World News – Page 307
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Paperless ports to boost Brazilian throughput
Brazil''s Ports Secretariat (SEP) is to tackle a lack of information, communications problems, non-registered documents and a lack of operational security at its ports.
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Port Botany racked with congestion
The new IT system at DP World''s Port Botany container terminal in Australia has been blamed for serious delays at the facility.
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NewsGlobal funds win Brisbane lease
An investment consortium has won the right to a 99-year lease to operate the Port of Brisbane.
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PSA-Sical challenges Tuticorin exclusion
PSA-Sical has approached India''s Supreme Court to overturn an exclusion on bidding for the concession to convert Berth 8 at the port of Tuticorin into a container terminal. Given that the company already operates an alternative facility in the port, it was excluded from any future bidding on monopoly grounds.
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Dalian prepares IPO
Northern China''s largest port operator, Dalian Port, is to undertake a $556m IPO, consisting of the sale of 1.2bn shares to its major shareholder, PDA Corporation, as part of a share placement. Citic Securities will underwrite the offering.
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Stevedores strike tarnishes French port reform
Industrial action has marred the introduction of the French ports law reform.
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Manaus tender deadline extended
Brazil''s Ports Secretariat (SEP) has extended the deadline for bids to build a new port at the city of Manaus for a second time. The port is required to service the Manaus Industrial Estate. The initial deadline was set for August 31, but later extended to November 12. Interested bidders ...
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Panama Canal ties in with Galveston
The Panama Canal Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Galveston to facilitate international trade and generate new business by promoting the “All-Water Route”, the route from Asia to the US East and Gulf Coasts via the Panama Canal.
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NewsYangtze venture on the cards for APMT
APM Terminals is looking at possible Chinese river port ventures, specifically in the Yangtze.
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NewsSri Lanka’s new port opens early
Sri Lanka''s new deep sea port at Hambantota, on the south coast of the island, has been officially opened almost half a year ahead of schedule.
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NewsNew Zealand's Lyttelton battles subsidence
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) chief executive Peter Davie has advised his port’s container terminal - which has already slumped 20-30 centimetres following the major earthquake on September 4 - could continue sinking for the next three years.
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NewsLos Angeles on hunt for global marketeers
Los Angeles’ port is to boost its global standing through a chain of worldwide satellite marketing offices.
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Vietnam's Cam Ranh gets new lease of commercial life
Vietnam’s Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh has said that Cam Ranh Port, a major war era facility, will not become a foreign military base but will instead be adapted to serve cargo ships.
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NewsSihanoukville left out in the cold
In a surprising move, government officials in Cambodia have not named the country’s major hub in its role call of national assets likely to list.
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NewsJebel Ali maintains position despite downturn
Once clearly streets ahead as a regional port, Jebel Ali took a hit in the economic downturn, with decline in origin and destination cargo being more pronounced in Dubai than in other Emirates ports.
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NewsTranshipment deals for Salalah
The Port of Salalah has, alongside its general cargo offering, attracted a degree of transhipment so it is now in the process of adding to its feeder network in order to support lines without their own service.
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NewsIndia needs to prepare for recovery
Is India ready to handle a rebound in the container trade? This is the question posed by Captain Sandeep Mehta, chief executive of Mundra Port.
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NewsTrust plan is “undeliverable” says Dover
Dover Harbour Board has branded the proposal to keep the port of Dover in local hands through ownership by a “people’s trust” as “totally unrealistic and undeliverable”.
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NewsLeadership race
Alex Hughes asks which port will be ‘just right’ to play the part of Middle East superport
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High school education on ports
The Port of Los Angeles is to sponsor maritime-related educational programs in Southern California high schools to promote international trade and career opportunities.
