All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1166
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Kalmar goes large in SA
Port equipment manufacturer Kalmar has won an order for 12 rubber-tyred gantries (RTGs) from the largest terminal operator in Brazil. Santos Brasil contracted Kalmar for 7+1 wide and 1-over-6 high units to be delivered between September 2007 and January 2008.
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US financial interest stays strong
Financial investment in the port sector from the Americas continues unabated.
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INDIANS FINANCE PORTS
India''s private-sector is forecast to invest $7.67bn in the domestic port industry over the next six years.The 276 potential projects will require total investment of $12.4bn, which will be state-funded where possible.
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NewsFighting the Last War
It is said that generals have a strong tendency to prepare for the war they last took part in. And marine underwriters are not so different in this respect. The last financially traumatic event tends to influence the current approach they take to risk. Post September 11, renewed attention was ...
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Under watchful eyes
CCTV technology can offer everything from movement detection to automated number place recognition.But first,ports must make choices on monitoring levels,coverage and layout.Felicity Landon reports
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NewsSri Lanka kicks off record expansion plan
An official inauguration has launched Sri Lanka''s largest infrastructure project to date, with plans to construct four container terminal berths in the coming years.
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NewsEurope's port powerhouse
As Antwerp looks to cash in on a regional capacity deficit, Rotterdam gets the all-important go-ahead for its long term expansion
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EU gives Granadilla go-ahead
Stavros Dimas, the European Union''s Environmental Commissioner,has given the conditional go-ahead for the construction of the port of Granadilla on the island of Tenerife, in the Spanish Canary Islands.
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Gallanti keeps ESPO watch
Giuliano Gallanti has been re-elected as chairman of the European Sea Ports Organisation for another two years.He has prioritised the development of a "meaningful European port policy", adding that the big challenge is how to clarify the rules of the European Treaty apply to our industry "without trying to establish ...
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NewsMexican ports lose out on empties
Mexican ports handle 370,000 empty containers each year, which causes losses of around $200m, according to estimates.
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Portland and Vancouver trade volume to double
A study undertaken by the Port of Portland Commission has forecast a doubling of trade volume in the Portland/Vancouver region by 2035. The study highlights the need to plan and invest to increase the capacity of trade and transportation support while reducing the negative impacts on the region''s liveability.
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Don't forget safety
It is not only the cynics who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. This is a quality of character occasionally displayed by the upper echelons of management in port, transport and energy organisations. We can take as our example the recent strictures applied to the leadership ...
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TIDEWORKS GOES DEEP
Terminal management software provider Tideworks Technology has deployed its gate operating system, GateVision, at the Port of Portland''s deep-draft container handling facility.
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Learning Curve
It is interesting to note that an officer of Kenya Ports Authority has suggested that congestion problems in Dar es Salaam are worse than those prevalent in Mombasa, and that as a result privatisation may not be the right road for the Port of Mombasa to go down. He suggests ...
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FERRARI CROSSES KALMAR FINISHING LINE
Kalmar has boosted its Italian reach with the acquisition of CVS Ferrari Group.Under the deal, sealed at an undisclosed price, CVS Ferrari will operate as a separate entity and brand within Kalmar, selling its products through its existing distribution network.
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Crippling implications of US initiative
One of the more interesting announcements at the beginning of 2007 is that the opposition party in the US, the Democrats, are to fast track legislation which within three years aims to ban containers from entering the US unless they are scanned at source by US-installed equipment and fitted with ...
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CREAN TO LEAVE NORTHPORT
A five-year term as Northport''s chief executive will come to a close this year when Ken Crean steps down from the role.The position is currently being advertised and Mr Crean says he is flexible about the timing of the new appointment.
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New life for old cranes
Many ports and terminals continue to use cranes that are 15-20 or more years old,but once a crane reaches that sort of age inevitably electrical components begin to become unreliable, breakdowns can occur, and there can be an adverse effect on safety. As Portek, the Singapore-based company that specialises in ...
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Make your view count.
UK maritime interests have just a few more weeks to make their views known on the European Union Maritime Green Paper, published last year by the European Commission.
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Costa Rica seeks hub status
The government of Costa Rica is to offer as a concession the construction of a major container hub at Moín, 10km from Limón. With an estimated cost of $500m, the new facility will take five years to complete, thereafter being able to accommodate the world''s largest container ships.
