port upgrade

Fairway adjustment to simplify Elbe traffic control

Elbe fairway and other terminals, in port of Hamburg, experienced a challenge when  AGFs, German large vessels, increased by 65%. That is why, the Hamburg Vessel Coordination Center (HVCC) is focusing on a fairway adjustment in order to make Elbe fairway easy-to-access.

Namely, after getting the green light, Ingo Egloff and Axel Mattern, Joint CEOs of Port of Hamburg Marketing highlighted that the fairway adjustment should  be speedily implemented in order for the port to be easily accessed by...

https://safety4sea.com/fairway-adjustment-to-simplify-elbe-traffic-control/

New terminal in Khalifa port to boost Abu Dhabi’s position in Belt and Road

On 10 December, COSCO Shipping Ports and Abu Dhabi Ports inaugurated the CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal at Khalifa Port, the largest Container Freight Station in the Middle East, covering 275,000 square metres. The deepwater, semi-automated container terminal is expected to make Abu Dhabi the regional hub for COSCO’s global network of 36 ports and boost connection of the Emirate to the major trade hubs along the Belt and Road Initiative.

Namely, the semi-automated terminal is the first international...

https://safety4sea.com/new-terminal-in-khalifa-port-to-boost-abu-dhabis-position-in-belt-and-road/

Ballpark to be created at Port of Portland’s Terminal 2

Portland Diamond Project (PDP) signed an agreement in principle with the Port of Portland to develop the Port’s 45-acre Terminal 2 property. Namely, the agreement regards the building of a ballpark along the Willamette River.

The terminal, where the project is to be constructed, is located on N.W. Front Ave., just north of the Pearl District and rapidly evolving Slabtown.

During the past, Terminal 2 was responsible for the trade concerning steel rail, bulk ores and many other oversized...

https://safety4sea.com/ballpark-to-be-created-at-port-of-portlands-terminal-2/

Port of Galveston to have new cruise terminal

The Port of Galveston announced on December 5 that it signed an MOU with Royal Caribbean Cruises for the development and operation of a new cruise terminal. The new facility is expected to start operations in fall 2021.

Namely, the long-term lease negotiations could lead to a 60-year transaction: a 20-year initial term and four 10-year options.

What’s more, information about the cost and design haven’t been announced yet. However, details concerning the terminal were published and focused on the...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-galveston-to-have-new-cruise-terminal/

Dredging project agreed for port of Guayaquil

Jan De Nul announced the signing of a 25-year concession agreement with the Municipality of Guayaquil, Ecuador, for the deepening of a 95 kilometre-long access channel to the Port of Guayaquil. The contract was signed on December 5.

The Ecuador has achieved a milestone by agreeing to construct the country’s longest bridge which will benefit the port of Guayaquil.

Namely, Jan De Nul is to finance capital dredging project to deepen the already existent channel, assuring a new authorised draught of...

https://safety4sea.com/dredging-project-agreed-for-port-of-guayaquil/

Denmark’s most modern container to be completed by 2021

Denmark’s most modern container port will be completed by the end of 2021 and it will be a sustainable and automated container terminal in Copenhagen. The area in Outer Northern Harbour is fairly anonymous, however, the current works remind that this is where the container terminal will be in three years from now.

Namely, the terminal will strengthen CMP’s role and make it the leading actor concerning freight handling in the capital region and throughout Eastern Denmark. CMP has long been...

https://safety4sea.com/denmarks-most-modern-container-to-be-completed-by-2021/

First steel arrives for Port of Canaveral’s new cruise terminal

The waterside construction at Port Canaveral’s new Cruise Terminal 3 has started and a new 1,309-foot-long berth will soon take shape with the arrival of the first steel for the bulkhead wall.

Ocean Globe, a 545-foot multi-purpose US flagged vessel, arrived at the Port to discharge 261 steel pipes. The 36-inch diameter pipe piles will be part of a structure under construction at the berth that will anchor to the waterfront bulkhead wall.

The waterside construction of the new berth began in...

https://safety4sea.com/first-steel-arrives-for-port-of-canaverals-new-cruise-terminal/

Rail infrastructure to be built at Port Botany’s container terminals

NSW Ports will invest in ‘on-dock’ rail infrastructure capacity at each of the three container terminals at Port Botany, starting in 2019. The Investment will be in stages, while stevedores will need to invest in rail operating equipment to meet target terminal capacities.

Namely, the rail infrastructure will begin in 2019 and is expected to be ready to operate by 2023. Yet, rail operations at Patrick are set to continue during the period of construction. NSW Ports will invest $120 million on...

https://safety4sea.com/rail-infrastructure-to-be-built-at-port-botanys-container-terminals/

EIB approves EUR 195 million for Ports of Rome and Lazio upgrade

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a loan of EUR 195 million to support the upgrade of the Italian Ports of Rome and Lazio as per the Port Authority’s multi-year investment plan. The approved loan will cover the financing of the extension of the Port of Civitavecchia, about 60 km north-west of Rome, and the construction of a new seaport for freights and passengers in Fiumicino, 20 km west of the capital.

Namely, EIB’s loan, that was given for the ports’ upgrade, is similar to...

https://safety4sea.com/eib-approves-eur-195-million-for-ports-of-rome-and-lazio-upgrade/

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