In Bromma, he has earlier served as Vice President, Global Sourcing in 2013-2014 and as Managing Director for Bromma Malaysia in 2009-2013. Reflecting on his appointment, Virtanen said: “Bromma is a great company. The people, the culture and the capabilities have taken it to where it is today. I am honoured to be appointed to lead such a great company. It feels like coming home again.” “I am very pleased to welcome Mika back to Bromma. Mika has a proven track record of developing global businesses and building successful partnerships. Thanks to his long history in the company he already knows the organization and the business. I wish him the best of success in driving Bromma further.” says Antti Kaunonen, Chairman of the Board of Bromma. Headquartered in Singapore, Bromma is the world leader in crane spreaders. In more than 50 years of continuous operations, Bromma has delivered crane spreaders to 500 terminals in 90 nations on 6 continents, and Bromma spreaders are in service today at 99 out of the world’s largest 100 container ports. Bromma is the industry market leader in ship-to-shore spreaders, mobile harbor crane spreaders, and yard crane spreaders. A pioneer in the container handling industry, Bromma is focused on lifting the productivity of its customers through more reliable spreaders, and Bromma’s industry-leading all-electric Greenline™ spreaders and recent Green Zone™ port productivity applications such as Roadmap™, Fleet Doctor™ and Work Order™ are part of this continuing effort. www.bromma.com
Port Everglades and the Panama Canal Authority renew MOU
Areas of cooperation between the ACP and Port Everglades include joint advertising programs, data interchange, and competitive market analyses of the shipping industry. This alliance will also continue to promote the route to the West Coast of South America as well as the “All-Water Route,” the route from Asia to the U.S. East Coast via the Panama Canal.
The MOU encourages collaboration between Port Everglades and the ACP, which translates to providing our South Florida residents and visitors increased access to the growing global economy,” said Steven Cernak, Port Everglades Chief Executive & Port Director. “We continue to share information on our modernization efforts that complement each other and to discuss ways to pursue joint marketing activities.”
Port Everglades Chief Executive & Port Director Steven Cernak attended the recent grand opening ceremony of the Panama Canal Expansion Project in June. At that time, the Panama Canal Administrator Jorge Luis Quijano provided an update on the Expansion Program and its impact on U.S. East Coast ports. The Canal Expansion drew worldwide attention to the significance of global trade and the critical need for infrastructure investments to handle today’s modern fleet of larger cargo ships.
The Panama Canal Expansion involved the construction of a third lane of traffic allowing the passage of bigger vessels, which doubles the Canal’s capacity and has an important impact on world maritime trade. It has been the largest enhancement project since the Canal’s opening in 1914.
Port Everglades, a leading container cargo port in the United States, provides service to more than 150 ports in 70 countries and is the number one U.S. gateway for trade with Latin America. The Port has the shortest, straightest entrance channel on the Southeast U.S. Atlantic coast, which saves ships fuel costs and time. The Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) opened an Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) on the Port two years ago to provide even greater ship-to-rail connectivity from South Florida to points throughout the United States. Cargo can reach 70 percent of the U.S. population from Port Everglades via rail in four days.
Valenciaport handled a record 4.62 million TEUs in 2015
The rise in container throughput was mainly due to a good performance in import-export (+6.11%) and transit traffic (+2.12%). Of the 4.6 million TEUs, representing a 3.90% increase over the previous year which came in at 4.4 million TEUs, while around 2.5 million TEU accounted for trans-shipment traffic. The leading five countries in terms of goods shipped through Valenciaport in 2015 were Spain, Algeria, China, Italy and the USA. Looking at geographical statistics, total throughput for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea fell by 1.46% whilst throughput for the Far East went down by 8.61%. Last year gave way to the completion of the MSC Terminal extension entailing works that totalled around EUR 9 million. Having begun back in 2013, the project focused on extending the quay in order to increase container space by 20,000m2. As well as building the necessary infrastructure the project involved a rockfill breakwater and subsequent infill, construction of a superstructure similar to that of the existing terminal and installing all relevant service networks. Early 2016 saw new port equipment for Valencia-based operators, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and TCV Stevedoring, with Konecranes receiving orders for RTGs from both companies. When the three RTGs on order for MSC go into operation, the terminal will house a fleet of 18 Konecranes RTGs. The 16-wheel cranes, to be delivered by spring 2017, will be equipped with active load control, a diesel fuel saver system, GPS auto-TOS reporting and auto-positioning. They will have a lifting capacity of 40 LT, stacking one-over-five containers high and six plus truck lanes wide. For TCV Stevedoring, Konecranes will be providing four RTGs taking TCV’s operational fleet of Konecranes’ RTGs up to 24. The first RTGs from the Finland-based manufacturer were ordered and delivered back in 2004, with the latest batch due to arrive in the first quarter next year. Equipped with the same technology as those being delivered to MSC, in addition to auto-steering and crane management systems, the RTGs ensure safe and uninterrupted usage. The cranes have a lifting capacity of over 45 tonnes for twin-lift operation and will stack one-over five containers high and six plus truck lanes wide. Having reached the objectives set out in its Strategic Plan 2015 ahead of schedule, the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has laid out new plans working towards goals for 2020. Items on the agenda for the coming years include maintaining profitability levels in order to offer competitive charges, reducing port call costs, improving service efficiency for shipping lines and carriers as well as enhancing logistics and intermodal integration. The latter is “on track” to success with the Capacity4Rail project currently in progress. Financed by the European Commission, FP7, the aim is to define a vision for the railway sector in Europe in 2050, identifying and pre-empting the major changes expected in the design, construction, maintenance and operational management of shunting and freight transfer in terminals. The PAV’s strategy to highlight Valenciaport as a mixed hub offering optimised call costs should definitely aide the port in achieving its future goals.
Major MCM contract awarded to Teledyne RESON
The award includes delivery of the new SeaBat 7123-MkII, which is an advanced dual use high resolution SONAR suitable for both commercial and military applications. Commercial applications include underwater inspection related tasks, long range detection of objects in the water column and scientific research. Military uses include use as a component in Mine Counter Measure (MCM) for detection of mine like objects. The system operates at three different frequencies to provide optimum flexibility and can be mounted on most platforms, including AUVs, ROVs and surface vessels.
“We are excited about another opportunity to deliver our unique 7123-MkII forward looking sonar into a large defense program.” says Ole Søe-Pedersen, VP & General Manager of Teledyne RESON, Odom and BlueView.
Teledyne Marine is a group of leading-edge subsea technology companies that are part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated. Through acquisitions and collaboration over the past ten years, Teledyne Marine has evolved into an industry powerhouse, bringing Imaging, Instruments, Interconnect, Seismic, and Vehicle technology together to provide total solutions to our customers. Each Teledyne Marine company is a leader in its respective field, with a shared commitment to providing premium products backed by unparalleled service and support.