Port News

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Another “gift from France” bearing the name “Liberty”:

CMA CGM unveils new Port Liberty brand at Manhattan party - Splash247

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PSA names new chief executive - Splash247

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30% of ports worldwide unprepared for incoming IMO maritime single window...

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Vizhinjam beckons world’s biggest container ships - PRESS Insider | India’s...

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Cartagena port is Caribbean's largest transshipment hub

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ICTSI progresses with terminal development in Indonesia

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APM Terminals and DP World call on port peers to electrify box handling...

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Shanghai nearing the 40 million TEU milestone once again

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Port Of Tanjung Pelepas Bags Two Prestigious Awards At Hrd Awards 2023 |...

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US commits $553m to develop Sri Lankan terminal - Splash247

US ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung said, “This financing is symbolic of the United States’ long-standing commitment to the development and well-being of the people of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka regaining its economic footing will further our shared vision for a free and prosperous Indo-Pacific.”

The DFC was founded in December 2019 and is seen by international commentators as a riposte to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Among other outlays it has made in its first four years are a significant contribution to reestablish a shipyard in Greece.

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Meanwhile:

7 ports across Alaska receive combined $72M in federal grant funding

The locations in Alaska that will receive funding include:

• $43.3 million for the Cold Bay Dock Infrastructure Replacement in the Aleutian Island town
• $11.2 million for the Arctic Deep Draft Project in Nome
• $8.9 million for the Yakutat Small Boat Harbor in Yakutat
• $3.4 million for the Metlakatla Port Improvements Project in the Metlakatla Indian Community
• $2.4 million for the Cape Blossom Port Planning Project in Kotzebue
• $2.3 million for the Jackolof Bay Dock Replacement Project in Seldovia
• $421,000 for the Deep Water Port Development project in Wrangell

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IMO-Singapore Single Window for Facilitation of Trade (SWiFT) project concludes with system handover at Port of Lobito, Angola:
https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/PressBriefings/pages/Angola-port-gets-Maritime-Single-Window--.aspx

In just a few weeks’ time – from 1 January 2024 – it will be mandatory for ports around the world to operate Maritime Single Windows for the exchange of information required at the point of a ship’s arrival, during its stay and at departure. The change is in line with international shipping’s aspirations to accelerate digitalization and decarbonization of the sector and is the result of amendments to the FAL Convention.

The SWiFT project is one of IMO’s strategic partnerships with donors. It was established by IMO and Singapore in March 2021 to support medium-size ports facilitate in establishing secure digital interconnectivity with counterparts worldwide, to meet their mandatory obligations under the FAL Convention.

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South Africa's ports and rail system facing imminent ‘collapse’

So bad have things become that Transnet, the government-owned ‘corporatised’ entity in charge of cargo rail and the country’s ports, had early this week to engage in a public explanation of what has gone wrong, and why there is ongoing deterioration, in South Africa’s ports and in its cargo handling.

Transnet’s container ports, mostly situated in Durban and Cape Town, are rated among the world’s worst in terms of efficiency, featuring in the bottom 10 of 348 ports ranked by the World Bank’s in its latest container port performance index.

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The sustainable crane multiplies the safety and efficiency of ports: it scans...

Currently, about 3.4% of the containers going from ship to shore are monitored in ports. This is a statistic directly related to a structural safety problem, which in itself justifies the implementation of a crane model that can automatically scan 100% of these containers without any logistical cost. This is one of the main reasons for the STS Transfer Line, a new internationally patented system whose application translates into container cranes with an energy efficiency higher than 70%, an alternative that also boosts performance: they are capable of discharging 2.6 containers at the same time as current cranes discharge 1.

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Chine needs ports outside the first chain of islands to secure it’s supply lines for raw materials and oil:

China, Myanmar renew hopes for Kyaukphyu deep water port under belt and road...

China and the Myanmese military government have signed a supplementary agreement for the Kyaukphyu deep water port, as both sides seek to get the stalled Belt and Road Initiative project off the ground:.

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Saudi: Yanbu Industrial Port receives first RORO vessel, carrying nearly...

The cars from the Hoegh Sydney were transferred to the giant ship Alliance Norfolk, showcasing the remarkable logistics capabilities and operational services of King Fahad Industrial Port in Yanbu. Its strategic location along the Red Sea coast, coupled with its well-prepared infrastructure, has attracted global shipping lines and enabled the handling of various sizes of vessels to meet the demands of the maritime transport industry.

Hoegh Sydney:

BalticShipping.com

Alliance Norfolk:

BalticShipping.com

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Uranium ship docks at Fremantle, sparks safety concerns

The vessel APL Mexico City was eventually allowed in on Thursday morning and the ship was due to sail on Sunday night.
The uranium stayed in 18 containers on the ship, which had left Adelaide on December 30.
Fremantle Port Authority said that while the cargo was prohibited from being handled, it was permitted for transit through the Port.

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More port news from down under:

More MUA PIA, DPW calls for govt intervention - Daily Cargo News

As of Monday (8 January), the MUA has announced protected industrial action at DP World’s Australian terminals through 22 January.
If you are going to strike, do it properly:

The work bans and stoppages echo those of the past months. They include three two-hour stoppages per day at all four ports; bans on loading and unloading trucks and trains; bans on working ships from specific shipping lines; eight-hour work stoppages for the first eight hours a ship is at port; and bans on overtime and shift extensions.

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APM Terminals Invests $500m In New Louisiana Container Terminal | Port news |...

Wim Lagaay, APM Terminals’ senior investment advisor to the CEO, noted that “In time, this greenfield site has all the potential to evolve into one of the big ship gateways into the U.S…”

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Chine is aiming for increased trade with South America:
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-widens-south-america-trade-highway-with-silk-road-mega-port-2024-01-18/

PS> It has also got to do with securing food and raw material supplies for China.