Ports

Ports to face challenging calculations due to rising sea-levels

It is said that a set of predictions in late 2019 informed that the rising sea levels could threaten triple the number of what was previously thought. Wärtsilä now highlights that port cities are due to “bear the brunt of these effects.”

Namely, Asian ports are particularly crucial to the health of the global economy as they include nine of the world’s top 10 largest capacity trading locations. In fact, researchers now warn that low-lying Asian countries are expected to be the worst-affected by...

https://safety4sea.com/ports-to-face-challenging-calculations-due-to-rising-sea-levels/

Stockholm Norvik Port to accommodate two new super-post-Panamax cranes

Hutchison Ports will operate two brand new super-post-Panamax cranes at the container terminal at the Stockholm Norvik Port. The container cranes started their journey from Shanghai on 10th January and will arrive for installation at the new port at the end of March.

Ports of Stockholm’s new freight port – the Stockholm Norvik Port – will be capable of handling the largest vessels operating in the Baltic Sea. The container cranes are just over 80 metres high in their lowest position, they can...

https://safety4sea.com/stockholm-norvik-port-to-accommodate-two-new-super-post-panamax-cranes/

Port Felixstowe upgrades its rail connectivity

Hutchison Ports’ Port of Felixstowe, in the UK, upgraded its roll on – roll off facilities, with the new connection being the 36th daily service from the UK’s largest container port.

Specifically, UK’s Maritime Minister, Nusrat Ghani, paid a visit to the port, inspecting the site of work.

This new upgrade will enable the port to accommodate larger ro/ro vessels and enhance the efficiency of vessel operations.

Other destinations served by rail from the Port of Felixstowe are: Glasgow, Manchester,...

https://safety4sea.com/port-felixstowe-upgrades-its-rail-connectivity/

Ferry ticket from Limassol-Piraeus to cost €130 per person

Port of Piraeus, Greece will be from now on ferry connected to Limassol, Cyprus. According to the Shipping Deputy Minister of Cyprus, Natasa Pilides, efforts are underway in order the ferry trip to be launched and available by this summer. For the records, the return ferry ticket is estimated to cost around €130 per person, including the port fees.

After discussing the matter at hand in a meeting of the House transport committee, Pilides said that the European Commission to Cyprus’ response to...

https://safety4sea.com/ferry-ticket-from-limassol-piraeus-to-cost-e130-per-person/

Port of Shanghai: world’s busiest container port for 2019

Port of Shanghai marked another high record container throughput during 2019, handling 43.3 million TEUs. Namely, the port noted a 3% increase in its cargo throughput, in comparison with the 42.01 million TEUs of 2018. This is the 10th year in a row that the port maintains its top position as the busiest container port in the world.

Shanghai will serve as a crucial port for international container transportation and an aviation hub in the Asia Pacific region.

…Shanghai Mayor, Ying Yong said.

Shang...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-shanghai-worlds-busiest-container-port-for-2019/

Port of Rotterdam had a safe 2019 despite alarming passenger traffic

Port of Rotterdam presents a look of the port’s year for 2019, commenting it as a “safe year”, discussing the developments in the port, the number of sea-going vessels’ arrival and the accidents that took place.

The key numbers for 2019 are:
  • Sea-going vessels: 29,476 / 2018: 29,491
  • Accidents: 113 / 2018: 112
  • Nautical Safety Index (NSI): 6.56 / 2018: 7

According to the number of the accidents, the port commented that it was mainly ‘parking damage’. Because one very serious accident was to be...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-rotterdam-had-a-safe-2019-despite-alarming-passenger-traffic/

LPG terminal opens in Gwadar

Gwadar port in Pakistan has opened its first LPG Terminal. The new facility was recently officially inaugurated by the Chinese Counsel General in Karachi, Li Bijian. Operations began with the arrival of the gas carrier Gas Esco, transporting 3,900 tonnes of LPG on a voyage from Sohar in Oman.

The terminal development project is the result of close cooperation between Al-Qasim LPG Gas and the China Port and Holding Company. “Today a new era of economic development has commenced from...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/lpg-terminal-opens-in-gwadar/

Adani Ports strengthens network with Krishnapatnam acquisition

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), is to acquire a controlling 75% stake in India’s Krishnapatanam Port Company Limited (KPCL) from existing shareholders. KPCL, which is located in the southern part of Andhra Pradesh, handled 54 million tonnes of cargo in the 2019 financial year. Adani plans to increase this throughput to more than 100 million tonnes in the next seven years.

Although the acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to be completed...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/adani-ports-strengthens-network-with-krishnapatnam-acquisition/

Bunker and logistics deals signal Duqm port’s ambition

NIMR International and the Port of Duqm Company have signed a long-term bunkering agreement for the former to supply bunker fuel at the Omani port. NIMR will operate a fleet of dedicated bunkering barges with a total capacity of 5000 tonnes at Duqm initially, supplying marine gas oil (MGO), very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) and marine lubricants to vessels calling the port and its dedicated anchorage areas.

At a later stage, the plan is for the company to add another bunker barge with a...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/bunker-and-logistics-deals-signal-duqm-ports-ambition/

Port of Coos Bay, Port of Siuslaw on dredging project

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay along with Port of Siuslaw and Business Oregon announced their collaboration, in order to complete the dredging operations in the inner boat basin of Port of Siuslaw.

Specifically, the basin has collected sand and silt up to a point where some slips were unusable for the commercial and recreational fleet as there were only accessible during high tide period.

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https://safety4sea.com/port-of-coos-bay-port-of-siuslaw-on-dredging-project/

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