PORTS&TERMINALSNEWS ROUND-UP


Port Manatee has opened its expanded south gate complex.


NEWS IN BRIEF Gothenburg operator


Sandahlsbolagen Sweden has signed an agreement with Gothenburg Port Authority to operate the new intermodal terminal at the port, with effect from December 2017. The terminal will be fully operational by 2019-2020, and loading will take place using cranes instead of trucks. The entire terminal will be electrified and controlled by signals.


Manatee boosts project capacity


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ort Manatee has officially opened its newly expanded south gate complex, which features widened entry and exit lanes to


facilitate the movement of oversize project cargoes. The USD1 million project includes new gates,


guard kiosk, canopy and lighting, as well as reconfigured security fencing.


The widened lanes are designed to


accommodate oversize project cargoes, including large LNG heat exchangers being manufactured at the Air Products facility in Port Manatee. “This expanded gate complex literally opens


up Port Manatee to a new era in the handling of oversized project cargoes,” said Carlos Buqueras, Port Manatee’s executive director.


Aberdeen inks expansion contract A


berdeen Harbour Board has signed a contract with Dragados UK for the


construction of additional facilities at Nigg Bay to the south of the existing harbour in Scotland. Alistair Mackenzie,


chairman of Aberdeen Harbour Board, signed the deal with Daniel Paunero Alonso, managing director of Dragados Scotland, on December 20, 2016. Project construction is due to


commence in the spring of 2017, with a scheduled completion date of summer 2020.


www.heavyliftpfi.com The Port of Aberdeen’s


GBP350 million (USD431.6 million) expansion project aims to position the UK gateway to handle larger vessels from a range of industries, including the offshore decommissioning


sector. The new facilities will include


1,400 m of new quay with a water depth of up to 10.5 m and the creation of an additional 125,000 sq m of laydown area.


Tampa berth deal Port Tampa Bay has contracted GLF Construction Company to build a second new cargo berth at Port Redwing (Berth 302). According to the Florida port, the new berth – a USD14.5 million investment – will enhance the capacity for bulk and breakbulk operations.


First blade at Hull The first turbine blade has been manufactured at Siemens’ new wind power factory at Green Port Hull on the UK Port of Hull’s Alexandra Dock. Since 2014, GBP310 million (USD393 million) has been invested in the Green Port Hull site to develop the area into a hub for offshore wind manufacturing, assembly and logistics.


Brownsville go-ahead The Brownsville Navigation Board (BND) of commissioners has approved a USD28 million revenue bond to launch a capital improvement programme for the construction of the new cargo dock, as well as other improvement initiatives. Completion of the projects is expected by the third quarter of 2018.


Lakes project upturn St Lawrence Seaway year-to-date cargo shipments for March 21 to November 30, 2016, totalled 30.3 million tonnes, down 5.89 percent over the same period in 2015. General cargo was down 6 percent, but within that, project cargo was up 42 percent.


Indiana-Burns uptick Seaway cargoes handled at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor in November 2016 were the highest for any single month within the last five years.


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