Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has completed the heightening of six quay cranes at MSC Home Terminal, which is the largest container terminal in the port of Antwerp, Belgium. The project, undertaken by Kalmar’s specialist Crane Services team, facilitates the continued expansion of the port by making it possible to handle larger container ships. The project [...]
Green groups’ claims about future development at Abbot Point coal port reveal their hypocrisy and determination to oppose any and every development to the detriment of the Queensland economy and Queenslanders. The Australian Marine Conservation Society’s depiction of proposed expansion of Abbot Point as a ‘mega-port’ was misleading, Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, [...]
On March 31, CHEC won the bid for Oman International Container Terminal “C” Project, with a contract amount of over USD 30 million and a construction period of 15 months. The main work content of this project is to build quay wall of about 1000m-long and 29-ha stackyard of port facilities, including clearance of site, [...]
Governor Deval Patrick and Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray yesterday broke ground on the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, which will become the first port in the United States equipped to support offshore wind turbine deployment. The new terminal will solidify Massachusetts’ role as a leader in clean energy and energy efficiency. “Investing in infrastructure just [...]
The Kenya Ports Authority has substantially progressed construction of the 1.2 million TEU capacity second Container Terminal as part of its continued efforts to expand capacity ahead of demand. The project which was commissioned in 2012 is 34 per cent complete with phase one scheduled to be ready by 2015. Its main objective is to [...]
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), in partnership with the City of New Bedford, will host an informational public meeting regarding the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal (May 7, 2013, New Bedford Public Library). Once constructed, the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal will be the first facility in the nation designed to support the construction, assembly, [...]
Recently, the result of “A New Generation of Container Terminal” Challenge Match, initiated by Singapore Maritime Association, came out. The design scheme presented by the team, which was composed of ZPMC, together with University of Singapore and Shanghai Maritime University, showed itself and won the first prize, as well as US$1 million money. The “SINGA [...]
The construction of deepwater Lach Huyen terminal in Haiphong will begin this month, Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tam Dung announced last week. The $1.2Bn, 900,000 teu joint venture between Vietnam’s Vinalines and Japan’s Mitusi OSK Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Itochu is the first public-private project in Vietnam and is expected to be operational in [...]
Based on the progress made in dredging at the International Container Transhipment Terminal at Vallarpadam, it has been decided to increase the maximum permissible draft available in the entire International Container Transhipment Terminal berth length of 600 meters to 14.50 meters, announced Cochin Port Trust. Turnaround of vessels more than 275 meters and drawing maximum [...]
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) announced that it has appointed Cashman-Weeks NB to build the Marine Commerce Terminal and to undertake the associated dredging works, reports southcoasttoday.com. Regarding this announcement, Mayor Jon Mitchell said: “The awarding of the contract and the start of dredging for the South Terminal project means that it is at [...]
