Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd (Keppel T&T) has signed a joint venture agreement with Sinotrans Ltd to jointly develop and operate a river port along Yangtze River, serving Wuhu City, Anhui Province and the central region of China.

The Port of Felixstowe is celebrating its 29th daily rail service, which commenced on Saturday 1st October. The new service is operated by GB Railfreight, and runs to Barton Dock Manchester five days a week, complimenting the already extensive rail offering from the UK's largest container port for shipping lines, importers and shippers to the strategically important North West market.

Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation and the global technology standard for managing the movement of cargo through terminals, have announced the launch of its SPARCS N4 release 2.2 terminal operating system (TOS).

BMT Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international design, engineering and risk management consultancy today announced that it has secured a major port study - The Strategic Development Plan for Hong Kong Port 2030 (HKP2030) commissioned by the Hong Kong Transport and Housing Bureau.

Peel Ports has selected DBIS to deliver a major upgrade of the automation and management systems at its Agri-Bulk terminals at The Port of Liverpool.

Cargotec has been chosen as the preferred partner to supply 40 Kalmar automatic stacking cranes with related technology and 28 Kalmar shuttle carriers to DP World's deepsea container port London Gateway.

Cargotec is delighted to announce an order to supply eight dual purpose Kalmar heavy forklifts to leading Italian shipping firm Messina Line (Ignazio Messina & C S.p.a). Messina Line, which operates out of the port of Genoa in Italy, has purchased the specially adapted Kalmar DCF 420 models to operate on four new ships which it is adding to its fleet. The first forklifts are scheduled for delivery in October 2011, with the remainder to follow in November.

CMA CGM and CSAV have announced the addition of New Orleans to the Gulf Bridge Express service, which links the Gulf Coast with the Caribbean and South and Central American ports.

This article was published in the September 2011 issue of World Port Development.  Paying subscribers only can receive a pdf of the article in its original format including charts and pictures by sending an email to archive@worldportdevelopment.com

Bulk is big business – but how will the threat of a second downturn affect these markets?

The recovery of the global economy has boosted the demand for oil, coal and iron ore. But how will these markets fare with the threat of another downturn?

This article was published in the September 2011 issue of World Port Development.  Paying subscribers only can receive a pdf of the article in its original format including charts and pictures by sending an email to archive@worldportdevelopment.com

New Zealand's major ports continue to do well

Ray Dykes reports on how higher profit and continued cargo growth have New Zealand's top two ports posting strong results at their recent year ends as the country's economy continues to improve.