World News – Page 352
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NewsCall for greater cohesion between Med ports
Western Mediterranean ports must cooperate with emerging ports on the opposite side of the Mediterranean for the greater good of the region, an Italian port executive has advised.
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NewsEuropeans must nurture African port relations
The European Union''s commissioner for transport issued a stark warning to Mediterranean ports this week: find an interconnection with Africa or risk losing West Mediterranean business as vessels re-route around the African cape.
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New box terminal for Charleston
$55m contract has been awarded to a local company for the construction of a 113ha container terminal in North Charleston.
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NewsDon't rush to meet 100% scanning legislation
A security panel at the International Association of Ports and Harbours'' (IAPH) conference taking place in Genoa this week cautioned against ports committing now to installations to meet so-called 100% scanning legislation from the US.
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NewsTerminal consolidation mooted by Auckland
Ports of Auckland has unveiled a proposal to consolidate its containership operations and manning to the Axis Fergusson Terminal.
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NewsStanding up to the downturn
Germany''s ports are taking the economic trough in their strides, as Stevie Knight finds out
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NewsPakistan project opens to tenders
June sees the opening of the tender process for Pakistan''s port optimisation project.
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NewsBidding resumes for Mexican port
Hopes are that the bidding process for private investment in the new multipurpose terminal at Mexico''s Port of Mazatlan (API Mazatlan) will re-start again soon after the last round was halted in early April.
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Oakajee funds commitment
The Australian Federal Government has allocated A$339m (US254m) over the next four years towards the development of common user facilities at the deepwater port at Oakajee. Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has pointed to Oakajee as "potentially the single-most important project for WA''s economic development over the next 50 years".
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Box slump continues in Hong Kong
In March, Hong Kong registered its fifth consecutive month of falling container traffic. It handled 1.625m teu, equivalent to a decline of 18.9%. For the first quarter of 2009, throughput amounted to 4.542m teu, down 21.1%.
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BBI offers distress sales
Offers for Babcock & Brown Infrastructure''s (BBI) Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal asset are expected to close in July, following a due diligence process with several parties. BBI is also currently in talks with parties interested in buying PD Ports in the UK.
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NewsCongo gets going
Work on Congo Terminal, the new name of the container terminal in the Port of Pointe-Noire (Congo Brazzaville), has started.
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DPW nets ISO first
DP World has become the first Australian terminal operator to gain the international standard ISO 28000:2007 certification in supply chain security management at all of its Australian container terminals. The certification covers processes to address security vulnerabilities at strategic and operational levels, as well as establishing preventative action plans.
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Shoreham Port CEO leaves for Scottish role
Rod Johnstone, the chief executive who oversaw the investment of over £ 30 million in Shoreham Port in the last five years, is moving back up to Scotland, where he will be taking over as chief executive at Scrabster Harbour Trust, near Thurso.
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Algeciras and Tanger ro-ro team
Spain''s Algeciras and Morocco''s Tanger Med ports have combined thinking to optimise roll on/roll off traffic between the two. Since last November, a daily service with four sailings in both directions has linked the two ports.
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NewsLowestoft's windy business boost
Associated British Ports'' Lowestoft base is to become the operations centre for the Greater Gabbard Offshore Windfarm which, when completed, will be the world''s largest offshore wind farm.
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NewsFinancing woes yet to bite French ports
On the thorny issue of finance, the Port of Marseilles has so far managed to avoid the hurdles being placed at the door of so many port operators.
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NewsWest Med article
Two key West Mediterranean ports discuss their continued commitment to long term expansion plans with Alex Hughes
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NewsAlgeciras Port shows up negatives
Algeciras Port has felt the sting of a 14.5% drop in traffic during the first quarter of 2009, the biggest fall being in solid bulks.
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NewsHITT takes a hit
Holland''s vessel tracking services specialist HITT has announced that it intends to axe 25 jobs in its Apeldoorn facility, made up of 15 workers leaving the organisation and the cessation of temporary employment contracts.
