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Rotterdam keen on “green” pricing
New Orleans orders
The Port of Rotterdam (GHR) is Smits said that the port antici-
aiming to introduce differentiated pates at the most an 8% volume
Doosan cranes
harbour dues featuring higher rate decrease in 2009. “We hope to see The Board of Commissioners of The new cranes are rated at 65
scales for “dirty” ships, whilst re- a recovery in the fourth quarter the Port of New Orleans has LT under twin 20 spreader, with
warding the cleaner ones. The port of 2009, but are confident that it awarded a US$26.5M contract for a 167ft (51m) outreach, 110ft lift
will seek international consulta- will come in 2010 at the latest. We two new container/multi-purpose height and 75ft back reach. They
tion in order to obtain IMO back- anticipate a very sharp drop in the gantry cranes for Napoleon Avenue will be financed by a US$24.6M
ing for its so-called Environmen- first part of 2009, with both iron Container Terminal to Doosan appropriation the port received
tal Shipping Index (ESI), a scheme ore and coking coal dropping by Heavy Industries & Construction from the Louisiana Legislature this
meant to classify ships into/in the at least 20%.” Co Ltd. They will be delivered to- year, with the balance coming
correct pollution scale. a71 Real estate developer ProDelta wards the end of July 2010. from the Board’s capital budget.
Formally, no IMO approval is is proceeeding with the 31,000 m
2
needed so the harbour dues differ- first phase of Distriport Benelux
New Orleans (Nashville terminal shown) will get the new cranes by July 2010
entiation could be introduced over- at Pernis. Ten 2800 m
2
units for
night but Rotterdam would prefer general cargo or dangerous goods,
to have some sort of IMO blessing,
GHR says it will consider green pricing irrespective of what its competitors do
all fitted with the latest integral
which means that the ESI is un- fire fighting systems, will be op-
likely to be introduced before 2011. Commenting on the 2008 re- construction programme in order erational in 2Q/2009. The com-
“There must be clear and in- sults, Smits said that Rotterdam’s to berth the first ships by 2013.” plex is located astride the A4 and
ternationally recognised defini- overall competitive position in the Overall the port is planning to A15 motorways and barge and rail
tions in place,” said CEO Hans north continent range was un- invest €4B to 2020 and a further connections are available at the
Smits at the port’s year-end press changed, and may even have im- €10B is expected to come from nearby Pernis Combi Terminal.
conference to announce 2008 proved slightly. “Once we see the the private sector in the same pe- Another project of ProDelta,
trading results. “If you are the first influx of the main wave of ultra riod, roughly half for Maasvlakte Commodity Park Rotterdam,
port to introduce something like large container ships now on or- II and half for the rest of the port. situated at the Maasvlakte between
this, then you must do it right der, then our competitiveness will For the record, despite a poor the A15 motorway and the
from the outset, or else it will turn rapidly increase even further.” last quarter, Rotterdam handled a Hartelcanal is in great demand.
against you. It remains to be seen As previously reported, there record 420 mt in 2008 (+2.7% on Henry Bath BV has recently leased
how other ports will deal with it, are still three appeal judgements 2007). Imports grew by almost 4% 40.000 m
2
for metals, coffee and
but at least the international defi- due involving opposition to to 312 mt, while exports fell by cocoa, so all phase 1 and 2 capac-
nitions will be ready.” Maasvlakte 2 - two in 1Q/2009 0.5% to 108 mt. In unit terms the ity has been taken up. The third
Smits added that he is uncon- and one at the end of the year. “We throughput of containers remained and final phase of 30.000 m
2
, Chinese box traffic
cerned whether competitors such are very confident that all three unchanged at 10.83M TEU, al- aimed at non-ferrous metals and
as Antwerp and Hamburg, or other verdicts will be positive,” said though container tonnage reached plastics is scheduled for comple-
Dutch ports, follow suit or not. Smits, “so we are sticking with the a record high of 107.5 mt (+2.3%). tion in March.
drops sharply
China’s two largest container ports port figures are a direct reflection
Rewas land delay
saw throughput fall by record lev- of manufacturing in the Pearl River
els in December, with Shanghai Delta,” said Ho.
volumes dropping by 6% and For the whole of last year,
Reliance Industries’ plan to build the project were transferred to us Shenzhen’s by 15.7% over the cor- Shenzhen’s throughput grew 1.5%,
India’s largest port at Rewas in today, the first phase of the project responding month in 2007. much slower than its 14.2% growth
western Maharashtra state has could only start operations by the And the situation could get in 2007 and 16.2% in 2006. “Fun-
been pushed back at least two middle of 2012,” the spokesman worse. Shenzhen’s throughput fig- damentals are still winding down,”
years because the company has said. ure masks an even worse perform- said Ally Ma, an analyst at Citibank
not secured the necessary land, a The first phase of the three- ance in terms of laden containers, in Hong Kong. “Chinese container
company spokesman said. phase project, located 10km south with outbound volumes falling ports will face negative growth in
“The state government has of government-owned Jawaharlal 23% in December and inbound the first half and could be flat for
not yet transferred land for the Nehru Port (JNP), India’s busiest laden containers plunging 27%, the full year.”
project to Rewas Port Ltd. Un- container port, will have 10 official figures show. Shanghai’s throughput grew
less the land is in our possession, berths with a capacity to handle The reason Shenzhen’s 6.8% overall to 28M TEU last year,
work cannot proceed,” he said. 55 mt of cargo a year. The com- throughput decline in December according to Shanghai Interna-
Rewas Port is 65% owned by pany also plans to build a con- was relatively better at 15.7% was tional Port Group (SIPG), well
Reliance group companies, 24% tainer terminal with an annual because throughput of empty con- down on the 20.5% growth posted
by Mumbai-based Amma Lines capacity of 2.6M TEU/year. tainers fell only 3%, explained in 2007 and 21.4% in 2006.
and 11% by the Maharashtra As a result of the delay, Reli-
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL)’s new container terminal at the Port of
Sunny Ho, executive director of the Hong Kong handled 24.24M
Maritime Board (MMB). ance has asked several “assign-
Jacksonville officially opened for business on January 12 with the call of the
Hong Kong Shippers’ Council. TEU last year, up 1% - the lowest
Reliance has sought the trans- ment-based” employees to leave
CMA CGM VIRGINIA en route from China in the New World Alliance’s
ESX-China/North America East Coast service. Located on a 65 hectare
“The deceleration has become very level of growth recorded in seven
fer of around 1,000 hectares of and is reassessing the project in
site between the Jaxport Cruise Terminal and the port’s bulk cargo terminals
rapid and horrifying,” he said, add- years - but managed to retain its
land owned by the MMB and light of the collapse in the finan-
on the southern end of the Dames Point peninsula, the new terminal,
ing that Shenzhen’s exports will third place in the world rankings
other state government agencies, cial markets.
operated by MOL subsidiary TraPac, features 730m of quay equipped with
worsen in the coming months be- behind Singapore and Shanghai.
but the approval for land transfer “Reliance still believes that six Mitsui-Paceco post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes. Annual capacity is cause the drop in inbound laden Singapore handled 29.9M TEU,
has to come from the state gov- infrastructure is a good business 800,000 TEU. As reported in the December 2008 issue of WorldCargo containers was greater than the up 7.1%.
ernment. That approval is likely to invest in and will watch the
News (p9), Hanjin Shipping has just signed a 30-year lease with the Jacksonville
drop in outbound containers. Ho estimates that Hong Kong
to be delayed until the general situation before taking a final de-
Port Authority for a new US$300M, 88-acre container terminal to be built
Inbound cargo includes raw could see a 10% decrease in
election, due by May, is over. cision on proceeding with the
next to the TraPac Jacksonville terminal at Dames Point. Work on the new
materials and components, which throughput this year.
“Even if the land required for project,” the spokesman said.
facility will start shortly and is scheduled for completion in 2011
are processed into finished goods “The January figures will be
for export at factories in the south- alright as factories try to ship
ern Guangdong, China’s economic cargo before the Chinese New
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