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Vietnam puts halt to foot-dragging transshipment port project

Port Security Advisory (PSA) 1-12 The US Coast Guard (USCG) has just released Port Security Advisory (PSA) 1-12 concerning the modification of conditions of entry on vessels arriving from ports not maintaining effective anti-terrorism measures.Specifically, the USCG has determined that the Republic of Yemen is not maintaining effective anti-terrorism measures in some of its ports. The ports in the Republic of Yemen that have been found to have effective anti-terrorism measures and have therefore been exempted from taking additional security measures are listed in paragraph B in the Port Security Advisory (PSA).Actions required as listed in paragraphs C and D of this Port Security Advisory take effect for vessels that arrive in the United States on or after September 18, 2012, after visiting certain ports in the Republic of Yemen as one of their last five ports of call.The PSA can be found here.The Department for Homeland Security has also released Docket No. USCG-2012-0279 'Notification of the Imposition of Conditions of Entry for Certain Vessels Arriving to the United States', which can be accessed here.The Federal Register's website can be accessed here.Source: USCG

CCCC Announces Plan for Dar es Salaam Port Expansion

Currently she is being towed around the Atlantic Ocean for lack of a dock Officials reported that heavily damaged German ship MSC Flaminia is being towed around the Atlantic Ocean for lack of a dock."I think it's ridiculous that a ship sailing under a German flag in this situation can't get permission from countries in the European community," said Helmut Ponath, head of NSB shipping company. Indeed, no European port will allow the MSC Flaminia to dock.The Local reported for reasons yet to be determined, fire broke out on the ship in mid-July, while it was en route from Charleston, N.C., to Antwerp, Belgium, killing one sailor. Another is still missing.The was floating aimesly for some time, unmanned and ablaze, until salvage workers were finally able to bring the fire under control. The shipping company said small fires may still persist in individual containers, but the overall situation is stable.Ponath said unless the ship finds a port soon, salvage work will be challenging.Source: UPI.com

The sub-concession has been signed for the container terminal The sub-concession has been signed for the container terminal, Lekki International Container Terminal Services (LICTS), at the Tolaram Port@Lekki. ICTSI was granted the concession to develop and operate the container terminal on an exclusive basis for a 21 - year period.Tolaram Port@Lekki is promoted by Tolaram Group in partnership with the Nigerian Port Authority and the Lagos State Government. Within this port complex the newly created company, Lekki International Container Terminal Services (LICTS), is set to emerge as the new container hub for West Africa. The advantageous location will be combined with state-of-the-art facilities; 14 Post - Panamax cranes and a draft allowing vessels of 10,000 TEU to call at the terminal will enable the port to establish itself as the preferred destination in the region.With a quay of 1200m, this modern facility, which is expected to be fully operational in 2016, will have an annual capacity of 2.5 million TEU, making it the largest single terminal in Sub-Saharan Africa. ICTSI will invest in excess of USD 225 million to provide cargo handling equipment and related IT infrastructure. This investment forms part of the USD 1.4 billion being invested in the ...

Aberdeen Harbour records significant North Sea energy sector traffic increase Aberdeen Harbour records significant North Sea energy sector traffic increase in first half 2012.Continued growth in the oil and gas sector was reflected in the increase in support vessels that used the port over the first six months of the year - up nine per cent from 2,580 in 2011 to 2,814 in 2012 - a further demonstration of the significant role the harbour plays within the energy industry and the benefits it provides to both Scotland and the UK.The half-year figures detail increases in traffic with both vessel numbers and tonnage on the rise. Total vessel numbers rose by five per cent on the same period last year to nearly 4,000 while shipping tonnage increased by almost nine per cent - from 12.2 million tonnes to 13.3 million tonnes.Exported goods including oil and gas-related equipment, scrap metal, salmon feed and timber logs also increased by more than eight per cent to 1.37 million tonnes during the first six months of 2012. Imported cargoes increased slightly by 0.3 per cent to 1.07 million tonnes.The figures from Aberdeen Harbour - the centre of activity for the energy industry's marine operations in ...

Shipping carriers have become the inaugural participants Six shipping carriers have become the inaugural participants in the Port of Los Angeles Environmental Ship Index (ESI), an international clean air program that rewards ocean carriers for bringing their newest and cleanest vessels to the Port. Developed through the International Association of Ports & Harbors' World Ports Climate Initiative, the ESI program is the first of its kind in North America and the Pacific Rim.Shipping carriers Evergreen, Hamburg Süd North America, Inc, Hapag-Lloyd AG Maersk Line, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Yang Ming have registered for the global program and will begin receiving incentives later this year."We applaud these early adopters of the ESI program and encourage not only other carriers to participate but also other ports to join this global port program,"saidPort Executive Director Geraldine Knatz Ph.D. "Growing participation among ports worldwide will increase the level of incentives available to ship operators that invest in and deploy the cleanest, most efficient and environmentally friendly fleets."The web-based ESI program, already underway at 14 European ports, offers immediate and significant clean air benefits by rewarding vessel operators for voluntary engine, fuel and technology enhancements that reduce emissions from ships beyond the regulatory environmental standards ...

Port of Antwerp, has recently acquired a minority stake in the Essar Group Port of Antwerp, which had recently acquired a minority stake in the Essar Group-controlled Essar Ports, will now try to attract the Essar Group companies to set up facilities at the Antwerp port.Essar Ports, which sold 4% stake in the company to Port of Antwerp for 175 crore in June this year, is also looking to increase the cargo flow from India to Antwerp, and is holding talks with Indian freight forwarders to send cargo through Antwerp."We will definitely look at bringing the Essar Group companies to set up facilities at the port; we are hoping this happens and are holding discussions with them. These could be steel servicing centres, warehouses, tank storage or likewise. But our primary aim is to increase cargo flow from India to Antwerp," Eddy Bruyninckx, CEO, Port of Antwerp, told ET.Essar Group - the diversified family-run conglomerate - which has interests in various sectors including energy, oil, steel and power among other businesses, is already holding talks with Antwerp port to set up steel servicing centres there.Essar Steel currently has three such facilities - in the UK, Indonesia and Dubai -- to ...

Inadequate investment in infrastructure at the port of Dar es Salaam Inadequate investment in infrastructure at the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania is undermining global and regional export competitiveness, according to a report by TradeMark East Africa (TMEA).According to the report, the cost of shipping to Tanzania is 25 per cent higher than rates to competing ports in Southern Africa due to the port's inefficiencies caused by inadequate investment in infrastructure."Inefficiency and delays also increase inventory cost for high value commodities, deterring private investment, while excessive import dwell time and slow clearing and forwarding procedures," the report states.Dar es Salaam port is a key link in the transport supply chain in East Africa and handles over nine million tonnes of cargo annually. In container trade, the port has been registering a 12 per cent growth per annum since 2000.To improve port efficiency, TradeMark East Africa has committed US$21.3 million to the Tanzania Port Authority (TPA). "TMEA will also assist the TPA to design and implement strategies for the changing nature of trade."TMEA has also managed to sign financing agreement with the TPA and the Development Bank if Southern Africa (DBSA) to fund two feasibility studies for deepening and ...

The city of Naples has approved a plan to make its port more competitive The city of Naples has approved a plan to make its port more competitive, attractive, modern, and eco compatible.The approval of the Port Authority's development plan will unfreeze 240 million euros in EU funding for the project to refurbish the port, which has yearly turnover of 680 million euros and employs 5,000 people.The budget allocates 22 million euros to switching the port to alternative energy, including solar panels. Another 90 million euros will go to connecting the port to the railway system, freeing the city of trucks.The project will also separate the commercial from the tourist sections of the port, which is a major Mediterranean cruise stop with 1.5 million people transiting through every year. ''We must step up the pace of these public works, or we will lose the EU funding,'' Naples Mayor Luigi De Magistris said of the overhaul, which is scheduled to begin in 2013, ending in 2015. ''The port is now the city's major economic resource, and represents many opportunities for businesses and tourism.'' ''We presented this great project to the EU, and we defended it until we got the OK,'' Campania ...