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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Colombian port of Buenaventura has begun construction of a dedicated container terminal, TCBUEN, which will occupy a 164,000 sq m area on the banks of the river Aguacate, some 2.4 kilometres…

5th September 2008

Buenaventura terminal

5th September 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau has revealed that APM Terminals is to abandon one of the two container terminals that it operates at the port.

1st September 2008

APM abandons Kaohsiung terminals

1st September 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Bristol Port Company has submitted a harbour revision order application and environmental statement to the government for its planned 1.5m teu deepsea container terminal.

30th August 2008

Bristol applies for HRO

30th August 2008

ASIA

ASIA

The city of Zhongshan in Guangdong is to invest $47.5m in a new port equipped with eight container berths, each capable of handling 200,000 TEU/year.

30th August 2008

Guangdongs lucky eight

30th August 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Long-serving Lyttelton Port of Christchurch watersider Martin Sincock (55) was recently killed when a line snapped on the coal ship Devprayag while it was being moored at Cashin Quay.

29th August 2008

Death at Lyttelton

29th August 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

APM Terminals in partnership with Moroccos Akwa Group has been awarded the concession to operate Terminal 3 at Tanger-Med II, which has a capacity of 3m teu.

28th August 2008

APM further cements Tanger commitment

28th August 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Brazilian Public Container Terminal Users Association (Abratec) is questioning the legality of having a private container terminal, Portonave, in the port of Navegantes, compete with the Port of Itajaí Container Terminal…

28th August 2008

Brazils ports industry in flux

28th August 2008

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

The election season is in full swing; with the official nominating conventions, the presumptive candidates will become their parties true nominees. While analysts believe that it will be a Democratic year, ie…

27th August 2008

Barry Parker opinion Sept t 2008

27th August 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A $150m contract has been signed to build a multi-purpose terminal at the Argentinian port of Bahía Blanca.

27th August 2008

Blanca deal sealed

27th August 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Six bidders have been shortlisted by Ennore Port Ltd to develop a container terminal costed at $308m.

27th August 2008

Ennore selects six bidders

27th August 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

APM has begun development of a container terminal at the Ukrainian Port of Illichivsk.

18th August 2008

Black Sea strength for APM

18th August 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Ottari of Syria has officially inaugurated the Tartous International Container Terminal (TICT), Syrias newest international trading gateway nearest to the countrys capital Damascus. The terminal is ready for…

17th August 2008

Damascus terminal ready for brisk business

17th August 2008

ASIA

ASIA

An environmental coal yard claiming to be the only one of its kind in the Indian sub-continent has been commissioned by Port Pipavav, Gujarat.

16th August 2008

Environmental coal yard for Port Pipavav

16th August 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

In the race to secure increasingly scarce dredgers, land reclamation projects could fall at the first hurdle unless you book the contractor ahead of budget approval or buy your own dredgers, writes…

13th August 2008

Book your dredgers now!

13th August 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australian ports operator Asciano has criticised the New South Walesand Queensland governments, saying it was risky and expensive tointroduce a third terminal operator to Sydneys Port Botany andBrisbane Fisherman Islands.

13th August 2008

Asciano slams decision to add new operators in Australia

13th August 2008

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

There is always a new frontier in theinternational port business. And as at the time of writing the G8 groupis convened, it is most relevant to focus on Africa, an area where…

6th August 2008

Africa is coming

6th August 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The iron ore magnates are back to blows, which could have repercussions for Australias port industry, as Stevie Knight reports.

6th August 2008

Heavy weight haul

6th August 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Gulftainer has made good on its international expansion promises with a deal with Turkeys Demas International.

30th July 2008

Gulftainer takes on Turkish challenge

30th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Container traffic is climbing in Buenos Aires but short term plans to install newcapacity are still stalled. Mike Mundy reports

30th July 2008

Buenos Aires blockage

30th July 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

CVRD is to invest $1bn in Oman in the construction of an iron ore pelletisation plant and distribution centre at the Port of Sohar, which is also collaborating financially on the project.…

25th July 2008

CVRD to invest in Oman

25th July 2008