All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1175

  • News

    Rosneft commits Tuapse funding

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    The Russian port of Tuapse is to receive investment of more than $2bn from oil pipeline operator Rosneft, which intends to use the port as its main export outlet.  

  • News

    COSCO FORMS MANAGEMENT CO

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Cosco Ports (71.43%) has formed a joint venture with Quanzhou Port Container  Company (28.57%), to be known as Quanzhou Pacific Container Terminal Co Ltd. The company will manage a four berth container terminal in Shihu Harbour, as well as overseeing construction of a fifth berth for containers and a multipurpose ...

  • News

    Kalmar stakes claim in Thai success

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Port equipment supplier Kalmar has broken new ground in Thailand, with more than 20 of its RTGs in operation in the country''s ports.

  • News

    PERU END-YEAR DEADLINE FOR CRANE CHOICE

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Peru''s National Ports Authority has announced that it will make an award in respect of new quayside gantry cranes for the port of Callao by the end of the year.The manufacturer will then have 18 months to assemble the cranes and have them operational by 2008.

  • News

    CHENNAI FAVOURS PSA CONSORTIUM

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    The PSA/Sical Logistics consortium is all set to be awarded the concession to build and operate the second container terminal at India''s Chennai port.The consortium''s 45% revenue share bid is the second highest ever made for a port project in India.

  • Shadows.JPG
    News

    Chasing shadows

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    China''s long shadow has cast traditional marketing strategies in neighbouring Japan,Korea and Taiwan into doubt. Wing Kah-goh finds out how their ports are fighting back

  • Cavotec.JPG
    News

    Mooring Systems keen on Cavotec merger

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Vacuum-mooring pioneer Mooring Systems has announced plans for a "reverse takeover" with its Dutch business partner Cavotec to form a top- 50 New Zealand-listed company.

  • News

    MACQUARIE BUYS TERMINAL STAKES

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Hanjin Shipping is to sell a 40% stake in six of its container terminals to Macquarie Korea Opportunities Fund. The facilities involved are at Seattle, Long Beach in Oakland in the United States; Tokyo and Osaka in Japan; and Kaohsiung in Taiwan.The cost of the transaction is $252.1m.

  • News

    KPA EQUIPMENT BUY

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Kenya Ports Authority has acquired new handling equipment worth ¢ 3m, which forms part of a ¢ 5.44m modernisation programme begun in 2002.This includes 20 terminal tractors, five FLTs and a set of pollution-control equipment. A further 25 terminal tractors entered service in 2003-2005.

  • News

    Isoloader outlet hopes to capitalise on European business

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Australia''s Isoloader has appointed a manager for Europe and is setting up a new company, Isoloader Europe, which aims to be up and running by the end of November.

  • News

    BUENAVENTURA GOES IN HARD TO TACKLE CONGESTION

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    The government and port authority of Buenaventura were forced to put a shock congestion reduction plan into effect as from September 1, improving conditions in the port. However, to alleviate pressure on stacking areas, 6,000 containers have had to be removed to off-dock areas.

  • News

    Call for return to Buenaventura dredging

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Plans have been put forward to reactivate the dredging of the access channel at the port of Buenaventura, which had to be suspended because of a fall in the dollar-peso exchange rate. Deepening of this channel has been costed at $36m. Initially, draught will be deepened to 12.5 metres, although ...

  • News

    Bromma Group celebrates new order swathe

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Stockholm-based Bromma Group has won new orders for 23 of its Marathon spreaders from container crane manufacturer OEM Kone Cranes.

  • southampton.JPG
    News

    Southampton committed to increasing UK box capacity

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    The Port of Southampton has thrown its bid to increase UK container handling capacity into the ring, pledging to raise current volumes by at least 3.7m teu.

  • Infrastructure1.JPG
    News

    Eating into the Bottom Line

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Accelerated low water corrosion is becoming more widespread in sheet piling. David Foxwell looks at the latest thinking on how to tackle port nasties

  • News

    STRONG RESULTS BOOST SOUTH WALES

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Cargo handled at Associated British Ports'' South Wales Ports climbed by more than 5% over the same period in 2005 in the first half of the year. 

  • News

    Foreign bodies

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Space to expand, government backing and support from terminal operators - sounds like any port authority''s dream. But Rotterdam has never been one for dreaming. Here''s a port that has always been one step ahead of the game. In the 1950s growing ship calls prompted the construction of Botlek and ...

  • News

    North Korean insurance blues

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Very recent news from North Korea leads this correspondent to suppose that very soon the country''s shipping industry will come under further scrutiny and restrictions. To some extent the precedents have already given observers a flavour of things to come. And insurance will probably feature.  

  • News

    NINE BID FOR SAGUNTO VEHICLE TERMINAL

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Nine companies are expected to bid for the new vehicle terminal at the Spanish Mediterranean port of Sagunto. Investment will total ¢ 2.88m and involve paving 120,000 sq m between Muelle Sur and Muelle de la Costa. 

  • News

    HPH barred from Mumbai bidding

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) will not be able to participate in the bidding for a new container terminal planned for the Indian port of Mumbai.