News from August 2010 - Page 1 of 3
Tauranga tipped for the top
27th of August, 2010
27/8/10: New Zealand’s Shippers’ Council has recommended that the Port of Tauranga should be developed to become the North Island’s international hub port.
Chittagong to get new terminal
27th of August, 2010
27/8/10: The Government of Bangladesh has announced plans to construct a new container terminal at the Port of Chittagong.
Peru looks for investments
27th of August, 2010
27/8/10: Peru’s National Port Authority (APN) and the country’s Private Investment Promotion Agency (Proinversion) are looking to secure investments of up to $1.5bn to fund a series of port projects by the end of next year, the state news agency Andina reports.
ICTSI ups TecPlata stake
27th of August, 2010
27/8/10: Philippines-headquartered International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), through its Uruguayan subsidiary International Ports of South America and Logistics (IPSAL), has increased its stake in Argentina’s TecPlata to 85%.
Yalta to go under the hammer
27th of August, 2010
27/8/10: Kostiantyn Yefimenko, the Ukrainian Minister for Transport and Communications, has announced that the Port of Yalta will be submitted for privatisation next year.
Melbourne sounds out the market
27th of August, 2010
27/8/10: Following a request by the Government of Victoria, the Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) has commenced a market sounding process with a view to developing additional container capacity at what is already Australia’s largest container port.
APMT to upgrade Monrovia
20th of August, 2010
20/8/10: APM Terminals (APMT) has signed a $120m contract with the Government of Liberia to upgrade the Freeport of Monrovia.
India to award 25 PPP port projects
20th of August, 2010
20/8/10: India's Shipping Ministry intends to embark on a total of 25 port development projects under its Public Private Partnership (PPP) programme during the course of the current financial year, The Economic Times reports.
Jakarta to get four new terminals
20th of August, 2010
20/8/10: The Indonesian government intends to construct four new terminals at the Port of Tnjung Priok in North Jakarta.
APMT to buy half of BTP
18th of August, 2010
18/8/10: APM Terminals (APMT) is to acquire 50% of shares in Brasil Terminal Portuario (BTP), a new container terminal currently under construction at the Port of Santos in Brazil.
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