All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1159
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NewsContship appeal over Voltri upheld
The Italian government has upheld the appeal put forward by Contship Italia in respect of the award of the sixth module of Genova-Voltri container terminal to incumbent operator Voltri Terminal Europa (VTE), which belongs to the PSA group.
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'Take another look at NVQs' - Dover executive
Dover''s training and development manager has recommended that UK ports revisit National Vocational Qualifications as a means of adding value to business. "Line managers in our industry are still thinking about NVQs in 1990s terms," said Dover''s Mike Burney- Cumming.
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The not-so-simple port alternative
So you want to be a ship-to-ship stevedore? Where do you start? What do you need for kit? Any suggestions on risk management?
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Altamira investment
Terminal Marítima Infraestructura Portuaria Mexicana, situated in the port of Altamira, is to invest $12m in new equipment to include a Liebherr post-panamax mobile harbour crane that can service 18 rows of shipstowed containers.
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NewsEastern Allure
India has the promise that port investors look for but there remains significant scope to enhance its attractiveness. Mike Mundy reports There is no disputing that India needs new port capacity and where new port capacity is needed there are opportunities.
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Prescott Lock to go ahead
British Waterways has announced that an £ 18.9m project to open up London''s East End rivers, giving direct access by water to the Olympic Park area,has finally been given the go-ahead.
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Plans advance for Vallarpadam
DP World, container handler at the Indian port of Cochin, has submitted plans to the port authority for the proposed Vallarpadam transhipment terminal.
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Everglades sister act
Port Everglades has launched an International Sister Seaports program to encourage information-sharing relationships. The port reports that it has already registered interest from the Port of Olbia, located on the Italian island of Sardinia, and Shanghai,China over the past year.
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ABP AGRIBULK COMMITMENT
Associated British Ports (ABP) has committed £ 3.26m to the construction of a dedicated agribulks storage facility at its Port of Immingham.The pledge comes on the back of a new 20- year agreement with existing customer Gleadell Agriculture, the port''s only grain shipper. Construction work on the project is expected ...
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Strong statistics for ABP short-sea ports
Associated British Ports has reported a "solid performance" for its short-sea ports of Garston, Fleetwood, Barrow, Silloth,Ayr,Troon,King''s Lynn,Lowestoft, Ipswich,Teignmouth and Plymouth.
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Watch out, there are poachers about
Privatisation and concessioning of ports and terminals around the world is leading to a rapid increase in demand for both ex-patriot and local managers, says Steve Cameron, principal of Cameron Maritime Resources. "In a lot of countries - India, for example,where privatisation is moving ahead, there is a certain amount ...
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NewsNicaragua to invest at least $50m
Nicaragua''s National Port Authority is to borrow $50m over the next five years to invest in upgrading ports.
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VIETNAMESE PORTS NEED $3.7BN
Vietnam has said it needs $3.7bn to build and upgrade existing ports throughout its territory by 2010.Van Phong in Khanh Hoa province and Lach Huyen in Hal Phong city have been identified as the ports with the best growth potential.
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DP WORLD TO INVEST $8.2BN
DP World has announced investment of more than $8.2bn in the development of 10 new ports and upgrade work at three others. Among its largest schemes are a $459m new box terminal in Qingdao and a $302m container terminal development in Djibouti.
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PORT OF TYNE TO INVEST £21M
The Port of Tyne is to carry out a further expansion of its bulk handling facilities in order to handle growing imports of power station coal. Riverside Quay, which was extended by 60 metres to 574 metres and deepened from 10.5 to 12.5 metres last year, will this year be ...
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$1.5bn reserved for Panamanian ports
Panama''s Ministry of Commerce has indicated that planned investment of $1.5bn over the next eight years will effectively double national port capacity. In all, $200m will be used to expand the port of Balboa, while PSA has announced additional investment to build a new facility at Rodman.
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DPW to boost traffic by 50% over three years
DP World''s chairman, Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem,has revealed that over the next three years the company intends to boost its global container throughput by 50%.
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... AND SECURITY SEAL
Savi Networks'' real-time tracking service is to be installed at the Port of Rotterdam.The company''s Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) infrastructure automatically tracks the location and security status of cargo containers around the world. SaviTrak services are already fully operational at many of the world''s major ports in Asia, the Americas ...
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PRIVATISATION SPEEDS UP
Authorities in the ports of Guayquil and Puerto Bolívar have until June 30, 2007 to transfer existing terminal operations to private-sector companies.
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The privatisation quandary
Privatisation of Mombasa Container Terminal has been under discussion for a long time and while no time frame has been set as yet, a committee comprising officials from both the government and port authority is looking into this issue.
