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4ALLPORTS News Update September 2017

Hutchison Ports sign for Felixstowe expansion

The UK’s largest con-

tainer port, the Port of

Felixstowe, is set to ex-

pand further following a

contract signing by

Hutchison Ports.

VolkerFitzpatrick Lim-

ited will be appointed to

undertake the design

and construction of ap-

proximately 13 hectares

of paved container yard

directly behind Berth 9.

The work will include

the reclamation of 3.2

hectares of seabed be-

hind the existing finger

pier.

Commenting on the

latest development,

Clemence Cheng, Execu-

tive Director, Hutchison

Ports, said: "Berths 8&9

were the first berths in

the UK built to accom-

modate the latest class

of ultra-large container

vessels. The creation of

additional container

storage will allow us to

optimise container

handling operations

between the berth and

its supporting yard and

further enhance the

service we offer to our

customers."

Completion of the new

container yard, which

will comprise ten con-

tainer blocks and allow

6-high stacking, is

scheduled for early

2019. The yard will add

18,000 Twenty-foot

Equivalent Units (TEU)

of stacking capacity to

the 130,000 TEU al-

ready available at the

container port.

According to Hutchison

Port, the work will fur-

ther enhance Felix-

stowes ability to han-

dle the worlds largest

container ships. The

port was the first in the

UK to handle the latest

class of 18,000+ TEU

ships in 2013 and con-

tinues to handle more

than any other port in

the country.

On 14th September

2017 the port handled

its 100th mega vessel

of the year when the

18,270 TEU Matz

Maersk arrived at the

port from Bremerha-

ven.

The port handles more

than 4 million TEUs

and welcomes approxi-

mately 3,000 ships

each year, including

the largest container

vessels afloat today –

crucially, the port pro-

vides some of the

deepest water close to

the open sea of any

European port. Around

30 shipping lines oper-

ate from Felixstowe,

offering approximately

90 services to and

from 400 ports around

the world.

£600k makeover for Blyth: Work

has begun on an investment

programme at the Port of Blyth’s

historic docks, with the removal

of a 70-tonne dry-dock gate,

funded by Innovate UK. The docks

site is now occupied by offshore

renewables technology and inno-

vation centre the Offshore Re-

newable Energy Catapult.

Hamad Port inaugurated: The

Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-

Thani has officially inaugurated

the $7.4bn Hamad Port, Qatar,

the largest port in the Middle

East. the Port, which is south of

Doha in Umm Al-Houl near

Mesaieed, is being developed

across multiple phases. On final

competition, scheduled for 2020,

the Port TEU capacity is expected

to rise from 2 to 7 million.

PD Ports wins three year logistics

contract: PD Ports has signed a

contract at its Felixstowe-based

warehouse operation to handle

the UK warehousing for one of

the world’s largest bicycle brands.

Specialized, a US-headquartered

bicycle and accessories manufac-

turer has appointed PD Ports as

one of its preferred logistics part-

ner to serve its UK retailers.

Konecranes wins service agree-

ment for MSC PSA European

Terminal: Konecranes has signed

a major service agreement to

perform all of the maintenance

and repair work on more than

150 Konecranes Noell Straddle

Carriers of different generations

for MSC PSA European Terminal

(MPET), the single largest contain-

er terminal in Europe, located in

Antwerp.

Global Wind Service to install

turbines at Port of Antwerp:

During the summer, Global Wind

Service (GWS) was awarded the

installation and craning of six

Siemens Gamesa Renewable

Energy 3MW turbines at the

Katoen Natie site in the Belgian

Port of Antwerp. Installation is

scheduled to begin at the start of

October.

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News in brief:

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Blue Water to cover port logistics for Danish wind farm Blue Water has been

awarded the port logis-

tics contract for the

Horns Rev 3 Offshore

Wind Farm by Vatten-

fall. The scope for Blue

Water will include ste-

vedoring, warehousing,

terminal handling, pro-

ject agency and general

logistics surrounding the

project.

“We have worked to-

gether with Vattenfall

on several projects and

look forward to contin-

uing the good working

relations we have built.

For Horns Rev 3, our

experienced staff will

provide many of our

core services and en-

sure a high level of

quality and safe opera-

tions throughout the

project. Horns Rev 3

means a lot for the local

companies in Esbjerg,

and it is also important

for us to be a part of”,

says Klaus Odby, Manag-

er Port Agency for Blue

Water.

The Horns Rev 3 project

is located in the North

Sea and will consist of 49

MHI Vestas 8MW wind

turbines. With a total

capacity of 406.7MW,

the wind farm is ex-

pected to meet the

energy demands of

400,000 Danish

households.

The project will cover

an 88km2 area and

will be positioned,

44km west of Hou-

strup Strand on Jut-

lands west coast.

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China Merchants acquires 90% stake in Container Terminal of Paranaguá

China Merchants Port

Holdings Company Lim-

ited (CMPort), Advent

International (Advent)

and the founding share-

holders of TCP Partici-

pações (TCP) have

signed an agreement

whereby CMPort will

acquire 90% of TCP’s

shares for approximate-

ly R$2.9 billion

(US$925m). TCP manag-

es the Terminal de

Contêineres de Parana-

guá, one of the largest

container terminals in

South America, and the

logistics company TCP

Log.

Under the terms of the

agreement, CMPort will

acquire the 50% stake in

TCP owned by Advent

International and a 40%

stake owned by the

founding shareholders

of TCP – Galigrain S.A.,

Grup Maritim TCB S.L.,

Pattac Empreendimen-

tos e Participações S/

A , Soifer Participações

Societárias S.A. and

TUC Participações Por-

tuárias S/A .

Advent, Galigrain and

Grup Maritim TCB will

sell all of their shares

in TCP, while Pattac,

Soifer and TUC will

together retain a 10%

stake in the company.

The transaction, which

values 100% of TCP’s

shares at approximate-

ly R$3.2 billion (US$1

billion), is one of the

largest ever an-

nounced in the con-

tainer terminal sector

in Latin America. It is

also the first invest-

ment by CMPort in the

region.

The closing of the

transaction is subject

to certain customary

conditions, including

regulatory approval

and approval from

Brazil’s antitrust au-

thority. The acquisition

is expected to be com-

pleted by the end of

2017.

With annual capacity

of 1.5 million TEUs and

ongoing expansion

that will increase its

capacity to 2.4 million

TEUs by 2019, TCP has

the concession to op-

erate one of the larg-

est container terminals

in Brazil. Located in the

port of Paranaguá in

Paraná State, the ter-

minal is one of the

main hubs for the im-

port and export of car-

go in Brazil, moving

approximately 10% of

all the containers han-

dled in the country.

Goods handled by TCP

include frozen meat, a

segment in which the

Port of the Month - Oostende The port of Zeebrugge is a young seaport with modern port equip-

ment suitable for the largest ships. The current structure of the port

only dates back to 1985. The rise of the roll-on / roll-off techniques,

containerisation and the size of the ships convinced the Belgian govern-

ment in the 70s to the large-scale development of the coastal port to a

deep sea port.

A new container service was recently launched from New Zealand and

Peru. The offering of both intra-European and intercontinental services

is what makes Zeebrugge such an important access port to the Europe-

an markets.

Zeebrugge focuses on the transshipment of conventional cargo, lique-

fied natural gas, cruises and the handling of new cars and “high and

heavy” loads. Handling 2.8 million units on an annual basis, the coastal

port is one of the main car-handling ports in the world. The coastal port

is also developing as a food cluster. As a non-industrial or “clean” port,

Zeebrugge is the ideal location for combining perishable food cargoes.

Address: Maatschappij van de Brugse Zeehaven nv (M.B.Z.), P.

Vandammehuis, Isabellalaan 1, 8380 Zeebrugge, Belgium

Business contact: +32 (0)50 54 31 11

Email: info@portofoostende.be

Web: https://www.portofzeebrugge.be/en

company is the market

leader with the largest

number of refrigerated

containers in the coun-

try; wood; compo-

nents for the auto in-

dustry; chemicals; and

electronic equipment.

In addition to the con-

tainer terminal, TCP is

involved, through its

TCP Log subsidiary, in

door-to-port logistics,

providing complete,

integrated solutions to

its importer and ex-

porter clients and the

largest shipping com-

panies in the world.

CMPort is one of the

largest container ter-

minal operators global-

ly and handled more

than 95 million TEUs in

2016. In China, the

group has operations

in major shipping hubs

such as Hong Kong,

Shenzhen, Shanghai,

Ningbo, Qingdao, Da-

lian, Tianjin, Zhanjiang

and Xiamen Bay. It also

has container terminal

operations in countries

such as the United

States, Sri Lanka, Nige-

ria, Djibouti, Togo and

Turkey as well as various

countries in Asia and

Europe.

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route. The port is also

within 25 miles of the

West Coast Main Line,

providing access to mar-

kets in Scotland, the

Midlands and the South-

east. For intermodal

traffic, the port has W10

gauge clearance capabil-

ity, allowing 9ft 6in con-

tainers to be conveyed

on standard deck height

rail wagons.

COSCO SHIPPING takes over Zeebrugge

APM Terminals and

Hong Kong-based

COSCO SHIPPING Ports

Limited (COSCO SHIP-

PING Ports), a subsidiary

of China COSCO Ship-

ping Corporation Lim-

ited (COSCO SHIPPING),

have reached an agree-

ment on the proposed

sale of APM Terminals’

76% majority sharehold-

ing in the APM Termi-

nals Zeebrugge contain-

er terminal.

The acquisition will

bring COSCO SHIPPING

Ports’ shareholding in

the 1 million TEU an-

nual capacity terminal

in Belgium’s second-

busiest container port

to 100%. As part of the

transaction, APM Ter-

minals has proposed to

buy back 25% of the

Shanghai International

Port Group (“SIPG”)

shares and will then

sell them together

with APM Terminals’

own 51% stake in Zee-

brugge to COSCO SHIP-

PING Ports.

Further details of the

transaction have not

been disclosed which

is subject to customary

regulatory approvals -

expected to take three

to four months for

completion.

APM Terminals opened

the Zeebrugge termi-

nal in October 2006

and later sold a 24%

share to COSCO SHIP-

PING Ports in 2014.

COSCO SHIPPING and

its alliance partners

have become the ma-

jor customers of the

port with a long term

interest to grow port

volumes.

“Our decision to divest

Zeebrugge reflects our

portfolio strategy to

focus on long term

core assets. We be-

lieve COSCO SHIPPING

Ports is the right long-

term owner of the Zee-

brugge facility and will

continue to grow the

port for customers,

employees and the

Zeebrugge stakeholder

Peel Ports to launch rail service for Liverpool Peel Ports is set to

launch a new rail con-

tainer service for its

customers using the

Port of Liverpool. The

company is in advanced

contract discussions

with both a rail provider

and shippers, with the

aim of running the first

services before the end

of 2017.

It is the first time Peel

Ports has offered an

integrated package,

giving shippers a route

to market, from quay-

side to any UK destina-

tion served by major

rail lines, or vice versa.

Gary Hodgson, Strate-

gic Projects Director,

said: “We have long

prided ourselves on

being more than just a

network of ports

providing excellent

access to markets

around the Irish Sea

and close to the heart

of the UK. This is the

next step in our jour-

ney to provide shippers

with a more integrat-

ed, end-to-end answer

for their cargo needs.

It’s also an important

milestone in our evolu-

tion as a company and

underlines how serious

we are about being a

genuine partner in the

supply chain communi-

ty.”

Liverpool is already

used to supply biomass

to the Drax power sta-

tion in North Yorkshire

via the trans-Pennine

community,” stated

Wim Lagaay, Head of

APM Terminals USA and

Europe Portfolio, based

in The Hague, Nether-

lands.

COSCO SHIPPING oper-

ates the world’s largest

shipping fleet by ton-

nage. In October 2016,

COSCO SHIPPING Ports

acquired a 40% share in

the deep-water APM

Terminals Vado terminal

project under construc-

tion in Vado, Italy.

New Hisingen intermodal terminal gets open date Operations at the inter-

modal terminal at

Gothenburg Central Sta-

tion are due to move to

the outer port area at

Hisingen in December.

The port operators stated

that the project is pro-

ceeding according to plan,

and everything necessary

to facilitate the switch to

the new terminal will be

in place prior to the start-

up.

“Enormous volumes of

freight will in effect switch

terminal from one day to

the next. It feels reassur-

ing to be able to inform

rail companies and other

stakeholders at the port

that the situation is com-

pletely under control. In

December, it will simply

be a case of all systems

go,” said Magnus Nord-

feldt, project leader at

Gothenburg Port Authori-

ty.

The new 65km2 terminal is

located beside the ro/ro

terminals. From there,

trailers and other rolling

goods can be transported

by sea to the UK, Belgium

and other destinations.

Capacity at the new inter-

modal terminal will be

higher than at the old city

centre terminal. Seven rail

tracks with a total length

of 3,600m are being built.

The new terminal will be

operated by Sandahls

Goods & Parcel AB. Ac-

cording to Sandahls, the

industry is desperately in

need of a facility with

more capacity. There is

already a high demand

with more rail companies

than at the old facility.

At the intermodal termi-

nal, freight will be trans-

ferred from rail to road

and distributed to compa-

nies throughout the re-

gion. Each day, the termi-

nal will be served by 12

trains and more than 200

trucks. In addition to do-

mestic trains bound for

Norrland, Stockholm and

other destinations, there

will also be trains heading

for various parts of Eu-

rope. Some 70,000 trailers

are expected to switch

from one mode of

transport to another at

the terminal each year.

The transfer of the termi-

nal to is aimed to reduce

road traffic in central

Gothenburg significantly.

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Port operator PD Ports

has urged exporters and

UK Businesses to ex-

plore emerging markets

and to not to develop

‘Brexit blinkers’ but in-

stead to explore new

global opportunities as

the UK negotiates its

exit from the EU.

PD Ports stated that

industry data shows UK

export performance as a

whole has been strong-

er outside the Single

Market than within the

EU over the last dec-

ade according to PwC’s

UK Economic Outlook

report.

The port operator stat-

ed that Brexit will

bring challenges to the

UK export market,

there are equal oppor-

tunities to increase

their focus on key

emerging markets such

as Asia in the medium

and long-term, allow-

ing businesses to take

a global approach ra-

ther than limiting

themselves to trade

within EU. Business

development director,

Geoff Lippitt,

said: “There’s a risk

that concerns about

trade following Brexit

could lead to some

businesses developing

PD Port warns against 'Brexit blinkers' ‘Brexit blinkers’ and

not actively exploring

some of the exciting

emerging markets

which could be availa-

ble to them to enable

us to truly become a

global export centre.

The North East espe-

cially provides the per-

fect platform to launch

these ventures, with

infrastructure and

skilled people perfectly

placed to drive national

export activity.

Brexit will clearly bring

challenges and unpre-

dictability across a num-

ber of issues, but it un-

doubtedly provides an

opportunity for compa-

nies to operate across a

wider global platform.

We, as a nation, should

ensure that we are very

much open for busi-

ness.”

Hawaiian Department of Transportation announces expansion

The Hawaiian Depart-

ment of Transportation

(HDOT) Harbors Division

announced a key deci-

sion on the allocation of

cargo yard space at

Honolulu Harbor. The

decision comes as the

first phase of construc-

tion for the Kapalama

Container Terminal

(KCT) project is sched-

uled to begin in Decem-

ber 2017.

TOTE Maritime will op-

erate at Piers 1 and 2

and on 45 acres of

adjacent land. As part

of the agreement with

the company, HDOT

will improve and de-

velop Piers 1 and 2,

allowing TOTE to

launch Hawaii opera-

tions upon the comple-

tion of the infrastruc-

ture improvements. In

addition, Pasha will

consolidate its opera-

tions from Piers 1 and

2 and from its existing

terminal at Pier 51A, to

the new KCT with

more space for opera-

tions. The moves ena-

ble Matson to expand

into Pasha’s existing

site at Pier 51A on

Sand Island for a con-

tiguous terminal of 130

acres.

Gov. Ige and the HDOT

Harbors Division also

announced its contract

award to Kiewit Infra-

structure West Compa-

ny for construction of

the first phase of the

Kapalama Container

Terminal. The KCT

project at Piers 41, 42,

and 43 in Honolulu

Harbor is the center-

piece of the state’s

Harbors Modernization

Plan (HMP) and fea-

tures a new 84-acre

container yard and

1,800 linear feet of

new berthing space.

HDOT received six

sealed bids for Phase I,

with Kiewit submitting

the lowest bid of

$163,521,093.

The KCT project will be

constructed in two

phases over a four-year

period with an estimat-

ed project cost of $448

million. Completion is

targeted for 2022.

More than 80% of all

goods consumed in Ha-

waii are imported.

Peterhead to support Aberdeen wind farm

The Floridian Port of

Tampa Bay has ap-

proved a partnership

agreement with four

other entities to divvy

up who will pay for a

$60m project to widen

and extend the Big Bend

Channel. The strategic

partners include the

U.S. Army Corps of Engi-

neers, the Florida De-

partment of Transporta-

tion (FDOT), Tampa

Electric Co. and Mosaic

Co., a global fertilizer

company which is one

of ports largest tenants

along with Tampa Elec-

tric. The Big Bend Chan-

nel connects to the

Tampa Harbor main

channel and will be

deepened from 34 feet

to 43 feet and widened

from 200 feet to 250

feet to accommodate

larger ships.

The Army Corps esti-

mates the expansion to

cost more than $60m,

but stated future bids

may wind up higher or

lower than that. Bids

are not expected until

March 2018. The federal

government promised

$9m and plans to take

over maintenance costs

of approximately $1m.

FDOT has pledged to

pay 50% of the balance

after the federal com-

mitment and has given

the port $5.7m so far.

The others — TECO, one

of the region’s major

power providers, and

Mosaic, both use the Big

Bend Channel. — and

will be disproportion-

ately responsible for the

remaining funds.

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