Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas has issued a tender for the construction of a new 410m long wharf extension with the same structure as the existing wharf in the port. The project is estimated to cost Euro 28 million.
For more information:
Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas
Calle Tomás Quevedo Ramírez, s/n
For the attention of Alejandro González
35008 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Spain
Telephone: +34 928214407
Fax: +34 928214460
E-mail: agonzalez@palmasport.es
Prior to joining Port Everglades, Stribling served as Vice President, Marketing & Sales for the South Carolina State Ports Authority, responsible for all ocean carrier and cargo sales, pricing, marketing and advertising. Stribling started his career in ocean shipping as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army before joining Sea-Land Service’s management training program. He handled cargo sales in the greater Philadelphia area and Central Florida before being appointed to Sea-Land’s National Quality Team. Among other positions at Sea-Land, Stribling was Port Manager at the container terminal in Baltimore, MD, and Director of Client Services for Sea-Land’s 12-terminal North American Network. In addition to his commercial experience in ocean shipping, Stribling has spent more than two decades loading ships for the military. In 2001, he was awarded the Order of Saint Christopher Medal for significant contributions to the Army Transportation Corps and retired from his service as an Army officer in 2002.
Stribling is active in several professional transportation organizations, and has served as Chair of the Defense Committee for the American Association of Port Authorities, was a committee member of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Science, and served four years as the President of the National Defense Transportation Association’s Charleston, SC, chapter. During his tenure, the chapter was recognized three times as International Chapter of the Year. In 2012 Stribling worked as a Loaned Executive with Trident United Way based in North Charleston, SC.
Stribling earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tampa and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Born in central New Jersey, Stribling was raised on Kwajalein Island in the Central/South Pacific.
The Port of Felixstowe in the United Kingdom has announced a tender for the purchase of up to 3 ship-to-shore gantry cranes. Total estimated value is USD 28.8 million. The purchase is privately financed and payments will be made in accordance with the purchase contract.
For further information contact:
Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company
For the attention of: Ken Nixon
Tomline House
The Dock
Felixstowe IP11 3SY
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 139 4602 630
Fax: +44 139 4604 809
E-mail: nixonk@fdrc.co.uk
According to Hervé Martel – Executive Director of the Grand Port Maritime du Havre and Member of the HAROPA Board of Directors -, the 2nd world biggest shipowner deploying services via the leading port for the external trade of France strengthens the dynamic move initiated by HAROPA in the field of containers.
The first shipping service received at the ‘quai du Havre’, the Liverpool Express will be operated by the MSC Conti Chiwan , calling on January 21st. This weekly feeder service will carry out transhipment connections with Great Britain via Le Havre.
Two days later, the MSC John Rickmers will inaugurate, at the TNMSC terminal in Port 2000, the « Ireland & Scotland Express » weekly service with the ports of Dublin and Greenock.
Finally, the MSC Aries will operate, every week as from January 26th, the Biscay Express service calling in at the ports of the Atlantic coast: Brest, Montoir and Le Verdon.