Financing Opportunities
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Vital priorities
The right port facilities in the right place can be key to ensuring that a country’s raw material exports are viable in the world market, says ports consultant Nigel Nixon. 25 Jan 2011 - Port Strategy
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Off the shelf
A fall in construction prices in certain parts of the world could help to drive new port investment, says Jonathan Tyler, business group director, maritime, at Royal Haskoning. 24 Jan 2011 - Port Strategy
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‘New normal’ investing
After a ‘bounce-back’ year in 2010, mothballed port investment projects are coming off the shelf again. Felicity Landon reports 21 Jan 2011 - Port Strategy
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Back to basics
Ports looking to position themselves to secure finance would do well to go back to basics, Felicity Landon advises 13 Apr 2010 - Port Strategy
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Cash for infrastructure projects
For finance opportunities in Europe, the focus is firmly on transport infrastructure development. 17 Feb 2010 - Port Strategy
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The "new reality"
Investment opportunities exist, but sources of port finance and investment choices are changing. Patrik Wheater reports 16 Feb 2010 - Port Strategy
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Bulk and tanker operators less boxed in by downturn
The outlook for most container terminal operators might be bleak, but the economics of running dry bulk and tanker facilities provides some cause for optimism. 10 Dec 2009 - Port Strategy
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Past mistakes
Record-breaking terminal deals of yesteryear hang heavy over today's depressed market, Mike King explains 09 Dec 2009 - Port Strategy
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New dawn breaks for port finance
The global port market has changed fundamentally from the market it was in mid-2008. There has been a seismic change in the attitude of bankers to providing both debt finance and capital for new project developments or acquisitions. 30 Sep 2009 - Port Strategy
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Government funding now the norm
Worldwide, the role of government is increasing. In the US, discussions of infrastructure funding are dominated by conversations about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA", or "The Stimulus Bill") of 2009. 02 Sep 2009 - Port Strategy
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The US perspective
The view on the US markets comes from Joe Seliga, a Chicago-based Partner at law giant Mayer Brown, representing CenterPoint Properties in Virginia. 01 Sep 2009 - Port Strategy
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Waking up to exit tariffs
With PPPs gaining favour in the US, an unsaid implication reveals much about the tentative state of the infrastructure market. 31 Aug 2009 - Port Strategy
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Failing funds
Barry Parker attempts to clear the financial fog shrouding port investment 28 Aug 2009 - Port Strategy
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10 key questions the conference will aim to address:
30 Jul 2008 - Port Strategy
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Tighter belts
Global credit crunch and port finance provision tightens but the year still starts with some "new wave" deals, as Mike Mundy reports 06 Feb 2008 - Port Strategy
