World News – Page 9
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Puerto Bolívar on track to be Ecuador’s main port
Yilport is on track to delivering its vision to operate the main port in Ecuador with the arrival of five new cranes
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Gulftainer extends UAE terminal concessions
Port operator Gulftainer has extended its concession with the Sharjah Ports, Customs and Free Zones Authority for a further 35 years
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Positive view of Durban pier 2
ICTSI sees major potential in DCT Pier 2 and has a clear view of how to unlock this
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1H 2023 China box volumes
China’s half year container throughput figures show an overall rise in containers of five per cent, but it’s a mixed bag of results for individual port performances. A J Keyes presents the highlights
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No standing still
It has been a challenging year for US South Atlantic ports. AJ Keyes looks at what has been going on and what ports in the region are doing moving into 2024
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MSC – HHLA transaction on course to close 2nd quarter 2024
It might have provoked a negative reaction from certain members of the Hamburg establishment – Hapag Lloyd, Eurokai Group and Kuehne & Nagel for example – but MSC’s audacious bid to buy into Hamburg terminal operator HHLA looks to be right on track at the time of writing.
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MSC Gate Deal
Eurogate and Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), the terminal operating company of the world’s largest container shipping line, MSC, have confirmed…
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Wind Award in NJ
A total of almost US$52.5 million from the Port Infrastructure Development Program has been awarded to the Port Authority of New York and…
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All change at Brazil’s port ministry and tactics as well?
It’s all change again at the Brazilian port ministry where key officials have been replaced for political reasons and where the STS 10 tender in Santos (to build a new container terminal in South America’s largest port with 4.98 million TEU handled last year, up 3.2% on 2021) has been delayed for “further discussions”.
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Santos also impacted by extreme weather events
The extreme weather phenomena in northern and southern Brazil (see feature article) and its effects on ports in those regions has led to “extreme congestion” at the port of Santos, the biggest port in South America.
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Itajai: The Wait Goes On
Teconnave, a new company set up by MSC subsidiary Portonave, is all set to take over the former APM Terminal Itajai, from early next year with a contract that will last at least two years.
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Fundacion Valenciaport confirms support for the METEOR project
Fundación Valenciaport is supporting the launch of the METEOR project, an initiative that seeks to increase the safety of maritime transport, specifically of goods transported by container.
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Nokia for Kingston
Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) has selected Nokia to deploy a private wireless…
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Win for Circle
Specialist service provider in the analysis and development of innovative digitisation solutions for…
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Australia: Strategic Partnership
A new strategic partnership is targeting improvements to the cargo supply chain in Australia by narrowing the gap in container visibility and transparency.
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Precision Navigation
The Port of Long Beach, Jacobsen Pilot Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…
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Constanta PCS Study
An international tender for developing, designing and implementing a new Port Community System…
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Smart Tyne
The Port of Tyne, in collaboration with BT and Ericsson, has launched a new 4G and 5G…
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New generation mooring and shore power arrives in Sweden
Sweden’s first MoorMaster NxG vacuum mooring system has officially entered service at Port of Kapellskär, part of Ports of Stockholm.