All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1150
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NewsStrengthening systems
Teesport has the luxury of challenging its steel handling methods under a ten-year contract, as Felicity Landon finds out
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VIZINJAM TENDER RE-ISSUE
The government of the Indian state of Kerala has agreed to re-issue the tender for the proposed international container transhipment terminal at Vizinjam.
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PureTech upgrades surveillance software
Arizona-based PureTech System Inc has released version 8 of its PureActiv Wide Area Surveillance software.
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Philadelphia port plan under threat
Philadelphia''s maritime community has come out guns blazing in a battle to stop prime waterfront acreage falling into the hands of a non-marine business.
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NY/NJ SETS RECORD
Cargo throughput at the Port of New York and New Jersey hit record levels in 2006. The rise has prompted the port authority to commit to a $2bn investment programme over the next 10 years.
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NUADIBÚ UPGRADE
The government of Mauritania has issued a tender in respect of expansion and upgrade work at the port of Nuadibú for ¢ 20.4m ($27.6m).
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Second-hand sourcing needn't be a minefield
BMT’ s ports and logistics division says it receives two or three serious enquiries every year to help terminal operators identify second-hand equipment. Managing director David Wignall explains why punters engage a consultant to help.
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NewsTauranga withdraws from merger talks
Port of Tauranga has formally withdrawn from merger discussions with Ports of Auckland, despite stating that a merger would generate "significant financial benefits" to customers and shareholders alike.
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NewsSecond-hand still a niche market
Liebherr registers five to 10 secondhand deals for mobile harbour cranes each year,compared will sales of around 70 new units. In the reachstacker business, where the company has a more reduced presence, it undertakes annual second-hand deals involving two to four machines. Spokesperson Thomas Bachmann notes that there are a ...
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Lübeck's share sights
City hopes to boost future port prospects with a majority share sell off to an experienced port operator, as Tom Todd reports
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SYRIA SIGNS FOR LIEBHERR
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has ordered two new Liebherr LHM 400 mobile harbour cranes for its new Tartous container terminal concession in Syria.
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NewsLegislation overload
Port operators are used to being bombarded with new rules and regulations – and environmental “ issues” generally lead the field. Felicity Landon reports
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LARNE VTS UPGRADE
The UK''s Port of Larne is to upgrade its vessel tracking system (VTS), currently consisting of two radar sites, closed-circuit TV and recording system,VHF recording and three VTS operator workplaces.
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NewsLack of Spark
A review of Scottish ports’ policy produced few recommendations for change, instead it highlighted the importance of landside infrastructure links, as David Foxwell reports
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KONE NETS UKRAINE ORDERS
Odessa''s HPC Ukraina has ordered four rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) Konecranes cranes for Odessa Sea Trade Port, a subsidiary of HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH.
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Salalah tests put MoorMaster through its paces
Patrick Rosenwald, technical director of Cavotec Specimas, believes that the benefits of the MoorMaster automated mooring system are best illustrated by the results of testing done at the Port of Salalah in Oman in the summer of 2005.
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MUNDRA IPO
Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Limited intends to raise ¢ 310m ($421m) via an IPO, which would be the first time any Indian port operator has used this method as a means of raising finance.The IPO is scheduled for the second quarter and money raised will be invested in ...
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INDIAN 'SUPER-DREDGER' MOOTED
The Shipping Corporation of India, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai Port and Mazagon Docks Ltd are looking into setting up a large dredging company. In addition, the government''s Ministry of Petroleum is also speaking to oil companies, which may also later become involved in the project. Foreign companies interested in investing ...
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NewsTarget zone improves straddle operations
A simple product developed to visuallyaid straddle carrier operators load containers on trucks is reducing handling times, alleviating insurance claims and may even blossom into a lucrative export.
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NewsShow your hand
The Port of Dakar, Senegal is reportedly in the process of privatising its container terminal facilities – or is it?
