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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

At present, container terminals at these ports are divided into completely separate berth operations, often managed by totally distinct stevedoring outfits employing a bewildering variety of loading and handling systems. As part…

1st January 2004

Montreal beats New York

1st January 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Although there is still no decision on whom to entrust with the terminal operations contract, Port of Spain has decided to expand its box facilities to 500,000 TEU capacity.

1st January 2004

Trinidad swithers

1st January 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Islamabad is very keen to present Gwadar as the gateway for trade to and from the Central Asian states.Moyresa, part of the multinational Bunge Group, has asked Bilbao Port Authority for permission…

1st January 2004

Oil seed mill for Bilbao

1st January 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Brazilian port of Itaqui is to receive investment totalling $68m over the next four year to fund upgrading and expansion work. $61m will come from the Federal Government and $6.82m from…

1st January 2004

Itaqui upgrades

1st January 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

At present Itaqui has six operational berths of which one is leased by CVRD, and a seventh is currently inactive.A consortium consisting of Dragados, Sato and Drace has 32 months to implement…

1st January 2004

Algeciras largest contract

1st January 2004

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) is to invest $100m in upgrading capacity at its three container terminals in the ports of Shuwaikh, Shuaiba and Doha in order to cope with an expected upsurge…

1st January 2004

Kuwait revamps ports to chase Iraqi traffic

1st January 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Calls have been made in Peru for the immediate privatisation of the ports of Paita and Callao, the latter being the main gateway for the capital, Lima. Both require investment totalling $300m…

1st January 2004

Privatisation a must in Peru

1st January 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Paradip port trust has invited expressions of interest for the construction of two new berths which will be taken forward on a BOT basis.

1st January 2004

Paradip to build berths

1st January 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The first LNG tanker called at Galpenergias € 250m LNG terminal in the port of Sines as part of a test run prior to full commissioning of the facility as from January.

1st January 2004

Sines LNG terminal from January

1st January 2004

ASIA

ASIA

However, KPA is seeking proposals from private sector companies wishing to invest in port facilities as a means of ensuring that infrastructure work can be implemented as soon as possible.Singapore's senior minister…

1st January 2004

Singapore talks tough

1st January 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Construction of the Bojonegara International Port (BIP), west of Jakarta, began in December with the inauguration of the project in Banten by President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

1st January 2004

Javas new BIP port gets lift-off

1st January 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The current main driver for change in the port sector, as in the global energy market, is the increasing demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG). As Mike Corkhill reports, for a growing…

1st January 2004

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS THE NEXT BIG THING IS HERE

1st January 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Lazaro Cardenas Terminal Portuaria de Contenedores (LCT), operated by Hutchinson Port Holdings, has selected Navis SPARCS, the terminal planning and control software, to optimise container-handling operations at its new terminal.

1st January 2004

Lazero Cardenas and Ningpo opt for Navis

1st January 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Transas has installed two VTS systems in the Namibian ports of Walvis Bay and Luderitz. The independent port surveillance systems fitted are to assist port control operators to supervise ship traffic within…

1st January 2004

Namibia and Taiwan opt for Transas

1st January 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr-Werk Nenzing delivered 48 units last year including 11 of its biggest crane in its 7-model range, the LHM 500, characterised by a maximum outreach of 51 meters and a lifting capacity…

1st January 2004

Liebherrs uplifting figures

1st January 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Rotterdam' s European Container Terminal (ECT) is continuing the expansion of its Delta container terminal with fully automated stacking equipment developed together with Kalmar.

1st January 2004

Kalmar supplies ASCs to Delta

1st January 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US Customs has rejected calls to take manifest details about export goods direct from other Customs agencies, saying it is unworkable.

1st January 2004

US Customs looks to cut out doubling up

1st January 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

However, assistant US Customs attache Peter Darvas said it will try to make the task easier by researching ways to make its systems more compatible with those used in other countries.The US…

1st January 2004

US seeks IMO standards for company security officers

1st January 2004

ASIA

ASIA

The Chinese government has selected maritime security and counter-terrorism consultants, SeaSecure, to provide training for the Hong Kong Marine Department in preparation for ISPS Code compliance.

1st January 2004

Chinese and Trinidad & Tobago select SeaSecure

1st January 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US ports seeking federal grants for 1,065 security enhancement measures have learned that 442 of the plans will be funded. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) named recipients of $179,025,900 in the third…

1st January 2004

U.S. ports welcome grants but heed shut-down warning

1st January 2004