News

EUROPE

EUROPE

The port of Illichevsk in Ukraine believes it can boost throughput to 3.2m teu within five years following the upgrade of existing handling facilities. This compares with a throughput of 455,976 teu…

29th June 2008

Bullish Illichevsk forecast

29th June 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Doubts have emerged regarding the feasibility of the proposed Kenyan lake port of Lamu. Steady economic growth in the Great Lakes region has prompted the need for such a facility, but while…

28th June 2008

Kenya cool on Lamu

28th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Poland is to invest up to ¢ 780m ($1.2bn) on improving access to its ports by 2014. To date, ¢ 150m ($233.7m) has been spent on upgrades in this area.

28th June 2008

Poland access upgrades

28th June 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Port Klang terminal operator Northport is to spend $152m over the next two to three years on expanding existing facilities, including the construction of a 350-metre container berth that will boost the…

28th June 2008

Northport to invest in new facilities

28th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

According to Russias Federal Agency of Marine and River Transport, throughput at ports in Russia is forecast to grow by 10%-12% during 2008. By 2015, overall volume of cargo is expected to…

27th June 2008

Russia growth prediction

27th June 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) recently acquired new equipment for its leading port in Manila, Philippines.

27th June 2008

Manila gets new equipment

27th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ust-Danube port in Ukraine reported losses last year of around $3m, as a result of a 71% decline in throughput to 75,400 tonnes in 2007 and one of 59% during the previous…

26th June 2008

Throughput disappearing at Ust-Danube

26th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A ground-breaking ¢ 4.8m ($7.5m) European project is to examine the role that dryports can play in maximising the capacity and efficiency of sea ports, while also shifting traffic off the roads…

26th June 2008

Dryports can play vital role

26th June 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Georgia Ports Authority has converted its fleet of yard cranes, trucks and other equipment to cleaner-burning ultra-low-sulphur diesel (ULSD) and cut emissions by an additional 10% - two years ahead of federal…

26th June 2008

Georgia gets ahead of the game

26th June 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Bromma has unveiled two new spreader lines with an emphasis on green and mobile solutions. 

26th June 2008

New lines stack up for Bromma

26th June 2008

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Tim Kyd has spent all of his career placing marine liability risks - an area where personal continuity of service and corporate loyalty is highly valued.

25th June 2008

Loyalty is key in insurance sector

25th June 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Downplaying talk of a slowdown, US east coast ports still have much to look forward to, as Barry Parker finds out

24th June 2008

May issue- US East Coast Ports

24th June 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Across the US, environmental sustainability has found its way into the business plans of all transportation businesses, including port operations.

24th June 2008

A green future beckons

24th June 2008

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Underwriters and brokers have finally achieved a stable market for high-value risks, writes James Brewer

24th June 2008

Insurance flourishing amid container revolution

24th June 2008

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

This is the 50th issue of Port Strategy and as there isnt room here to list an anything-to-do-with-50 ranking, I thought I would list my likes and dislikes of the port business…

24th June 2008

PS Opinion piece

24th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Asia Invest LTD (Kazakhstan) has signed a memorandum of interest with Ust-Luga OJSC to build a general cargo transhipment terminal at the Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga. This 4m tonne capacity facility…

23rd June 2008

Ust-Luga terminal planned

23rd June 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Rail and Maritime Transport Union Timaru branch president Peter Clemens has expressed his 80 members concern over PrimePort Timarus future following three major customers recently announcing service reductions.

21st June 2008

Timaru future in doubt

21st June 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Maersk Lines 4,100-teu ships have made a notable contribution to the transhipping-based 25% increase in container throughput to 89,000 teu achieved by Port Otago during the six months to December 31, 2007.

21st June 2008

Otago transhipment growth

21st June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Tallinn Port Authority is pressing ahead with the initial phase of its eastern port development at Muuga, despite problems with assessing bids to undertake the necessary construction.

21st June 2008

Muuga undeterred by construction delays

21st June 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World is to ask its shareholders for approval to buy back 581m of its shares. At the same time, it is considering issuing securities totalling $553m, equivalent to one third of…

21st June 2008

DP World buy-back

21st June 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australia business leaders have called for state and federal governments to invest in ports and distribution hubs.

20th June 2008

Call for Australian state investment

20th June 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

California-based Nautilus International Holding Corporation has re-branded itself as Metro Ports. The group includes the Metropolitan Stevedore Co, Southeast CrescentShipping Co, Southeast Maritime Services LLC (which holds SavannahInternational Terminal), and Cape Fear…

20th June 2008

Nautilus given new name

20th June 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Chinas Yangtze River container volumes rocketed 38% in 2007 on the back of booming trade, a new study has found.

20th June 2008

Yangtze river surges to new high

20th June 2008