World Port News

AFRICA/EUROPE REGION April 2 *London: Port of London National Transport Hub-New Study Shows April 6 *Le Havre: A market study on the development opportunities for containerised shipping services between Le Havre and the Iberian Peninsula April 9 *ABP: Silloth Smashes Cargo Record April 10 *ABP: ABP Launches Pedal the Ports-A 1,600-Mile Tandem Bike Ride For Motor Neurone Disease *London: Brick Work *Antwerp: Antwerp meets China April 11 *Marseille: 1) CMA CGM wins Marseilles repair dock tender 2) Consortium promises Marseilles cruise boom 3) Fos in bid for Asian car imports 4) Marseilles agrees new ro-pax base for GNV 5) Port authority to control internal rail links April 15 *Cork: Air Quality and Carbon Footprint will not be affected by the Port of Cork's proposed Container Terminal *ABP: ABP Awards Cruise-Terminal Contract To DEAN & DYBALL April 16 *Rotterdam: 1) Result €114 million. Good financial result for Port of Rotterdam Authority 2) Throughput in port of Rotterdam shows strong growth again *Göteborg: 1) Port of Göteborg targets short sea containers 2) Yet another environmental award goes to the Port of Göteborg 3) Meet us in Russia next week! April 17 *Bilbao: Fist call of the CCNI Bilbao which reinforces the service between the north of Europe and South America April 18 *Rotterdam: NYK Line thanks port of Rotterdam *Stockholm: The Värta Pier-The new gateway to Stockholm *Dunkirk: First quarter 2008: Ro-Ro traffic up by 15% April 21 *Rotterdam: The OOC terminal in Oss in the south-east of the Netherlands, is to become a fully-fledged trimodal terminal with a, doubled, capacity of approximately 70,000 TEU April 23 *Amsterdam: Port of Amsterdam has taken the lead in this European sustainability project *Rotterdam: Asia choses Rotterdam once again April 24 *Antwerp: Growth of 3.4% for the Port of Antwerp April 25 *Le Havre: Cooperation Between Le Havre and Duisburg *Rotterdam: Qatar and Port of Rotterdam start a strategic co-operation *London: Boating boost for coastal community April 30 *Cork: Port of Cork welcomes the Independence of the Seas AMERICAS REGION April 8 *Seattle: Port's Central Procurement Office "Up and Running" April 14 *Halifax: First Ship of the Season, MS Amadea, makes Inaugural call at Port April 15 *Panama Canal: PanCanal.com Gets Facelift April 17 *Montreal: The Montreal Port Authority unveils its project, which will generate $3.4 billion in annual economic spinoffs for Montreal April 21 *Panama Canal: Expansion Image of the Week: Paraiso Hill undergoes significant excavation *Seattle: China Shipping to Expand Service at Port of Seattle *Tacoma: Port of Tacoma's 2007 Annual Report Now Online April 22 *Seattle: Port of Seattle Expands Innovative Recycling Program *Tacoma: Port of Tacoma, Puyallup Tribe, SSA Containers and Marine View Ventures sign historic agreements April 24 *Canaveral: Canaveral Harbor Improvements Move Forward *Panama Canal: Panamax OOCL PANAMA is Born: Size and History in One Name April 29 *Houston: PHA Commission Considers $3.6 Million in Improvements *Seattle: Holland American Line and the Port of Seattle Partner to Help Area Charities ASIA/OCEANIA REGION April 7 *Sri Lanka Ports Authority: Colombo Port achieves historic growth April 9 *Cochin: A team from Ericsson, Sweden (headed by Mr Richard Brisius, Managing Director) visited Cochin Port April 10 *Keelung: Keelung Port operational statistics in March 2008 April 11 *Yokohama: Monthly statistics of January 2008 available now April 16 *Shanghai: 1) SIPG Welcomes CEO of A.P. Moller-Maersk Group 2) Chairman of Costa Crociere SpA Visited New Cruise Terminal *Hong Kong: "Hua Tian Long" arrives to salvage sunken wreck *Busan: Distribution center at Busan New Port is opened April 17 *Kandla: Scintillating Performance of Kandla Port in 2007-08 created history in Cargo Handling-Kandla Port Trust is NUMERO UNO April 18 *Auckland: Golden Bay Cement Moves to Enable First Stage of Wynyard Quarter Vision April 21 *Auckland: Ports of Auckland Gains in Service Shake-Up *Port Nelson: Why is "Blue Marlin" coming to Nelson? To off load the steel used to support the Maari WHP on her voyage to New Zealand April 22 *PSA International: PSA Secures Double Win at AFSCA 2008 April 23 *Busan: New Container Service Between Busan Port and Daifeng Port April 24 *Sri Lanka Ports Authority: Orient Express reaffirms commitment to Colombo Port April 25 *Hong Kong: Marine Department enhances electronic business system April 28 *MPA, Singapore: MPA and SingTel collaborate to promote maritime research and innovation FRIENDLY ORGANIZATIONS April 22 *World Bank: New World Bank Publication-Review of Cost of Compliance with the New International Freight Transport Security Requirements April 26 *PIANC: Jack Nichol Marina Design Award 2009