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Tanzania Ports to expand Dar es Salaam Port

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13 June 2017

Tanzania Ports to expand Dar es Salaam Port

Tanzania hopes to position itself as a regional trade hub and expects the expansion to increase cargo throughput from around 14 to 28 million tonnes a year by 2020.

The contract will include the construction of a ro-ro terminal as well as the deepening of seven existing berths to facilitate larger container ships. There will also be a modern railway with trains capable of 120 kilometers per hour calling at the port.

“Today we begin to rewrite the history of the Port of Dar es Salaam,” said Makame Mbarawa, Minister of Works, Transport and Communication. Earlier this year, Tanzania received a USD 305 million loan from the World Bank to expand the port, whose current inefficiencies cost the region up to USD 2.6 billion a year.

South Carolina Ports achieves record May container volume

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“The Port is on pace to achieve record volume of nearly 2.1 million twenty foot-equivalent units (TEU) when our current fiscal year ends on June 30,” said Jim Newsome, SCPA president and CEO. “This is a tremendous achievement resulting from successful efforts to expand our cargo base, and it is a testament to our dedicated workforce and maritime community’s ability to seamlessly handle the biggest cargo ships ever to call our Port.”

SCPA moved 182,452 TEUs last month, exceeding the previous record of 181,809 TEUs from May 2015. The Port has moved 1.96 million TEUs since the fiscal year began in July, a 9.4 percent increase over the same period last year.

As measured in pier containers, or boxes handled, SCPA moved a record 103,462 containers across the docks of its two container terminals in May. The Port has handled 1.1 million pier containers fiscal year to date.

Inland Port Greer also achieved record volumes in May, with 47 percent growth in rail moves over May 2016. The facility handled 12,702 rail moves during the month, exceeding its previous volume record of 11,125 moves in March. Fiscal year to date, the facility has handled 108,701 rail lifts.

Port of Hull secures new Polish/Baltic sailing with Unifeeder

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Port of Hull secures new Polish/Baltic sailing with Unifeeder

Unifeeder, whose current weekly sailing into Immingham departs from Klaipeda/Gydnia and Szczecin, will be commencing the second service in to Hull from Klaipeda and Gdynia on 29th June. This additional short sea service aims to directly compete with the daily ro-ro ferry traffic and has been secured in order to meet the demand of the steadily increasing manufacturing industries in the Baltics and Poland. Unitised cargo is viewed as the most secure and efficient delivery method for transporting goods overseas.

The agreement is testament of Hull’s success against its competitor ports on the east coast of the UK. As previously reported, ABP have invested £50m in improving their two container terminals on the Humber. £15m of this investment will be put towards the purchase of two new liebherr ship-to-shore container cranes which will further support the growing demand of handling containerised goods. The cranes, which are due to be delivered to the Hull Container Terminal for March 2018 will be a welcome addition to the two new existing cranes which were purchased as part of a previous investment scheme and were installed last June. The impressive fleet will offer customers a two-berth, four-crane operation, boasting impressive discharge and load rates.

Andy Ellis, UK Country Manager for Unifeeder AS said: “Having worked in partnership with ABP for around 30 years, I have seen dramatic improvements across the organisation, especially within the container terminals. We market ourselves as a leading logistics provider therefore we need a port who can provide an efficient and effective service in order to meet our customer demand and ABP is continually improving.” Andy continued: “Regional distribution centres are setting up in the heart of the country and the ports on the Humber are ideally situated to reach the M62 corridor.”

Simon Bird, Regional Director for ABP Humber said: “We are extremely pleased to have secured this deal with Unifeeder as it means that together, we are able to provide door to door delivery around the clock to customers across the country.” He continued: “In the wake of the Brexit referendum we have heavily invested in our facilities as we have faith in our economy and this agreement demonstrates that we made the correct decision.”

Above: Andy Ellis of Unifeeder meets with ABP’s Chris Vause outside the Hull Container Terminal (Image courtesy of David Lee Photography Ltd / ABP –

World's biggest container ship eases into Felixstowe after pilot training using HR Wallingford's navigation simulators

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World's biggest container ship eases into Felixstowe after pilot training using HR Wallingford's navigation simulators

As the world’s current biggest container ship (weighing in at 214,286 tonnes, and a massive 399 metres long, with a beam of 58.6m), the Madrid Maersk is expected to set a record for carrying the maximum number of standard-sized containers (TEU) on its return leg to Asia. Harwich Haven Authority Pilots and Svitzer Tug Masters used HR Wallingford’s UK Ship Simulation Centre to train and develop the best methods to handle the ship, and determine the limits of the conditions in which it could enter and leave the port safely.
Neil Glendinning, CEO of Harwich Haven Authority, said: “On 6th June, Harwich Haven Authority Pilots safely conducted the Madrid Maersk on her inaugural visit to the Port of Felixstowe in very challenging environmental conditions. Preparation for the arrival of this first of the second generation Maersk Triple E Class vessel had included detailed feasibility simulation studies at HR Wallingford, which gave our Pilots the confidence to safely handle the largest vessel in operation in such challenging conditions, and to deliver the highest level of service to one of our major customers.”
Pilotage on entry into Felixstowe was carried out by Captain Ian Love in adverse weather, with wind speeds of between 28 and 35 knots with occasional gusts above 40 knots, which had been shown to be feasible in the simulator. Initially two Svitzer tugs provided escort towage from the end of the main channel to the harbour where they were joined by a further two Svitzer tugs to conduct harbour towage and safely berth the vessel. Text book transit was achieved with one tug towing indirect and the other pushing indirect, using methods developed and training provided using the simulators.
HR Wallingford used data provided by Maersk to construct an accurate hydrodynamic model of the Madrid Maersk prior to the ship build being completed. Harwich Haven Authority Special Category Ship Pilots carried out familiarisation sessions with the Pilots working alongside Svitzer Tug Masters in integrated tug simulators within HR Wallingford’s UK Ship Simulation Centre in Oxfordshire, to determine how the ship would handle in comparison to other large container ships, and to determine the limits within which the new vessel could be manoeuvred safely.
Captain Love commented: “The hydrodynamic forces acting on these mega container vessels are enormous, often peaking at 900 tonnes. For a Pilot, the ability to understand, quantify, and use these forces to their advantage has never been greater. For the Ship Owner and Captain the knowledge that a full and accurate feasibility study has been carried out goes a long way to fulfilling their risk assessment and placing them at ease.”
Dr Mark McBride, HR Wallingford’s Ships Group Manager, said: “The state-of-the-art Ship Simulation Centre at HR Wallingford provides the perfect platform for the Harwich Haven Authority Pilots and Svitzer Tug Masters to carry out feasibility and design studies for the ever increasing size of container ships arriving at the port. We have developed accurate ship manoeuvring models to simulate close quarters operations, with the Pilots and Tug Masters using the integrated ship and tug simulators for their continued training and development. This level of precision enables us to continue to provide the highest level of service to satisfy the demanding requirements of the container ship industry.”

Image caption: The Madrid Maersk at Felixstowe’s Berth 8 photographed by Captain Prithvi Singh, SCS pilot at Harwich Haven Authority, who piloted the Madrid Maersk out of Felixstowe.
The Madrid Maersk is a Triple-E Mark II, the first of Maersk Line’s 2nd generation Triple-Es. The original Triple-Es have been regular callers at Felixstowe since 2013. Delivery of the remaining 10 Triple-E Mark II’s is expected to take place between now and the middle of 2018.