World News – Page 98
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NewsBangladesh ports explore link to India
Michael Mackey investigates the impact of a new deal for Indian goods to transit through ports in Bangladesh.
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NewsGeorgian port contract terminated
The Georgian government is reportedly seeking a new investor for a port project in the county after the contract of the consortium originally contracted to the project was terminated.
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NewsUK port set for staff cutbacks
A UK port is set to make an undisclosed number of redundancies as it undertakes a process to “secure efficiencies”.
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NewsDouala operations resume despite court order
Container operations at the Port of Douala in Cameroon have resumed despite a court order which prevents the creation of an authority for the management, operation, and maintenance of the container terminal.
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NewsUK terminal loses shipping firm and staff
A UK terminal faces a blow this week as it prepares for redundancies with the loss of a major company’s container ship calls, which it can no longer accommodate.
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NewsRewriting the script
For years Sicily has been seen as a problematic location for container port operations but now the tide is turning.
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NewsNEW PORT COULD BOOST PERUVIAN FRUIT EXPORTS
Cosco Shipping is developing its $3billion deep-water general cargo and 1million TEU capacity container port at Chancay. Rob Ward explains further.
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NewsMALTA PRIORITISES BLUE ECONOMY AND MARITIME CLUSTER
When Malta held the presidency of the European Union Council two years ago, the maritime sector was a declared priority. Felicity Landon gauges the position now.
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NewsAPSEZ to acquire Indian port
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), will acquire a majority stake in a major Indian port.
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NewsSAN ANTONIO THE WINNER IN BATTLE OF CHILEAN PORTS
Container handling supremacy has been a long-term fight in Chile but, as Rob Ward discovers, there may finally be one port set to win through.
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NewsAPM Terminals Rotterdam sale confirmed
APM Terminals has signed a letter of intent for the sale of APM Terminals Rotterdam to a global port operator.
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NewsKhalifa Port set for expansion
Abu Dhabi Ports’ Khalifa Port is set for further expansion to boost its handling capacity from 5mn to 7.5mn teus.
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NewsMelbourne rail review
Fierce criticism of the Melbourne Port Rail Shuttle plans have sparked a review
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NewsPort rail proposals move forward in Australia
The rejuvenation of on-dock rail and rail shuttles is moving ahead in several Australian ports, but is not without its challenges.
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NewsNZ government closes in on Auckland
The New Zealand government has confirmed its next step in light of Cabinet’s position that freight operations in Auckland are no longer viable.
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NewsTrade war hits Californian port
Cargo volume dropped 3.5% in November at the Port of Long Beach as restrictive tariffs continued to affect the national supply chain.
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NewsUK port operator in “major restructure”
A big UK port operator has confirmed it is in the “process of a major restructure” involving compulsory and voluntary redundancies.
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NewsDP World Sokhna enters trilateral partnership
DP World Sokhna recently entered into a trilateral partnership to serve as the hub for all construction material imports needed to build the central business and financial district of Egypt’s new administrative capital.
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NewsPort corporation denies market power misuse
A port corporation in Australia has denied it has breached competition law after the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) started legal action against it in its first case taken under the amended misuse of market power provision.
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NewsUS100m container expansion project begins
A global terminal operator has initiated the circa US100m second phase expansion of its terminal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
