World News – Page 336
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NewsVolumes down, spending up
Volumes have plummeted in the economic downturn, but US West Coast ports remain committed to investment, as Felicity Landon discovers
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Vizhinjam development to go ahead
The $100m development of a container terminal at the Indian Port of Vizhinjam has been given an official go-ahead. A state-owned company, Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd, will coordinate the infrastructure development work.
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Dalrymple sale gets thumbs-up
The Australian Foreign Investment Review Board has approved Brookfield Asset Management''s part acquisition of Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal from ports investor Babcock & Brown Infrastructure.
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Rotterdam to offer rebates
The Port of Rotterdam is to give a one-off rebate in 2010 on both sea and inland harbour dues.
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EOIs invited for Sierra Leone operation
As part of the National Commission for Privatisation (NCP) programme of port reform, the government of Sierra Leone has invited expressions of interest for a concession to run the Queen Elizabeth II quay at the Container Terminal of Sierra Leone, plus further interest is invited for bulk and breakbulk stevedoring ...
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Dalian port to issue A-shares
Dalian Port is to complete its A-share listing by the second quarter of 2010.
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Primeport culls staff base
PrimePort Timaru recently made 24 workers redundant and re-employed them on part-time contracts in response to major shipper Fonterra''s port-use revamp reducing its annual container throughput from 61,000 to 37,000 teu.
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Barcelona bans Iscomar
100,000 ($149,200) and settling outstanding debts, but this was not done.
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Privatisation protests at Salaverry
Local residents and port workers at the Peruvian Port of Salaverry have protested against the proposed privatisation of the installation.
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NewsMontevideo Not To Tender
Uruguay''s national port authority (ANP) will not hold a tender process to concession a new container terminal in Montevideo port, an ANP official as said.
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'Green pact' straddles the Pacific
A new "green port" collaboration between the Port of Long Beach and China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) aims to further environmentally friendly technologies on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
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New owner for PD Ports
The recapitalisation of BBI infrastructure through the creation of a new investor company, Brookfield, has lead to the ownership of PD ports passing to its UK subsidiary, Brookfield Ports (UK). BBI has been the owner of PD Ports from early 2006.
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Spanish in Vietnam venture
Spain''s Grup Maritim TCB is to develop a container terminal in the south of Ho Chi Minh City in Hiep Phuoc port. The proposed container terminal will have 1,450 metres for berthing and capacity for 2m teu.
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NewsUnions demand local labour use
Ports of Auckland has been warned by both the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) and Rail and Maritime Transport Union it will have to train its own workforce to cover labour shortfalls.
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NewsUK freight falls
New figures point to a 4.1% fall in UK short sea unit load freight capacity over the last year.
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NewsAlgeciras units arrive
The first six out of a total of 32 transtainer cranes have been landed at the Port of Algeciras Bay.
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Nigerian ports regulator established
A private-sector regulatory board is to be set up in Nigeria to oversee the ports industry.
