Ports & Terminals

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Cape Town port gets help to clear lockdown freight backlog

Bloomberg | July 01, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Transnet SOC Ltd. will deploy to staff to its container and multipurpose terminals at the Port of Cape Town in a bid to clear backlogs caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Konecranes receives order from Louisiana for two portal harbor cranes

AJOT | June 30, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

“Acquiring these cranes is an important addition to our port” said Paul Aucoin, Executive Director for the Port of South Louisiana. “The Port of South Louisiana is committed to maintaining and expanding our infrastructure capabilities to keep the port competitive and efficient in the global market.”

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BEST terminal breaks the historical record of move per vessel call in the Port of Barcelona for three consecutive weeks

AJOT | June 30, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

In the current context, marked by the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic, terminals are showing a considerable drop in overall port volumes, this associated with a decline in economic activity, and with a large number of blank sailings due to shipping lines’ attempts to align capacity with existing demand. However, the paradox is that despite the fact that calls and volume arriving at the Port of Barcelona's BEST terminal have decreased, moves per call ratio have significantly increased.

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Charleston ice plant rebuild project remains on track for August reopening at the Port of Coos Bay

AJOT | June 30, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay (Port) remains on track for an August reopening of the reconstructed Charleston Ice Plant. Access to commercial grade flake ice is critical to certain west coast fisheries, including whiting, shrimp, and squid.

TMF at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to increase 4.2% on August 1

AJOT | June 30, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Liebherr’s flexible barge solution for Sims Metal Management at the Port of NY&NJ

Maritime

AJOT | Top Story | June 30, 2020

Liebherr’s flexible barge solution for Sims Metal Management at the Port of NY&NJ

At New York Harbor, NY, Sims Metal Management uses a Liebherr mobile harbor crane type LHM 600 to load scrap and unload salt. The crane is placed on a floating barge and can be moved to another terminal of the port if required. With a maximum lifting capacity of 75 tons in 4-rope grab operation, the crane is the strongest floating mobile harbor crane on a barge in the U.S. in 4-rope grab capacity.

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Inaugural stopover of the mega container ship HMM OSLO at the Port of Le Havre

AJOT | June 30, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

On its inaugural voyage, the container ship HMM OSLO will call at Port du Havre this June 30. Of type megamax 24 (24 bays and 24 rows), the new ship of Korean armaments HMM (partner of the THE consortium Alliance since April 2020) is the first built by Samsung Heavy lndustries and the second in its future fleet of twelve giants (after the HMM Algesiras released the previous month from the other Korean shipyard, Daewoo Shipping & Marine Engineering's Okpo), HMM Oslo is 400 meters long and 61.50 meters wide for a maximum draft of 16.50m.

Damen concludes Keel Laying on 75-metre Crane Barge for a project in Panama

AJOT | June 30, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Damen Shipyards Group successfully concluded keel laying for the Crane Barge 7532 that is going to be delivered in Panama, following award of tender in August last year. The barge is being built at Damen Yichang Shipyard in Hubei Province, China. The yard is almost back to full capacity following the recent coronavirus outbreak. Conscious of the need to protect the health and wellbeing of all working at the yard and in the community, Damen continues to take strict safety measures.

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Dubai World pays $8.2 billion early to complete debt revamp

Bloomberg | June 30, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Dubai World completed a decade-long debt restructuring ahead of schedule as the emirate prepares to tackle the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

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China imports stuck at India ports show standoff casualties

Bloomberg | June 30, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Imports from China have been piling up at Indian ports pending government clearances, causing concern that a recent border standoff between the two nations could have an economic fallout that will disrupt supply chains.

Port of Oakland approves FY 2021 budget

AJOT | June 29, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

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Drewry Port Throughput Indices

AJOT | June 29, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 220 ports worldwide, representing over 75% of global volumes. The base point for the indices is January 2012 = 100. Drewry Ports and Terminals insight Drewry’s latest assessment - June 2020 In April 2020, the global container port throughput index stood at 121.6, precisely the same as in April 2017 – three years back. The index declined by 2.3 points compared to March 2020, registering a month-on-month decline of 1.9% and a year-on-year decline of 6.6%. Although the month-on-month deviation remained low at the global level, regional indices had a wide variation in April. The index for North American increased by 7.4% while the index for Asia (excluding China) declined by 7.6%. In February 2020 the China index stood at its lowest level since 2015. It increased to 131.3 in March 2020 and has remained stable with a negligible increase of 0.1 point in April 2020. However this is signifcantly below the April 2019 level, down by 5.7% year-on-year, on basis of weaker demand from key North American and European markets which remainded in lockdown. Volume rebound at West Coast in the USA and Mexico ports in April raised the index for North America by 7.4% over the previous month. However, the continued adverse impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) did not allow North American throughput to reach the April 2019 level. Hence a decline of 8.2% year-on-year was witnessed. The notable feature in 2020 is the declining market share of west coast ports vis-à-vis the gulf and east coast. Despite an improvement in March 2020 index, the Asian countries excluding China could not sustain the recovery into April 2020. The index declined by 10 points to reach 121.2 in April 2020, a decline of 7.6% month-on-month and 5.6% year-on-year. Handling at all major ports including some of the major transhipment hubs in the region declined considerably. Weaker demand from European and North American is tracking back along the intra-Asian supply chains, reducing both deepsea and intra-Asian movements. The only region which saw improvements in its port handling is Latin America, where the index value increased by 2.1% month-on-month and 4.7% year-on-year. On the other hand, the double-digit decline was seen in Africa, although noting that our sample size is small.

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APM Terminals Barcelona obtains Authorised Economic Operator (OEA) status for Customs procedures

AJOT | June 29, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

APM Terminals Barcelona has obtained the Authorised Economic Operator (OEA) certificate for customs procedures, a declaration issued by the Spanish Tax Agency which guarantees the security of the goods produced, stored, shipped and/or transported by order of the operator in question.

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Risk management concerns increasing at ports

AJOT | June 29, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The deadly spread of COVID-19, and the economic and trade disruption the pandemic has caused, is prompting port managers to examine new ways to improve risk management and digital processes, according to the latest biennial global ports survey conducted by Remy InfoSource.

Port Authority Of New York & New Jersey consolidated bond rating lowered To ‘A+’ From ‘AA-’ on depressed activity levels

AJOT | June 29, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

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Port of New Orleans and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Boards Elect Darryl D. Berger Chairman

The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) selected new officers with the election of Darryl D. Berger as Chairman, William H. Langenstein, III, as Vice Chairman and Charles H. Ponstein as Secretary-Treasurer during the June 25 monthly Board meeting.

Port Freeport signs PPA for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | June 25, 2020

Port Freeport signs PPA for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project

The Port Freeport Commission has announced the signing of a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), effective June 25, 2020, for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project (FHCIP). The FHCIP will deepen the channel to depths ranging from 51 to 56 feet Mean Lower Low Water and widen one channel section making way for larger, deeper-draft vessels to call Port Freeport.

North Carolina Ports Executive Director retiring, COO to take the helm

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | June 25, 2020

North Carolina Ports Executive Director retiring, COO to take the helm

The North Carolina State Ports Authority’s leader, Paul J. Cozza, is retiring from his post as Executive Director. The announcement was made during the North Carolina Ports Board of Directors regularly scheduled June meeting. Cozza will continue to serve in his role through December 31, 2020.

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Monopiles for new wind farm in the Baltic Sea

AJOT | June 25, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

In the port of Rostock, the first monopiles for the offshore wind farm "Kriegers Flak", which is currently under construction, were loaded. The wind farm, located south of the Danish coast, will supply up to 600,000 households with electricity in the future and will thus become Denmark's largest offshore wind farm. The loading of the monopile foundation piles will be handled by Liebherr's heavy-duty gantry crane type TCC 78000, inaugurated in 2019. The manufacturer of the monopiles is the offshore wind specialist EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH, also based in Rostock.