All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1098
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NewsLiverpool crane crashing marks a sign of the times
Dramatic photos taken as the Port of Liverpool disposed of two redundant quayside cranes mark striking images of port progression in the 21st Century.
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NewsContainer terminal meets the mark
Classification society Germanischer Lloyd''s award of its first Container Terminal Quality Indicator (CTQI) standard is an important step towards meeting the challenge of comparing global box terminals.
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NewsLondon Gateway clears final hurdle
DP World''s monster London Gateway port project has received the final seal of approval from the UK Government, making its dream of creating the country''s most advanced container port a reality.
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Transit port for landlocked Laos to be built in central Vietnam
A transit port reserved for Laos commodities will be built this year at the Vung Ang Port in the central Vietnamese province of Ha Tinh.
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NewsSaigon Port runs with the big boys
Come 2010 a slew of new terminals should help Vietnam realise its exporting potential, writes Wing Kah-goh from Ho Chi Minh City
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ASEAN defined
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional community of ten nations in Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) that aims to accelerate economic growth and social progress.
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NewsAnother boxport slated for the Malacca Strait
Karimun in Riau Islands province, Indonesia, will commence construction of a container terminal this year in a bid to promote its status as a special economic zone.
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NewsCity and Port celebrate Earth Day Park dedication
The Port of Houston Authority has transferred to the City of Seabrook the new 41-acre Seabrook Wildlife Park, taking the last step of their historic November 2007 agreement.
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News“Clean & Green” ads encourage Houstonians
The next phase of the Clean & Green Port of Houston Program has been launched with a new multi-faceted advertising campaign promoting the environmental initiative.
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France to privatise ports
Seven of France''s nine public ports - Bordeaux, Dunkirk, La Rochelle, Le Havre, Marseille, Nantes-Saint-Nazaire and Rouen - are to be privatised, with investment made available by the state to boost throughput from 3.6m teu/year to 10m teu/year by 2015.
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NewsISPS code doubts at Paranaguá
Questions are being raised as to whether the Brazilian port of Paranaguá is abiding by security measures contained within the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.
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Hauliers fined in Barcelona
Road haulage organisations Transcont and ALTC have been issued with fines of ¢ 7.3m ($11.6m) and ¢ 7.6m ($12.1m) respectively by Spain''s competition authority for restrictive practices involving operations in the container terminals at the port of Barcelona.
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Sjursøya Phase Two delayed till 2014
Completion of phase two of the Port of Oslo''s container terminal at Sjursø ya has been put on hold and is unlikely to open before 2014.
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Hamilton continues environmental remediation
Hamilton Port Authority (HPA) is the current owner of the Pier 22, the site of the former Stelco Rod Mill (now US Steel Canada). Steel products were manufactured at the site for some 40 years until 2004. The site has been the focus of significant attention since environmental assessments began ...
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NewsMarval and MSC end cooperation
Marí tima Valenciana and MSC have ended the management contract that the former has at the latter''s home terminal in the port of Valencia.
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Environment week at Felixstowe
The Port of Felixstowe, in conjunction with several of the East of England’s leading environmental organisations, held an Environment Week from 28 April to 2 May 2008. The week focused on raising awareness of the environmental issues facing society, and highlighted the actions that the Port’s employees, and the Port ...
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NewsSavannah achieves sustainability initiatives
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has completed its Container Berth 2 Upgrade, including the installation of electrified refrigerated cargo racks and the transfer of GPA’s ship-to-shore cranes to electric power. “These projects will increase capacity, improve efficiency and the environment,” says Steve Green, Chairman of the Board of GPA.
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Linde invests in modular capability
By creating an independent business unit, Linde Material Handling aims to boost its heavy truck business and occupy a stronger position in the global market.
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Singapore broadband
Infocomm Development Authority, QMax Communications and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore have introduced the world''s first wireless broadband network for ships in port. Known as Wiseport, it is based on the Mobile WiMAX wireless broadband network.
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Productivity Award for APM Cranes
APM Terminal''s Zeebrugge has been awarded a Crane Productivity Award by APL for its handling of the New World Alliance weekly South China Express (SCX) service.
