Thus output including sales rose by 8.1 per cent on the previous year. It was possible to exceed the high level of earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation (EBITDA) from 2011 (27.8 million euros once again with 29 million euros. The earnings before taxes on income improved by 13 percent compared to the previous year (EUR 10.7 million) reaching 12.1 million. “All business divisions contributed to the result. Being able to offer the classic port business combined with multi-facetted logistics services has made this stable development possible,” said Erich Staake, Chief Executive Officer of Duisburger Hafen AG at this year’s annual results press conference.

With these orders Transas continues its growth in the Malaysian market. Implementation of the projects will be carried out in close cooperation with Transas strategic partner KASI (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, integrated marine solutions provider.

Scope of supply includes Transas state-of-the-art Navi-Harbour VTS software paakcage, 2 x 19ft Radars, 2 x Transas AIS Base Station T214, 2 x Transas CCTV, 2 X VHF Direction Finders, 2 x Standalone Playback workplaces and 6 x Operator Workplaces.

Sabah Ports Authority General Manager, Datuk Mayong Omar, has expressed their sincere appreciation on the successful and very professional manner with which Transas and KASI executed past VTMS projects in Sabah. He especially highlighted companies’ committment to high quality and work completion ahead of schedule.

Together with KASI, Transas carried out a series of successful projects and initiatives including installation of Vessel Traffic Management Systems in Sapangar Bay Container Terminal, Sandakan and Lahad Datu ports. Captain Walter Nair, Managing Director of KASI, is happy  to reaffirm the long term commitment between KASI and Transas in the developing shore-based sytems industry throughout ports of Malaysia.

 Left to right

1.       Ruslan Kravchenko, Sales Director APAC, VTS, Transas Marine Pacific 

2.       Kay Soo Hooi , Project Secretary, KASI (Malaysian) SDN. BHD.

3.       Captain Walter Nair, Managing Director, KASI (Malaysian) SDN. BHD.

4.       Moreen Liew, Personal Assistant, KASI (Malaysian) SDN. BHD.

5.       Benjamin Nair, Executive Director, KASI (Malaysian) SDN. BHD.

DP World Constantza is the latest star of CNN International’s well-regarded “The Gateway” programme, part of “Connect the World” and is one of CNN’s prime time shows, broadcasted to over 260 million homes worldwide. The first episode of a four part series will be aired in May.

Hosted by high profile CNN anchor Becky Anderson, the programme goes behind the scenes to show how Constantza Port operates as a seamless gateway for the Asia-Black Sea trade.  Becky Anderson also featured DP World’s flagship terminal, Jebel Ali in Dubai at the end of last year.

Each episode will be aired weekly through May under the economic title ‘Connect the World’, which is presented by Becky Anderson.*

The series includes four episodes covering different aspects and success stories about the Port including an interview given at DP World Constanta by Romania’s President Mr.Traian Basescu, whose interview is used as a “leading voice” throughout the series.

One of the episodes features DP World Constantza as the Gateway not only for the Asia-Black Sea trade but also as a strategic entry point to carry large volumes of containers far into the heartland of Europe. DP World’s Romanian subsidiary company started operations in 2004 as a brand new state-of-the-art facility located near the entrance to Constanta Port and enjoys excellent deep-draft access. The current capacity of the terminal is approximately 1.3 million TEU with sufficient land area for phased expansion to reach a capacity of 3.5 million TEU if required. Since its inception, DP World Constanta has managed to increase the volume of containerized traffic through the Romanian port by a multiple of 7 in the timeframe 2003-2008, clearly demonstrating the success of this container terminal.

Eduard Cioran, Managing Director, DP World Constantza said:

“We are delighted that DP World Constantza was chosen to feature on CNN’s “The Gateway” and are privileged to host Romania’s President, Traian Basescu on our terminal. DP World Constantza has earned a reputation as the most customer-oriented container terminal operator in the Black Sea. Our investment in our people, technology and equipment demonstrates our commitment to continue delivering the very best service levels in the region to our customers.”

*Broadcasting times of ‘The Gateway’ within CNN ‘Connect the World’ from 21:00- 22:00 (all times GMT)

Wednesday 1 May: 21:00- 22:00

Wednesday 8 May: 21:00- 22:00

Wednesday 15 May: 21:00- 22:00

Wednesday 22 May: 21:00- 22:00

The episodes will be broadcasted in 15 minutes special show on (all times GMT):

Saturday 18 May: 17:45

Sunday 19 May: 08:45, 22:45

Thursday 23 May: 10:45, 17:45

Saturday 25 May: 08:45, 22:15

Sunday 26 May: 17:45

‘The Gateway’ is also available online: www.cnn.com/gateway.

Photo Caption: Eduard Cioran, Managing Director DP World Constantza welcoming the Romanian President Mr. Traian Basescu to the CNN interview in the terminal

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The NGCP Challenge sought to identify innovative ideas on how to plan, design and operate the next generation of container ports that exemplify performance, productivity and sustainability.

Kalmar’s proposal was prepared in close cooperation with Singapore Nanyang Technological University, APL Co Ltd, Fraunhofer IDM@NTU and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.  

“This was an exciting challenge, as it is about a real business case: to design the biggest, the most efficient and most sustainable terminal in the world, which can be built in the coming ten years. Our focus was to understand the key performance indicators given by the organiser and the local context. The key features in our design include an underground transportation system to separate the transshipment container movement from the vessel operation. Also, all equipment is electrical, so there are no CO₂ emissions. Finally, our aim was to achieve a financially strong operation with no extreme constructions,” commented Frank Kho, Vice President, Offering Development, Kalmar.

The challenge was organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI).

Seven proposals were shortlisted as finalists from a total of 56 submissions from 25 countries. The grand prize of USD1 million was awarded to a team from National University of Singapore, Shanghai Maritime University and Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company Limited. The international judging panel comprised representatives from Singapore government agencies and the maritime industry.

More information about the NGCP Challenge is available at www.maritimeinstitute.sg.

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Kalmar’s proposal for the Next Generation Container Port Challenge was prepared in close cooperation with Singapore Nanyang Technological University, APL Co Ltd, Fraunhofer IDM@NTU and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.