World News – Page 422
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Quay walls come under scrutiny
The next phase in the revision of the UK’ s British Standard 6349 for Maritime Structures will focus on the design of quay walls, jetties and dolphins. This follows on from the recent launch of a Code of Practice for the design of Ro-Ro ramps, linkspans and walkways.
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Port-Net delegates discuss finance
The complexities of securing, and working with, European Union funding were highlighted at a Port-Net workshop on port financing, hosted by the Port of Tallinn. Tallinn itself has gained EU funding for a number of key projects but Riina Palu, responsible for European affairs at the port, said: “ The ...
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TCB Buenaventura buy
The Barcelona-based TCB group has acquired a 30% stake in the Colombian port company Complejo Portuario Industrial de Buenaventura, which has been awarded a 30-year concession to operate the new 700,000 teu capacity container terminal in the port of Buenaventura. TCB effectively becomes terminal operator in a project requiring investment ...
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Thamesport turnarounds
Kent’ s Thamesport has opened its new East Park Gate complex, or ‘ Gate 2’ , as part of a new development to simplify and improve service levels to hauliers. It claims that the new development has already reduced haulier turnaround times in the empty park to an average of ...
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Contenemar move
Spanish shipping line Contenemar will move its Canary Islands and Moroccan services from Vigo to a new 44,000 sq metre container terminal at the nearby port of Vilagarcía at the end of this year. The terminal, which will be located on Ferrazo Quay, will have 260 metres of quayside with ...
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Boluda La Luz investment
The Boluda group has ordered two super-post-panamax gantry cranes from Paceco at a cost of € 10m ($13.5m). These will be deployed at its recently acquired La Luz container terminal on the Canary island of Las Palmas in February and March of 2008. Outreach will be over 19 rows of ...
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Changing of the guards at Kalmar
Port equipment specialist Kalmar has appointed Pekka Vauramo to take its president’ s chair on October 1 2007, after present incumbent Christer Granskog retires.
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NewsKonecranes receives order from Malta Freeport Terminals
Malta Freeport has contracted Konecranes for 10 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes,two reachstackers and one masted lift truck to be delivered between December 2007 and April 2008.
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NewsStrengthening solutions for MSC Napoli recovery
The UK’ s Portland Port has had its quays strengthened in order to move the stranded cargo of the MSC Napoli to a secure area.
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NewsMarseilles steams ahead with expansion drive
The Port of Marseilles Authority (PMA) is to develop two more new container terminals at Fos with a combined capacity of 2m teu per year.
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NewsPacific Northwest pact
The US ports of Seattle and Tacoma and Canada’ s Vancouver have jointly pledged to reduce particulate matter from ships at berth by 70% and from cargo handling equipment by 30% by 2010 in a Pacific Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy.
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GIP buys into Indian dream
Private equity fund Global Infrastructure Partners has bought a 25% interest in Chennai Container Terminal (CCT), India’ s second largest private container terminal in India overall by traffic volume.
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Concession extension at San Vicente
Chile’ s San Vicente port operator SVTI has had its concession extended until 2029.
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Buenaventura concession extended
The Colombian government has extended the concession to operate the port of Buenaventura conditional on investment of $54m being made by March 2008. In addition, incumbent SPRBUN must present a territorial reorganisation plan within two months.
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: Quayside lift for Callao
The Peruvian National Port Authority has given permission for tenders to be issued in respect of the purchase of four new cranes for the port of Callao. Contracts for two quayside gantry cranes and two yard cranes worth $33.97m are expected to be signed in August.
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ANP approves dry port
Uruguay' s National Ports Authority is to offer a concession to operate a dry port to serve the capital to be operational in 2008.
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Maersk loss hits Ensenada
The Mexican port of Ensenada registered a 4% drop in container traffic during the first four months of this year. This is the first time for at least 12 months that the port has registered a downturn, which is due to changes in Maersk' s Asian services; these no longer ...
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Cabello loses regional control
The Venezuelan port of Cabello has been nationalised. Previously, the port was managed locally by the Instituto Puerto Autónomo de Puerto Cabello (IPAPC). The move is viewed negatively by municipal and regional governments, which may freeze planned investment in facilities.
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Nova Scotia terminal
Several North American investors have put forward a project to build a new container terminal in Canso Straits, Nova Scotia. They plan to invest $300m in a 485,000 sq metre area, which will be managed by SSA Marine.
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HPH woos Mexican hauliers
HPH, Mexico' s largest container terminal operator, is negotiating a strategic alliance with road haulage companies to improve its door-to-door service for customers.
