World News – Page 295
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Grimsby car planning driven through
Associated British Ports’ planning application for a dedicated two berth ro-ro terminal has been approved, paving the way for larger car carriers to dock. The new terminal will cater for ships carrying in excess of 3,000 cars. The Port of Grimsby and Immingham is already the UK’s busiest car-handling port, ...
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NewsPlumbing the depths
Depth is on the mind of Pakistan’s Port Qasim: dredging work has been the subject of dark mutterings and the authority has only recently signed its 2010/11 contract – with an expected loss of $70m from the delay.
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NewsLa Unión to be offered as a concession
The port of La Unión in El Salvador is being offered as a concession to the private sector, with ownership of the infrastructure remaining with the public sector.
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Tauranga consent appeals heard
Appeals to the Port of Tauranga’s resource consent to deepen and widen its harbour shipping channels are currently being heard in the New Zealand Environment Court. Despite endeavours to negotiate, three indigenous groups have maintained their opposition to the development.
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Israel starts Eilat privatisation process
Israel''s Government Companies Authority has begun the process to privatise the port of Eilat. Bids can be made up until May 19 for a 100% stake in Eilat Port Company Limited.
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NewsPressing need for US east coast port expansion
Many US east coast ports will be unable to cope with spiralling cargo projections without setting significant expansion plans in motion, the US Army Corp of Engineers has warned.
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DP World proposes share consolidation
DP World is to pitch a one for 20 share consolidation to shareholders at its annual meeting on 11 May.
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APMT snares Callao North concession
An APM Terminals-consortium has been awarded the concession to operate the Muelle Norte terminal at the Peruvian port of Callao.
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Forth Ports accepts Arcus bid
Arcus European Infrastructure Fund has agreed a £760m takeover of Forth Ports, where it had previously been the biggest shareholder. The move comes on the back of a 20% increase in pre-tax profits to £56.3m and a 5% increase in revenue to £181.9m. Forth Ports operates six Scottish ports and ...
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Lyttelton quake rubble re-use stopped
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has been ordered to cease dumping bricks, masonry and concrete from demolished Christchurch buildings into its harbour reclamation.
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NewsFire in the belly
India’s interior is forcing large scale port growth on both coasts. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsEuropean ports start radiation screening
The port of Rotterdam has confirmed that it is begun to monitor levels of radiation on vessels making calls at Japanese ports.
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NewsIndia "haphazard" terminal growth criticised
The Expert Appraisal Committee of India''s Ministry of Environment and Forests has issued a warning against the "haphazard and piecemeal" growth of container terminals.
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NewsQueensland bounces back from disasters
Devastating floods and cyclone damage have failed to dent Queensland’s ever-expanding coal industry.
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NewsEleventh hour truce averts Aussie strike
A potentially-damaging outbreak of industrial disruption on the Australian waterfront has been averted – for the time being – by a truce between stevedore Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia.
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NewsBlack Sea strategy reconsidered
Turkish port expansion and the nautical restrictions of the Bosphorus Strait limiting the access to the Black Sea is making Bulgaria’s Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI) rethink its investment strategy.
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NewsYangtze volumes up, but challenges ahead
Cargo throughput on the Yangtze River is set to increase sharply over the next few years, but according to Maersk there are still challenges that need resolving.
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Qingdao pulls in foreign investment
Foreign investors, including APM Terminals, are expected to invest $4.6bn in the expansion of the Chinese port of Qingdao. The various projects that are due to be implemented by 2015 will boost container volume to 20m teu and double bulk cargo capacity to 600m tonnes.
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Barcelona eyes Spain's green port title
Barcelona port is to convert itself into the greenest in Spain, according to the port authority.
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Newcastle’s ten-strong berth plan
Newcastle Port Corporation is to create ten new berths by dredging 3m cu m of mud, sand and contaminated material from the south arm of the Hunter River.
