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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

APM Terminals, which operates the Teconvi box facility at the Brazilian port of Itajaí , has indicated that it is interested in bidding for the area of the port where operations are…

3rd April 2009

APM keen on Itajaí expansion?

3rd April 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Linde Material Handling’s Basingstoke facility in the UK, has taken home a top honour for their environmental achievements. At a ceremony held at the end of 2008 in London, Linde won the…

2nd April 2009

Environmental Award for Linde

2nd April 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) owner Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI) has drawn up a shortlist for a selling a stake in the terminal.

1st April 2009

BBI draws up Gladstone stake shortlist

1st April 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Award Kalmar has launched the TT616i, a brand new 4x2 terminal tractor for LoLo (lift-on, lift-off) operations which is currently undergoing extensive field trials in two operational terminals in Europe.

30th March 2009

Customised terminal tractor

30th March 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The UK Government has committed itself to introducing a full UK Marine & Coastal Access Bill in the new Parliamentary session. WWF-UK, the conservation organisation, was one of the first NGO’s to…

28th March 2009

Approval for UK Marine & Coastal Access Bill

28th March 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Bromma Group has won orders for more than 80 its Greenline all-electric yard crane spreaders since the end of 2008. Major Greenline orders received in the last quarter of 2008 included…

26th March 2009

Bromma’s green orders

26th March 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A new bilge purification system solution claims reliable operation while reducing costs has been introduced by USbased BioPetroClean, with its new Automatic Chemostat Treatment (ACT) fully-automated technology for ports.

25th March 2009

Automated turnkey bilge water purification system for ports

25th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Many Brazilian port watchers are fearful for the future of theSepetiba Tecon box terminal once the Hamburg Sud facility opens atItapoa - probably in around the first quarter of 2010.

25th March 2009

Even more Brazil photos

25th March 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Antwerp Port Authority aims to position itself more strongly in the hinterland by teaming up with various port users.

23rd March 2009

Antwerp Port Authority seeks partners for hinterland development

23rd March 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

HITT is to fit a E1m ($1.3m) vessel traffic system in the Angolese port of Lobito. The installation is to be completed this year.

19th March 2009

HITT wins VTS order

19th March 2009

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

Difficult economic times bring out the worst in protectionisttendencies and as the new US Administration works towards a vitaleconomic stimulus package, it is searching for a footing on tradepolicy.

18th March 2009

Barry Parker- Opinion March 2009

18th March 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

APM Terminals and Bristol Port Company are in negotiations to jointly develop a new container terminal. This will be able to handle 1.5m teu.

18th March 2009

APM Terminals declares Bristol interest

18th March 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Gulftainer, operator of the container terminals at Sharjah (SCT) and Khorfakkan (KFT), is to boost combined capacity to 4m teu by the end of this year.

17th March 2009

Gulftainer increases capacity

17th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Colombias Buenaventura port company expects to face difficult competition over the next two years from other Atlantic coast of ports in the same region. Santa Marta and Barranquilla pose stiff competition in…

13th March 2009

Buenaventura competition threat

13th March 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Gateway Terminals India (GTI) has overtaken the DP World-owned Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal to become Indias leading container handling facility.

9th March 2009

GTI now Indias leading container terminal

9th March 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Spreader manufacturer Bromma set an all-time sales record in 2008, spurning the downturn in the economic markets.

6th March 2009

Bromma hits high

6th March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Dubai World hopes to turn Senegals port of Dakar into West Africas leading gateway. Mike King investigates

4th March 2009

Dakar

4th March 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Sri Lanka Ports Authority has issued a long-awaited call for bids for a container terminal in a new deep draught port being built next to the existing Colombo harbour.

4th March 2009

Bids – again – for Columbo

4th March 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Bollore has been making heavy investment in West African ports as part of its long-term aim of developing a pan-African logistics network.

3rd March 2009

Africa pics

3rd March 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Antwerp Port Authority turned the office thermostat down two degrees and encouraged staff to put on a jumper last month as part of Belgiums annual Thick Sweater Day campaign.

3rd March 2009

Antwerp staff don jumpers

3rd March 2009