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OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Brisbane has raised wharfage and harbour charges by 6% across the board, the first time in 27 years it has raised its fees. The increase reflects the cost of infrastructural investment and…

2nd October 2009

Brisbane ups fees

2nd October 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Operator APM Terminals has inaugurated its regional head office in Dubai for its Africa, Middle East & Indian subcontinent region.

30th September 2009

APMT opens Dubai office

30th September 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Matthew Gore explains how to deal with shipping lines who do not pay bills promptly

29th September 2009

Dealing with lines

29th September 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Brazils Oderbrecht, an engineering and construction company, in partnership with Dubai-based ports operator DP World, has acquired a majority stake in a Brazilian port, Empresa Brasileira de Terminais Portuarios (Embraport) in Santos…

29th September 2009

Brazil ports

29th September 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has paired up with software specialist ARL tools to run rubber-tyred gantry crane and yard block management tools at the Malaysian port.

29th September 2009

ARL takes yard clashes out at PTP

29th September 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Declining oil revenues and the current economic downturn could put at risk $40bn of investment planned in ports and terminals across the Gulf region.

24th September 2009

Gulf investment becomes unsure

24th September 2009

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The IMO subcommittee on dangerous goods, solid cargoes and containers (DSC) has produced draft amendments to the Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing (CSS Code), addressing problems associated with…

23rd September 2009

CSS Code

23rd September 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Haina International Terminal has switched its terminal operating system to Zebras NavisTM SPARCS N4 to better streamline its multi-purpose port activities.

23rd September 2009

Haina upgrades TOS

23rd September 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Troubled Australian ports investor Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI) has revealed it has entered into an interim agreement with a potential cornerstone investor about a recapitalisation plan.

17th September 2009

BBI

17th September 2009

ASIA

ASIA

With new port plans finally given an official nod, Bangladesh is looking to public/private finance for further developments.

14th September 2009

Bangladesh Sonadia project gets the green light

14th September 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

APM Terminals Apapa terminal in Lagos has achieved a notable safety record: it went 200 days during which none of its 800 employees was injured, resulting in no lost working time. The…

14th September 2009

APM achieves new safety record at Apapa

14th September 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A new mega-port complex is taking shape at Aç u to the north of Rio de Janeiro, which is being bankrolled by Brazils state investment bank BNDES and by the privately owned…

9th September 2009

Açu mega-port takes shape

9th September 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Guaymas port has announced a tender to establish, equip, operate and run a container terminal for public use in its port. With an approximate area of 52,720 m2, Guaymas is targeting companies…

8th September 2009

Guaymas tender released

8th September 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Baltimore is to benefit from a $3.5m grant from US Recovery Act funds to help clean the air in and around the Port. The port will use the funds…

7th September 2009

Baltimore cleans up

7th September 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Italian government has told Levante Port Authority that it must cancel the 20-year Bari Porto Mediterraneo concession, which had been unlawfully issued, directly and without competition.

6th September 2009

Bari terminal concession cancelled

6th September 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Dutch authorities have again put back the programme of works on the 12 shallow points in the Western Scheldt by suspending the routing decree and one of the implementation permits for deepening…

2nd September 2009

Antwerp responds to Dutch delay

2nd September 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Israel Ports Company has completed its $250m Carmel container terminal and has turned over operations to the Haifa Port Company.

1st September 2009

Haifas new box terminal completed

1st September 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Bolloré Africa Logistics has won a 25-year concession for the container terminal at the port of Cotonou (Benin). The operator aims to increase container traffic in Cotonou from the current 312,000 teu…

31st August 2009

Bolloré wins Cotonou bid

31st August 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

2009 is to be the most challenging year ever, says Drewry Shipping Consultants in its annual review of container terminal operations.

31st August 2009

Hard times predicted for box market

31st August 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Barry Parker attempts to clear the financial fog shrouding port investment

28th August 2009

Barry Parker PPP Overview 1400 plus US Infra 700

28th August 2009