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VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

That word is back again: “ congestion” , and along with it some interesting projections. Two new reports have recently been issued both of which foresee capacity crunches in the port sector. 

1st July 2007

Capacity crunch

1st July 2007

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

The recent Coastlink Conference in Dublin was the focus of much discussion about the thorny subject of congestion – the problems and potential solutions. There was clearly a perception from the conference…

1st July 2007

Calling the shots on continued congestion

1st July 2007

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Economic theory and practice tells us that economies of scale have the potential to increase both consumer and producer welfare. Yet there are limits to the advantages that they can bring. 

1st July 2007

Is there a danger of diseconomies of scale?

1st July 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Indian steel manufacturing giant Tata has stoutly defended its plans for a new steel and ore port at Dhamra, in the eastern Indian province of Orissa, in the face of environmental protests.

1st July 2007

Wrangles over proposed Dharma port

1st July 2007

ASIA

ASIA

A feasibility study on dredging at Korea’ s Busan port has verified the need for deepening at selected berths at Shinsundae Container Terminal, Gamman Container Terminal, Shingamman and Jasungdae.

1st July 2007

Busan dredging need confirmed

1st July 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Vinashin is to invest $93.8m to rebuild Cang Viet Port in Vietnam. This will allow it to handle 2m tonnes of cargo per year and receive vessels of up to 10,000 dwt.

1st July 2007

Cang Viet Port to be rebuilt

1st July 2007

ASIA

ASIA

The customs authorities in the Philippines are to introduce 10 new x-ray scanners at eight ports. These have been approved by authorities in the US.

1st July 2007

Philippine x-ray vision

1st July 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Equipment provider Portek has confirmed orders for container cranes, hardware installations and crane upgrades and repairs in Columbia (South America), Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia, in orders worth a total of S$5.3…

1st July 2007

Portek orders net S$5.3m

1st July 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Port Klang’ s Northport has introduced a € 110m ($148.1m) expansion programme, which aims to boost container handling capacity, in addition to that of other cargoes. Investment will take place over the…

1st July 2007

Malaysias Northport expands facilities

1st July 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Property prices in Singapore could make it difficult for authorities in that country to expand port facilities in the longer term, claim experts in Malaysia. 

1st July 2007

Singapore property price pull

1st July 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Shanghai has overtaken Hong Kong to become the second largest container port in the world.

1st July 2007

Shanghai now number two

1st July 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Japan is to provide $65m to rehabilitate the Southern Angolan ports of Lobito and Namibe by 2010. According to Japanese consultants, Lobito needs $35m of upgrading work and Namibe $30m. 

1st July 2007

Japan funds Angolan rehab

1st July 2007

ASIA

ASIA

The government of Malaysia is to rationalise traffic at the ports of Tanjung Pelepas and Johor. The former will henceforth concentrate purely on container traffic, while Johor will specialise in non-containerised cargo.…

1st July 2007

PTP positions itself for box dominance

1st July 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Chinese experts predict that by 2010 national ports will be handling 8bn tonnes of cargo annually and 170m teu. Existing capacity is for 5.6bn tonnes and 93m teu.

1st July 2007

Chinese capacity constraints

1st July 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Aggressive protestors and extended environmental obligations have forced Solid Energy to invoke force majeure provisions and temporarily reduce export coal volume through Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC).Initially expecting to encounter about 1,000…

1st July 2007

Force majeure depresses Lyttelton coal exports

1st July 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Portland has released a strategy to cope with anticipated freight growth in the “ Green Triangle” – the area in the southeast of South Australia and western Victoria, served by the port.…

1st July 2007

PORTLAND FUTURE GOALS

1st July 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Port Otago is currently rolling out what is understood to be one of the first multi-terminal container operating systems in the world.The Jade Master Terminal container management software solution will provide an…

1st July 2007

OTAGO BREAKS GROUND

1st July 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Congestion problems continue to dog Australia’ s coal ports. Recently Queensland Rail rejected blame for queues at Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, saying the fault lies more with other supply chain issues, such…

1st July 2007

No end in sight to congestion blight

1st July 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A newly-completed 30,000 sq metre heavy-duty hardstand area is expected to provide improved container and project cargo handling efficiency at South Port. 

1st July 2007

NZs South Port expands hardstanding

1st July 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Port Marlborough’ s Shakespeare Bay facility has been selected as the spoolbase for the NZ$1bn ($766m) offshore Taranaki Kupe gas pipelaying project. 

1st July 2007

Marlborough nets lucrative pipeline contract

1st July 2007