World News – Page 269
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Georgia turns to RTG greening
Georgia Ports Authority is investing in green on-dock technology with the approved purchase of four electric-powered rubber-tyred gantry cranes.
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Tender issued for Kalibaru box terminal
Indonesian state port operator Pelindo II has issued a $1.9bn tender for the construction of a container terminal at Kalibaru, which is needed to ease congestion at an existing facility in the port of Tanjung Priok.
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Kerala seeks development partner for Azhikkal
The Indian state of Kerala has invited new bids for the development of the existing minor port of Azhikkal.
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SAAM to invest $2bn in ports
Following its separation from shipping line CSAV, Latin American port terminal operator SAAM has announced its intention to seek investment from the money markets to fund new projects.
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APM Terminals sees potential in India
APM Terminals’ chief executive, Kim Feijer, says that, despite having the world''s third-largest economy, India remains under represented in terms of global trade.
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Wait and see at Maldives Port
Port officials in Male are taking a wait and see approach to development plans post a recent coup in the Indian Ocean''s Maldives.
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NewsStrikes end at Sokhna
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has announced a victory over Egypt’s Sokhna Port and operators DP World following the recent strikes over pay.
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Tampa welcomes state funding
Tampa Port Authority has received $22.5m in state funds toward the modernisation and expansion of its primary petroleum terminal complex.
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NewsDjibouti's strategic move into maintenance
The Port of Djibouti is looking to grow its revenue stream through a novel, modular dock that will provide repair and maintenance services for both the port authority’s fleet and other vessels.
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Pensions resolution has 'broader context'
APM Terminals has told Port Strategy that the industrial action over the pensions gap issue taking place at the Port of Rotterdam this month has ended in resolution.
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Savannah receives extra funding
The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project has received a welcome $2.5m funding boost from the US Army Corps of Engineers.
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DP World handles record 54.7m teu
DP World reached record throughput volumes in 2011, handling over 54.7m teu at its terminals around the world.
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Santos to hike fees by 58%
The Port of Santos in Brazil is considering raising port fees by 58%, following seven years of the same rate.
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Gdynia to invest $142m
Gdynia Port Authority (ZMPG) is to invest $142m from 2012-2014 on repairs and modernisation.
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WA restructures port bodies
Western Australia’s eight port authorities are to be restructured, with seven of the bodies consolidated into four regional port authorities from 2014.
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NewsStrike deadlock at Auckland
Ports of Auckland (POAL) is in the middle of its latest strike - the fourth month of union action over pay and working conditions.
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Kalibaru construction cost soars
The initial cost of building a new port at North Kalibaru in Indonesia has soared by 55% from $1.1bn to $1.9bn.
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Canadian cold ironing
The Canadian government is to go ahead with a new cold ironing initiative, following the successful completion of its C$3.8m Marine Shore Power programme in 2007-2012.
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Vallarpadam void of transhipment boxes
A year after it was inaugurated, Vallarpadam container terminal in the Indian port of Kochi handles virtually no transhipment traffic.
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MSC fires warning shot across Valencia's bows
MSC has calculated that the port of Valencia could potentially lose 70% of its current transhipment traffic unless it makes adjustments to operating costs.
