All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1005

  • OPS High voltage connection principles
    News

    WPCI update and call for OPS website volunteers

    2009-11-03T16:42:00Z

    Fifty-five ports from all over the world have come together to form the World Ports Climate Initiative. Under the leadership of the IAPH they have committed to jointly reduce the threat of global climate change.

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    Temporary decisions

    2009-11-03T12:24:00Z

    ''Temporary'' can be a misnomer for some short term on dock storage solutions, as Stevie Knight finds out

  • News

    Hutchison to issue bonds

    2009-11-03T12:24:00Z

    Hutchison Whampoa Limited, the parent company of Hutchison Port Holdings, has begun marketing the sale of $3bn in bonds.

  • News

    Israel to privatise Ashdod and Haifa

    2009-11-03T12:24:00Z

    The Israeli government is to go ahead with the privatisation of the Ashdod and Haifa port companies.

  • News

    Asciano in stable position

    2009-11-03T12:24:00Z

    Australian port investor Asciano has reported success with its capital-raising programme but remains cautious on the prospects of full economic recovery.

  • News

    Indonesia to limit port concessions to 30 years

    2009-11-03T12:24:00Z

    In draft legislation, the Indonesian government is planning to limit all port concessions to no more than 30 years.

  • Port Botany
    News

    Port Botany container terminal “ticks the green boxes”

    2009-11-02T16:31:00Z

    Port Botany’s Container Terminal expansion has passed its compulsory first year environmental audit, exceeding all compliance requirements and winning an unqualified endorsement for a raft of environmental management initiatives.

  • News

    MOL renews LA lease

    2009-11-02T12:24:00Z

    Mitsui OSK Lines subsidiary TraPac has renewed its long-term lease contract for a container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.

  • News

    TICTS loses exclusivity

    2009-11-02T12:24:00Z

    Tanzania International Container Terminal Services has lost its right to exclusively handle containers in the port of Dar es Salaam for 25 years.

  • News

    Drastic measures for Greymouth

    2009-11-02T12:24:00Z

    An asset-sale, reduction to skeleton three-person staff and returning of governance to the Grey District Council are among measures being pursued for the debt-ridden Port of Greymouth.

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    News

    Bilbao stevedores go on short time working

    2009-11-02T12:24:00Z

    Bilboestiba APIE, the main stevedoring group at the port of Bilbao, has withdrawn an earlier redundancy plan after consultations with workers.

  • News

    Secondhand units not the 'steal' they appear to be

    2009-11-02T12:24:00Z

    A secondhand market for fork-lift trucks certainly exists - even if it''s sold back to the dealer under buy back terms included in the original tender.

  • News

    Charleston promotes green initiatives for World Maritime Day

    2009-11-01T16:21:00Z

    A healthy, growing port and a cleaner, healthier environment are compatible goals, as the Port of Charleston demonstrated at a “World Maritime Day” event; an annual event sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

  • News

    Brazilian port contracts under scrutiny

    2009-11-01T12:24:00Z

    Brazil''s Commission on Financial Oversight is to investigate contracts awarded for work worth $285m at 16 of Brazil''s ports. These involve dredging and infrastructure, as well as upgrades to existing installations.

  • News

    Injury time down for APM

    2009-11-01T12:24:00Z

    APM has revealed positive results from its drive for a ''safety culture'', reporting a decline in Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIF) to rate of 4.8 from 7.7 a year ago.

  • News

    Primeport advocacy formed

    2009-11-01T12:24:00Z

    Representatives of workers, business and local Government have established a "Timaru Port Network" to advocate for the port and user''s interests, following Fonterra switching the majority of its local Clandeboye dairy exports to rival Lyttelton Port of Christchurch.

  • News

    US figures still in decline

    2009-10-31T12:24:00Z

    The latest US containerised import statistics reveal a 19.3% drop in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the same period last year, according to PIERS Trade Horizons.

  • News

    NYK pulls out of Tacoma terminal agreement

    2009-10-31T12:24:00Z

    The Japanese terminal group Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has cancelled plans to build a dedicated container terminal at the US port of Tacoma, which would have required investment of $300m.

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    Ngqura unloads its first ship

    2009-10-30T12:24:00Z

    The new deepwater Port of Ngqura, South Africa, has welcomed its first commercial containership - the MSC Catania.

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    Are we in danger of a double dip recession?

    2009-10-30T12:24:00Z

    A recent US survey of eminent economists resulted in 80% of those surveyed believing that the recession was over. Yet we continue to hear warnings about the continuation of the recession with fears of a "W" double dip recession and the next negative phase of the financial crisis resulting from ...