All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 956
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NewsHigh society
The new UK government’s championing of “Big Society” has inspired at least one national port community to think local.
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Manatee’s second Gottwald crane
Port Manatee has gained a second Gottwald crane as it prepares for increased traffic from the Panama Canal. The new G HMK 6407 crane is technically very similar to the first, delivered in 2007, with the added benefits of high hoisting speeds and an efficient, environmentally-compatible diesel-electric drive system.
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Hyundai to build Kuwaiti port
Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company of South Korea, in a joint venture with local company the Kharafi Group, has been awarded a $1.1bn contract by Kuwait to build a new port near the border with Iraq. This will open in 2015 with four berths.
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BSC Kalmar order
The Baltic Stevedoring Company (BSC) has ordered six Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry cranes and 10 Kalmar TR618i terminal tractors.
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Indian coal gets barge lift
Gottwald has received an order for a barge-mounted mobile harbour crane from the India based Archean Group. The new G HPK 8200 B, which is scheduled to be delivered in August 2010 and expected to start commercial operation before the end of the year, will be used for open-sea transhipment ...
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Continuing expansion in Baltic
DB Schenker Rail Polska continues to invest in expanding its facilities at Szczecin and Swinoujscie Baltic Sea ports in order to increase its transhipment capacity.
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Global given new terminal area
New York & New Jersey Port Authority has acquired a 98-acre area occupied by Global Terminal, adjacent to the Northeast Auto Terminal. Global will now be offered a 37-year concession contract, allowing it to continue handling containers at the former vehicles terminal, which occupies an area of 170 acres.
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Vancouver air awards
A user-friendly incentive for shipping lines that reduce emissions has been launched by Port Metro Vancouver.
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NewsPursuing iron ore export opportunities
With buyers looking to diversify their purchases of iron ore to avoid reliance on Brazil and Australia, and India enjoying a shipping cost advantage into China, iron ore port developments have been moving apace.
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Vancouver air awards
A user-friendly incentive for shipping lines that reduce emissions has been launched by Port Metro Vancouver.
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Maputo extends agreement
Maputo Port Development Company in Mozambique has had its concession agreement extended for an additional fifteen years, taking the contract to 2033.
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Solutions suffering from ports’ power play
Port owners and shipping companies are flexing their muscles when it comes to supply chain negotiations, according to an independent market survey of nearly 200 industry port owners, consultants and contractors.
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NewsEnthusiasm for Pipavav shares points the way
Gujarat Pipavav Port has raised Rs5.08bn ($107m) from its floatation, Rs1 per share over that agreed by the anchor investors.
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NewsUkraine ports hold up grain shipments
While Ukraine''s government has delayed official quotas on grain exports, it seems customs at Odessa, Nickolayev, and Ilyichevsk ports have already put a de facto ban in place.
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IPM stays with Kalmar
Infraestructura Portuaria Mexicana (IPM) at Altamira, located on the Gulf of Mexico has opted for two Kalmar E-One2 RTGs and also agreed to upgrade its two existing quay cranes. The Port of Altamira has a spectrum of Kalmar handling equipment: this currently includes two DRF reachstackers, two DCD empty container ...
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NewsA positive landscape for private investors
Indian trade is pushing new boundaries but port capacity is struggling to keep up, writes Michael King
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Newcastle secures expansion funds
Finance has been secured for an A$900m (US$807m) expansion at Newcastle, the world’s largest coal export port, with export capacity at the New South Wales port planned to reach 180m tonnes per year by 2013.
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Uganda offered land for port on Tanzania coast
Tanzania has offered Uganda land adjacent to the port of Tanga, which is close to the Kenyan border, to build its own import-export facility. At present, landlocked Uganda has to make use of Mombasa Port, which is currently highly congested.
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Kombi-Terminal goes for Kuenz
Kuenz has won the contract for another three intermodal container cranes at the Kombi-Terminal Ludwigshafen, Germany.
