Original news was published on 24 July, 2017

The Port of Felixstowe has ordered two new gantry cranes for its Berths 8&9 and work has started to raise 10 of the existing cranes on Trinity Terminal at the port.

The new cranes, ordered from ZPMC in Shanghai, will bring to 12 the number on the port’s newest terminal. They will have a 70m outreach from the waterside leg and a lift height above rail of 50.5m, on a rail span of 35m. This allows them to handle future generations of container vessels with containers stowed up to 24-wide across the deck.

The maximum operating height of 10 of the cranes on Trinity Terminal, also built by ZPMC, will be increased to 46.5M by raising these cranes. The greater height will allow them to work vessels with containers stowed up to 11 high on deck unrestricted under all tidal conditions.

Commenting on the project, Clemence Cheng, Executive Director, Hutchison Ports, said: “Last year we had 137 calls by vessels of over 18,000 TEU last year. Increasing the total number of cranes on the port and increasing the height of 10 cranes on Trinity Terminal will give us greater flexibility to accommodate the largest categories of ship size. In total, we will have 22 cranes capable of handling the largest container vessels in service.”

Delivery of the new cranes is scheduled for February 2018. The contract to raise the height of the Trinity Terminal cranes has been let to ZPMC’s Dutch subsidiary, ZPMC Netherlands BV. Work is due to be completed in December 2018.

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Original news was published on 23 July, 2017

PEEL Ports Group, owner of the Port of Liverpool, has commenced the second phase of its expansion programme at Liverpool2, the company announced.

The company is to invest in equipment and port infrastructure works to expand the terminal and introduce further leading edge port technology solutions, said the press release.

This includes the installation of a further three ship-to-shore cranes and 10 cantilever rail mounted gantry cranes.

"These will add to the previous five STS cranes and 12 CRMG cranes installed as part of Phase 1 which was opened in November last year. Liverpool2 will have the capacity to manage the unloading of two 380-metre vessels simultaneously," said the company statement.

There will also be additional reefer points installed to allow the terminal to handle even greater quantities of refrigerated containers at the Port of Liverpool.

"The world class facilities will allow us to capture and grow a greater share of the container market, offering cargo owners in the north a more competitive route to market, getting their goods closer to their end destination," said Peel Ports CEO Mark Whitworth.

"We are in a good place in our discussions with shipping lines; there are more opportunities on the horizon at the Port and our confidence is high as a result." Mr Whitworth said.

Peel Ports has secured 200 signatories for its Cargo200 initiative - calling on shippers whose goods are destined for the North of England to switch from south-east ports to cut inland freight mileage 200 million miles by 2020.

Launched in November 2016, Liverpool2 represents a GBP400 million (US$521.2 million) investment that provides a state-of-the-art ocean gateway for international trade to and from the UK.

The deep water facility is capable of accommodating the world's largest containerships and connects road, rail and canal networks linking directly to the heart of the British mainland, accessing a catchment of over 35 million people, 58 per cent of the UK's population.

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Original news was published on 20 July, 2017

The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) is preparing to welcome the latest generation of mega container ships as it continues with its investment and modernization plans.

Namely, the Authority said that it would invest up to EUR 18 million to increase the maximum depth at its three terminals to 17 and 18 meters in an effort to accommodate 20,000 TEU-ships.

Expected to be finalized by the summer of 2018, the upgrades would include removing up to 690,000 m3 from the sites. The extracted land would be used in the phase 1 landfill of the new container terminal that will be located in the northern extension of the port of Valencia.

When completed, the upgraded port is set to feature 1,900 meters of dock and be capable of accommodating up to four mega container ships at the same time.

Furthermore, Spain’s port and logistic company Noatum said that it would increase Valencia’s operative capabilities with the delivery of new cranes, a part of an investment plan in excess of EUR 100 million in Noatum Container Terminal Valencia.

The first step was the commissioning of a new Malaccamax crane, which is already fully operative. This investment will be completed with the enlargement of up to 4 cranes.

“This, together with the works undertaken by the Port Authority of Valencia to improve the port infrastructure, will turn the port of Valencia into the reference hub for mega vessels in the Mediterranean,” Douglas Schultz, CEO of Noatum, said.

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Original news was published on 18 July, 2017

Greek Oceanbulk Group has been linked to an order for four Capesize bulkers at China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, a wholly owned subsidiary of China CSSC Holding.

The 180,000 DWT quartet is valued at USD 172 million, with Oceanbulk paying USD 43 million a piece, data from VesselsValue shows.

The newbuilds are slated for delivery in 2019.

Shanghai Waigaoqiao has already delivered two Capesize bulkers to the company earlier this year and is building three more 11,000 TEU containerships for the group.

The boxships are expected to be delivered later this year.

Petros Pappas-chaired group has nine bulkers in its fleet, with an average age of 6 years, and eleven newbuilds valued at USD 496.4 million.

In addition, Oceanbulk’s fleet includes four containerships and 18 tankers.

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Original news was published on 14 July, 2017

Ethiopian Airlines has inaugurated a new cargo terminal in the capital Addis Ababa.

The Cargo Terminal-II covers 150,000 square meters and includes a dry cargo terminal warehouse, perishable cargo terminal with cool chain storage as well as fully automated elevating transport vehicle technology.

“Infrastructure development being one of the four pillars of our fast, profitable and sustainable growth strategic roadmap, Vision 2025, we have been making massive investments in infrastructure projects to modernize and expand our cargo facilities at a total cost of US$150 million. The new Cargo Terminal-II combined with our existing Terminal-I will give us a total tonnage capacity of around 1 million per annum which is the largest in the continent of Africa,” said Tewolde GebreMariam, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines.

The new terminal adds 600,000 tones annual uplift capacity, creating capacity equivalent to cargo terminals in Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, or Hong Kong.

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This represents a growth of 12% when compared to the cargo handling in the corresponding four-month period of the previous fiscal year, as explained by Essar Ports.

For dry and unit cargo, the performance was better, with the company recording a 32% growth.

The substantial growth in traffic at the company’s three dry bulk ports in Hazira, Paradip and Vizag, came on the back of heightened activity and capacity utilisation of Essar Steel,” Essar Ports said.

What is more, the overall growth in traffic was helped by the 60% increase in third-party cargo volumes during the quarter, according to the company.

As informed, the dry bulk terminal at Paradip Port surpassed saw a 131% rise in cargo handling.

Commenting on the performance, Rajiv Agarwal, CEO & MD, Essar Ports, said: “FY18 has started on a promising note for Essar Ports. Handling 19.62 million tonnes of cargo in Q1 itself is an encouraging sign and we are confident of sustaining our performance and grow throughout the year.”

Essar Ports, which has five operational port terminals at Hazira, Vadinar, Paradip, Salaya and Visakhapatnam, currently has a capacity of 140 MTPA. The capacity is to be expanded to 194 MTPA over the next few years.

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