IAPH Cites Progress on Several Ports Projects

Among the items in a world ports' roundup provided by the International Association of Ports and Harbors are:

Sweden's Land and Environment Court issued a positive ruling May 24 on the environmental permit approval for the development of the Port of Kapellskär. The decision means Ports of Stockholm can continue to plan the development of the port. The Port of Kapellskär project includes reconstruction and a new pier with two ferry-berths, giving the port five quay-berths for freight and passenger traffic to and from countries in the Baltic Sea region. Information is here.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Broekman Group plan to renovate and redesign the eastern section of the RDM site in the Waalhaven, they said. The project will include expansion of the current "Heavy Lift Centre" for the storage and handling of heavy and bulky freight from the energy and offshore industry sector. The Port Authority is investing more than €15 million in the project. The Heavy Lift Centre will include four modernized high halls with a total of around 16,000 m2 of space and overhead cranes with a lifting capacity of 75 to 700 tonnes, an outside space of around 26,000 m2, a 300-meter quay with a draught of 10.5 meters at which cargo items of up to 1,800 tonnes can be handled, and sheds of 4,000 m2 directly on the quay. Information is here.

South African port operator Transnet Port Terminals' R438 million program to expand container handling capacity at the Durban RORO and Maydon Wharf Terminal in May included the arrival of two new mobile harbor cranes. The LHM550C cranes are part of an order for six from Liebherr Werk Nenzing in Austria. The second batch of two cranes is to arrive in June, with the final two in November. The goal is for the Durban RORO and Maydon Wharf Terminal to have the capacity to handle some of the 400 000 TEUs of container traffic diverted from Durban Container Terminal while berths on the DCT's North Quay undergo deepening and refurbishment over the next 74 months, Transnet said. Information is here.