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  • Port of Felixstowe raises the bar

    13 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Following the successful completion of strengthening and dredging works to Berth 7 on Trinity Terminal, Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has further enhanced its deep-water berth capacity. Under the latest development project, Berth 7 has been dredged from 15m to 16.5m below Chart Datum and the berth box widened from 55m to 70m. Boskalis – […]

  • ITF Opposes Extension of Jakarta Terminal Concession

    24 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has urged the Indonesian president to intervene over the extension of the concession for the Jakarta International Container Terminal that has been granted to Hutchison Port Holdings by the Indonesia Port Company (IPC). The move follows grave concerns expressed by the ITF-affiliated Trade Union of Jakarta International Container Terminal […]

  • Ajman Port Reconstruction Project Awarded (UAE)

    5 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    On June 26, CHEC and the project owner Hutchison Ajman International Terminal jointly delivered a launch & ground-breaking ceremony for the Ajman Port reconstruction project in the UAE. With a contract value of 86.3 million dirhams (some 24 million U.S. dollars), undertaken by CHEC, the project is a multi-system building project predominated by industrial cold […]

  • USA: Senators Demand Dredging

    21 August 2012

    According to the Fairplay 24, a group of 25 U.S. Senators sent a letter to the White House last week urging the Obama administration to spend more on dredging federal harbors. “In stark contrast, over the past few years, the budget requests for operations and maintenance of harbours and ports for which this trust fund […]

  • Bids submitted for $1.4 billion North African port licence

    2 June 2009

    Kuwait’s Al-Mal Investment Co and Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin Group are bidding for Tunisia’s $1.4 billion Enfida port licence. Al-Mal is partnering the world’s largest port operator Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) in its bid to win the deep-water Enfida port licence. Al-Mal is controlled by the Kuwaiti family-owned conglomerate Kharafi Group, while the SNC-Lavalin Group has been […]

  • Harwich International Hosts BAS Polar Research Ships

    21 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Hutchison Ports Harwich International has become a new base for the British Antarctic Survey’s two ice-strengthened Royal Research Ships, the RRS James Clark Ross and the RRS Ernest Shackleton. The two ships are making their inaugural calls at the port in September before deploying to the Antarctic, where they will remain until summer 2019. Mark […]

  • HPA CEO: Talks with MUA Useful and Constructive

    31 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Following the first day of resumed talks between Hutchison Ports Australia (HPA) and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) talking place under the auspices of the Fair Work Commission, acting CEO of HPA, Mark Jack, said that the discussions had been useful and constructive. The two parties agreed to return to the negotiation table regarding the layoffs of […]

  • ITF Supports Hong Kong Dockers

    5 April 2013
    Business & Finance

      On 30 January the ITF Hong Kong Dockers Coordinating Committee comprised of Hong Kong Storehouses, Transportation and Logistics Staff Association (HKSTLSA), the Union of Hong Kong Dockers (UHKD) and the Hong Kong Docks and Ports Industry Unions (HKDPIU) called for dialogue with Hong Kong International Terminals (HIT) and its subcontractors over decent working conditions […]

  • HPA CEO: Talks with MUA Useful and Constructive

    31 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Following the first day of resumed talks between Hutchison Ports Australia (HPA) and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) talking place under the auspices of the Fair Work Commission, acting CEO of HPA, Mark Jack, said that the discussions had been useful and constructive. The two parties agreed to return to the negotiation table regarding the layoffs of […]

  • ACCC: Container Stevedoring Prices in Australia Hit New Low

    7 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    An increased competition in Australia’s container stevedoring has pushed prices to their lowest level in seventeen years, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) 2015-2016 Container Stevedoring Monitoring Report. The drop in prices reflects increasing competition between stevedores as they attempt to retain and/or win new shipping line customers, ACCC said. “Australia’s container stevedoring […]

  • Indonesia: HPI to Invest Big in JICT Expansion

    1 May 2012

    PT Hutchison Ports Indonesia (HPI) has announced that it plans to invest US$100 million in the expansion of the Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, reports Port Technology. The $100 million expansion project will increase the capacity of JICT to 2.8 million TEU and the neighboring Koja Terminal to 1 million […]

  • Port of Felixstowe to trial 5G

    14 January 2021
    Automation, Infrastructure, Innovation, IT & Software, Ports & Logistics, Technology

    Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe is about to deploy 5G technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) as part of the UK Government’s 5G Trials and Testbeds Programme. The Port of Felixtowe will be the largest UK port to deploy the technology as it eyes the opportunity to enhance productivity, efficiency and safety across its […]

  • Spain: TERCAT Receives Four Post Panamax Quay Cranes

    8 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings Group,  took delivery of four Super-Post-Panamax quay cranes at its Muelle Prat terminal in the Port of Barcelona. This is the first batch of a total of eight cranes with the remaining four scheduled for delivery on 18 March 2012. A ceremony was held at […]

  • Mexico: Lazaro Cardenas Port Project on Hold

    19 October 2012

    APM Terminals announced that the construction works on the second container terminal at the Lázaro Cárdenas port will be delayed until mid-November. The main reason for this delay is Hutchison Port Holdings’ opposition to the project, according to portstrategy.com. Originally, this $900 million project was supposed to commence during October. Lázaro Cárdenas Terminal Portuaria de […]

  • Panama’s Balboa Port Set for Expansion

    13 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Panama Ports Company (PPC), a part of Hong Kong-headquartered Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., has set aside a budget of around USD 110 million to expand Panama’s Balboa port throughout 2015, Reuters reports. The upgrade is expected to result in more loading and unloading space within the port, as well as to electrify the facility’s current fuel-burning crane […]

  • Australia: HPH, Baulderstone Ink Port of Brisbane Expansion Deal

    6 December 2011

    An agreement to start the construction of Berth 11, the first of two new container terminals at the Port of Brisbane, was signed this week. The agreement Hutchison Port Holdings entered into with Baulderstone will consist of works related to ground improvements, in-ground infrastructure, pavement works and rail beams. Container handling equipment has already been […]

  • Port of Melbourne Set to Expand Capacity (Australia)

    1 May 2013

    Minister for Ports David Hodgett welcomed today’s news, from the Port of Melbourne Corporation, announcing a shortlist of bidders to build and operate Melbourne’s third international container terminal. “The $1.6 billion Port Capacity Project is a critical infrastructure project that will drive competition and fundamentally enhance Victoria’s future economic growth,” Mr Hodgett said. “I’m pleased […]

  • Another Milestone for HPT

    23 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Hutchison Ports Thailand (HPT) held an event on Wednesday, 21 October, to mark the handling of 15 million twenty foot equivalent unit (TEU) of containers since the commencement of operations in 2002. HPT is Thailand’s largest container terminal operator and is currently managing and operating Terminals A2, A3, C1 and C2 at Laemchabang Port with 15 quay cranes […]

  • BEST terminal cuts carbon footprint by 57% y-o-y

    20 April 2023
    Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Transition, Vessels

    The Hutchison Ports BEST terminal in the Port of Barcelona has achieved an emission reduction of 57% in 2022 against 2021, the terminal operator said. The terminal operator added that it has eliminated scope 2 emissions by opting for electricity from 100% renewable energy. Guillermo Belcastro, CEO of Hutchison Ports BEST said that by reducing […]

  • Australia: Brisbane Container Terminals Officially Open

    23 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Hutchison Ports Holdings said that today’s official opening of its Brisbane Container Terminals by Acting Prime Minister, and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, The Hon Warren Truss, marks a seismic shift on Australia’s waterfront. The new container terminal on reclaimed land on Fisherman’s Island in the Port of Brisbane is part of the Hutchison […]

  • HPH Trust’s Earnings Drop despite Rise in Volumes

    30 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Although its combined container throughput increased in the third quarter of 2017, Singapore-listed container port business trust Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) saw a drop in its earnings for the period. The company’s profit for the three months ended September 30 was down by 16.4 percent and stood at HKD 678.5 million at the end […]

  • HPH Trust to Collect USD 500 Mn from Notes Issue

    12 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    Singapore-listed Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) is looking to raise up to USD 500 million through its issued notes due 2022, HPH’s trustee-manager informed. The five-year notes will carry a coupon of 2.75% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrear on September 11 and March 11 in each year. The maturity date for the notes is September […]

  • Drewry: Modest Growth Expected for Global Container Port Demand

    12 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Most world regions would see an increase in average terminal utilisation.

  • Spotted: BEST Sets Record with Eight STS Cranes

    20 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) serviced the 14,000 TEU vessel MSC Livorno with eight ship-to-shore (STS) gantry cranes on October 27, the first time that a container terminal in the Port of Barcelona has operated such a high number of cranes simultaneously on a single vessel. BEST, operated by Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (HPH), said that their […]

  • Port of Felixtowe Provides Major Boost to UK Economy

    28 September 2011

    The Port of Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port, formally opens a new deep water shipping terminal. The new terminal which consists of two berths – Berths 8&9 – is the first stage of a £1 billion plus inward investment programme in Hutchison’s UK ports. Currently the Port of Felixstowe deals with over 40 per […]