World News – Page 432
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Paradip builds two berths
India''s Paradip port is to issue tenders within the next three months for the construction of two new berths; one to handle iron ore exports, while the other will concentrate on imported coking coal.
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NewsMalacca Strait fund call
Japan''s The Nippon Foundation has spear-headed a call for a cost-sharing scheme to protect the future of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.
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Riding the Malaysian transhipment wave
Ports in Malaysia posted a 12% volume increase last year in containers with a total of 13.6m teu handled, compared with 12m teu in 2005.
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NewsSting of success
Booming Brazilian trade has filled the country''s coffers, but port infrastructure works are now achingly overdue, as Rob Ward finds out
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Early doors
The opening of long-awaited Brazilian box terminal Navegantes ahead of schedule could be a breath of fresh air for the country''s congested ports.Rob Ward reports
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TARRAGONA SEEKS INVESTMENT
Tarragona Port Authority is to award construction and management of its newest terminal to a private sector company.This facility will occupy a 25 hectare area on the extension of the existing outer quay dock wall.Cost is expected to be ¢ 70m ($93.2m) and the concession period is 35 years.
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EU SEEKS QUIETER PORTS
The ports of Amsterdam, Civitavecchia, Copenhagen- Malmö, Hamburg, Livorno and Valencia are to take part in the EU''s Nomeports programme, which is looking into ways of reducing noise pollution in four major sectors, of which one pertains to ports.
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MSC VALENCIA DIVERSION
MSC cancelled approximately 70 services in 2006 that were due to call at Marítima Valenciana located in the port of Valencia. This was blamed on poor productivity at the terminal and also on ongoing labour conflicts.
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NORWAY BLAZES BALLAST TRAIL
Norwegian ports are to implement strict controls on ballast water management this year to meet standards set down in an IMO Convention, which has yet to be adopted internationally.
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MAERSK AND MOTO FORM JV
The Portuguese construction and services group Mota-Engil is negotiating a partnership with Maersk to manage ports both within Portugal and abroad. Domestically, they are looking at possibilities in both Lisbon and Setubal, while further afield they are considering opportunities in ex-Portuguese colonies in Africa.
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GERMANY CHOOSES KALMAR
Kalmar has confirmed orders for27 straddle carriers from Germanterminal operators.
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Ladyman backs Mersey future
UK transport minister Stephen Ladyman has thrown his weight behind a lobbying campaign to raise the profile of Merseyside''s growing maritime sector.
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NewsLiverpool post-panamax terminal gets nod
A proposal for the first post-panamax box terminal on the UK''s west coast has been cleared by the Department of Transport.
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NewsContship appeal over Voltri upheld
The Italian government has upheld the appeal put forward by Contship Italia in respect of the award of the sixth module of Genova-Voltri container terminal to incumbent operator Voltri Terminal Europa (VTE), which belongs to the PSA group.
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Salerno signs up to US initiative
Salerno Container Terminal has opened its doors to US Customs officials as the first commercial port in Italy to become operational under the US Container Security Initiative.
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ABP AGRIBULK COMMITMENT
Associated British Ports (ABP) has committed £ 3.26m to the construction of a dedicated agribulks storage facility at its Port of Immingham.The pledge comes on the back of a new 20- year agreement with existing customer Gleadell Agriculture, the port''s only grain shipper. Construction work on the project is expected ...
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BROMMA BOOSTS SPREADER SALES
Stockholm-based Bromma Group received orders for more than 900 telescopic crane spreaders last year,more than all of Bromma''s competitors combined, the manufacturer claims.
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PORT OF TYNE TO INVEST £21M
The Port of Tyne is to carry out a further expansion of its bulk handling facilities in order to handle growing imports of power station coal. Riverside Quay, which was extended by 60 metres to 574 metres and deepened from 10.5 to 12.5 metres last year, will this year be ...
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CARGO SERVICE CONTRACT
Kalmar has won a comprehensive maintenance deal from Cargo Service at the Port of Aarhus, Denmark for 19 new Kalmar straddle carriers, due for delivery in spring 2007.The all-inclusive contract, which includes an option to extend, requires Kalmar to supply Cargo Service with preventative and breakdown maintenance, engineering support, daily ...
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VOLUMES UP IN SPAIN
The combined volumes of Spanish ports totalled 460m tonnes in 2006, an increase of 4.2%.
