MSC denies terminal arm listing

26th April 2012

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Melbourne finally has its sights set on the prize with Port minister Denis Napthine giving the ports long-awaited third container terminal the official go-ahead.

26th April 2012

Shaking up the status quo down-under

26th April 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Chinese shipping group COSCO has revealed an interested in investing in the Croatian Port of Rijeka - utilising it as China’s link to mainland Europe - and supporting city infrastructure.

26th April 2012

COSCO keen on Croatian terminal investment

26th April 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Colombo is chasing the re-capture of its past transhipment dominance.

26th April 2012

Reviving former glories

26th April 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is conducting a feasibility study for the Flemish Government relating to the provision of LNG bunkering facilities in three Belgian ports.

25th April 2012

LNG bunkering in Europe

25th April 2012

ASIA

ASIA

While public-private partnerships may be the favoured new look for India, the long-hand of government control can still be felt in several areas.

25th April 2012

Embracing social responsibility

25th April 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Thailand is moving on with developing its ports and supply chain as it positions itself as the hub of Upper ASEAN, a senior Thai official told Port Strategy.

24th April 2012

Thailand powers ahead with port plans

24th April 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Cargotec has secured a deal to supply four of its Kalmar ESC340W straddle carriers to Malaysian port operator Northport (Malaysia) Bhd.

24th April 2012

Cargotec straddles Malaysia

24th April 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Speculation Northport is about to fulfill a blossoming role handling spill-over container volumes from Auckland and Tauranga has been calmed by port company business development manager John Lee-Richards.

24th April 2012

Northport’s future container role

24th April 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

An Australian port economist says the pressures on ports are being significantly increased by the challenges of catering for larger ships.

24th April 2012

Large ships trouble Australian ports

24th April 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Although there is no overall conflict between CO2 reductions and financial results as efficiency issues become business critical, Leonardo Sonzio of Wärtsilä says that for some, regulations “will be a matter of…

24th April 2012

Mixed blessings – and a warning

24th April 2012

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

As ports around the world embrace the commercial, reputational and environmental benefits that boosting green credentials can bring, the issue of measuring environmental performance is gaining momentum, writes Helena Athoussaki, CEO, Carbon…

24th April 2012

Measuring port environmental performance

24th April 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Major ports have undertaken aggressive expansion plans to boost capacity such as dredging and development of new berths using the Public Private Partnership model.

24th April 2012

Open arms greet private investors

24th April 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ports Adapting to Change (PATCH) is representing the interests of the industry at the Seawork 2012 conference this year - with the aim of helping ports improve strategy on the important issues…

23rd April 2012

PATCH ports target Seawork

23rd April 2012