All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1136
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EASTER ISLAND PORT DREAM
A feasibility study is to be undertaken on Easter Island, Chile in respect of the construction of a new port. Most importantly, it will determine the optimum location for this new facility, which will have to cater for both tourist and cargo traffic.
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DP World ditches LSE flotation
DP World has decided not to go ahead with a $5bn flotation on the London Stock Exchange as a means of funding future expansion and acquisition projects because it believes it will now be cheaper to issue debt.
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Tartous takes delivery of ground-breaking handlers
Crane manufacturer Liebherr-Werk Nenzing has delivered two new mobile cranes to ICTSI’ s Tartous International Container Terminal.
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NewsDelight in the detail
Leaving the cable selection to last in the design cycle is a recipe for disaster, as Felicity Landon discovers
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NewsDodging detection delays
Removing the human element could avoid the time-consuming interpretation of X-ray images, as Felicity Landon finds out
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Real losses of Melbourne dredging delay
Container lines are losing up to A$400,000 ($343,400) for a round trip to Melbourne because of draught restrictions, the inquiry into channel deepening has been told. Shipping Australia warned that lines could add a container levy if dredging does not occur.
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NewsDeep Vision
How does a port choose the right X-ray screening system for its operations? It depends what you’ re looking for. Felicity Landon reports
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Tacoma seals NYK terminal deal
America’ s Port of Tacoma has announced plans to build a $300m, 168 acre container terminal for NYK subsidiary, Yusan Terminal Tacoma. The move brings Yusen Terminal Tacoma to the Pacific Northwest for the first time in a terminal that will feature up to eight super post-panamax container cranes, have ...
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NewsDemand for data
Cable development has had to meet the demands of improved communications, reduced weight and extended crane life. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsDampened spirits
Chittagong’ s deep water port plan falters as its neighbours get the jump on construction, as Wing Goh-Wah finds out
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Cyprus embraces ship management system
The Republic of Cyprus has contracted Transas for the supply of a vessel traffic management and information system (VTMIS) to improve maritime safety and pollution prevention, and to restrict illegal activities.
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NewsShipping and the sun spot theory of economic cycles
In the world of shipping we have eternal optimists who would have us believe that growth in trade has reached runaway proportions and will not stop in the foreseeable future. There is hardly a week that goes by without a leading senior executive telling us that double digit growth in ...
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NewsWill the US port worker ID scheme cut the mustard?
Much discussed, long overdue and after numerous stumbles the Transportation Worker Identity Credential (TWIC) is, again, moving closer to real implementation by the stated deployment target date: September, 30, 2008. Workers at ports and terminals, and those needing access to them, will be required to obtain the TWIC, a smart ...
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NewsLook to proper maintenance to fend off tyre crisis in your yard
Dockside crane operators should tread carefully to keep the wheels turning while worldwide demand for new tyres continues to outstrip supply.
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NewsTransas secures Mombasa VTS contract
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has commissioned Transas Marine UK for the supply, installation and commissioning of a vessel traffic management system (VTS) at its Port of Mombasa. Scheduled to be officially handed to KPA in February 2008, the main operator control room will be located inside the Port of Mombasa’ ...
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Move with confidence
Crane relocation is clearly a job for the expert contractors, so how do you pick the right one?
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NewsTechnophiles hone in on computer-dependent ports
Given the highly specialised nature of the IT industry it is little wonder that employing external IT providers is becoming more common in ports.
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Victoria competition inquiry planned
An inquiry into the impact of port planning on competition for container stevedoring services in Victorian ports is to be conducted by the state’ s economic regulator.
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Government committee lambastes Lisbon PA
The Portuguese government' s audit committee (Tribunal de Contas) has declared that the Port of Lisbon Authority (APL) is losing millions of euros annually because of the way it allocates concession contracts, many of which are questionably profitable. The worst contracts are those offered to multipurpose terminals, says the committee.
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EVERGREEN KAOHSIUNG COMMITMENT
Evergreen Marine Corp has extended its lease on one of its Kaohsiung, Taiwan facilities for 11 years and one month. The terminal occupies over 400,000 sq m of land and provides three berths with a total quay length of 815m.
