World News – Page 288
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Strikes cripple Pecém
Recent strikes at the port of Pecém resulted in losses of up to $160,000 for every 12 hours of working day lost, according to port authority CearáPortos. It also calculates that docked vessels were accumulating losses of $32,000 every day they stood idle.
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Santos remodelling under discussion
Santos port authority, Codesp, and representatives from the governing body of Brazilian ports, Antaq, recently came together as part of a working group to look into ways of re-modelling Santos to enable it to handle more cabotage containers.
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Strikes disrupt Chilean ports
Month long strikes by dockworkers at the Chilean ports of Lirquén and Iquique have cost millions in lost cargo handling revenue.
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No second Montevideo box terminal
The government of Uruguay has decided not to go ahead with a second container terminal at the port of Montevideo. The tender for the facility was cancelled a year ago and in its place, a new port at Puntas de Sayago, to the east of Montevideo, is being considered for ...
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Venezuela hikes port charges
Ports in Venezuela introduced a series of new port taxes in June, some with a 300% hike.
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Multi-purpose terminal for Mazatlán
The Mexican port of Mazatlán has issued a tender for a multipurpose terminal as a means of boosting throughput at the port, which fell by 6.2% in the first four months of this year.
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Karaikal heads for second round funding
Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd is to undertake a second round of private equity funding to raise $50m, with Ascent Capital Advisors India already undertaking due diligence.
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Tauranga merger talk dampened
Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns has advised his company has had no recent approach from Ports of Auckland or its shareholder, the Auckland Council, on the possibility of merging.
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Adani challenges JNPT bid ban
Adani Enterprises, which has been forbidden to bid for the fourth container terminal at JNPT, has sought to overturn the ruling in the courts.
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Vilagarcía container terminal subsiding
Vilagarcía Port Authority in north-western Spain has declined to comment on the subsidence of part of its container terminal.
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Indian ports to issue bonds
Cochin, Kolkata, Ennore and JNPT are seeking permission from the government to raise funds using tax-free bonds.
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DP World court stay protects Chennai tariffs
DP World has won a temporary stay against a proposal by India’s port regulator, Tariff Authority for Major Ports to reduce tariffs at Chennai Container Terminal, a DP World-managed facility.
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Eilat’s hot property
Israel’s Eilat, the first national port to be privatised, has attracted bids from 17 companies. The only known international port operators involved in the process are APM Terminals and SSA Marine, with the vast majority of other interested parties Israeli. The port handles 6% of the country''s foreign trade.
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Outer Harbour stalls at La Coruña
The Spanish port of La Coruña has run out of money and cannot finance additional work on its outer harbour extension, where costs have almost doubled to €750m ($1.1bn).
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Qatar commits to Egyptian ports
The government of Qatar has revealed that it has signed an agreement with Egypt to build two new ports that will create one million new jobs.
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Mitsui leading bidder for Portek
Mitsui has presented an offer to acquire the capital of Portek International, which operates eight terminals in Indonesia, Algeria, Malta and Gabon, as well as a dry port in Ruanda.
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CVRD in Santos joint venture
CVRD has formed a joint venture with Vale Fertilizantes to operate the Ultrafertil concession in the port of Santos.
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Trace radiation on Japanese containers
Levels of radiation surpassing European Union limits have been found on a maritime container from the Japanese port of Yokohama by authorities at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. Dutch authorities also found traces of radiation on 19 containers from Japan.
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Mersey Ports consultation launched
Peel Ports Mersey has outlined a 20-year master plan for growth and future development, and has just begun a 13- week public consultation, closing on Monday 5 September.
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Pilbara's early expansion
Rio Tinto is accelerating its iron ore expansion programme in the Pilbara region of Western Australia with US$676m of funding for early works and procurement.
