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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The port of Boston set a new throughput record for containers in 2007. This sector increased 10.1% to 220,341 teu.

15th April 2008

Boston throughput record

15th April 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

United Arab Emirates-based terminal operator Gulftainer is currently negotiating with authorities in both Turkey and India with a view to assuming managerial responsibilities of maritime assets. Both container and general cargo traffic…

13th April 2008

Gulftainer continues overseas expansion

13th April 2008

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

An old aphorism teaches that measuring trade flows and shipping rates are a way to take the pulse of an industrial economy. As we are reminded with daily declines in stock market…

9th April 2008

Barry Parker April 2008 OPINION

9th April 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A drive to expand in the high growth economies of China and India has paid off for consultant BMT with the company turning a 12% increase in turnover for 2007.

9th April 2008

Asia strategy pays out for BMT

9th April 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Haifa Port Company Ltd commenced 24-hour working as from February, effectively doubling the amount of time the terminal is open. The pilot programme is aimed at reducing congestion, with up to 300…

8th April 2008

Haifa upgrades to 24-hour working

8th April 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

The APM Terminals facility at Apapa in Nigeria has been accused of various shortcomings by the Lagos-based legal firm Vin Osakwe & Co, which has sent a petition to the federal government…

2nd April 2008

APM under the cosh in Apapa

2nd April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

UK-headquartered marine and energy technology solutions group BMT is stepping up its presence in the ports sector, chief executive Peter French made clear as he unveiled financial results including 3% growth in…

2nd April 2008

BMT forges ports presence

2nd April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The South Korean shipping line Hanjin has been allocated the concession to operate a new transhipment container terminal on Isla Verde quay at the port of Algeciras.

27th March 2008

Hanjin inks Algeciras deal

27th March 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Rotterdam-based ARL Consulting has releasedan online IT platform for equipment inventory management.

27th March 2008

ARL simplifies inventory management

27th March 2008

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A revised and updated edition of “Environmental Aspects of Dredging” has recently been published. This book reviews the impact of planned dredging on our environment, while also explaining how projects can be…

26th March 2008

Environmental dredging – the complete picture

26th March 2008

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam has set itself the target of becoming the European centre for the production of bio-diesel and bio-ethanol fuels.

24th March 2008

Bio-fuel centre

24th March 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Dalian Port Company Ltd is considering the possibility of an initial public offering in 2009 to finance capacity expansion involving the construction of 12 additional oil storage tanks with a combined capacity…

19th March 2008

Dalian IPO mooted

19th March 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

A fatal dockworker tragedy at an Apapa port terminal has turned thespotlight on to concessionnaire ENL Consortium.

18th March 2008

Apapa crane tragedy kills four

18th March 2008

ASIA

ASIA

TheVietnamese port of Hai Phong has begun work on a $31m wharf in the DinhVu Industrial Zone. This forms part of a 139,000 sq m development whichaims to service import-export companies.

18th March 2008

Hai Phong new wharf

18th March 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Babcock and Brown Infrastructure (BBI), owner of the giant Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) in northern Queensland, reported a net loss of A$14.6m (US$13.6m) in the six months ending December 31, compared…

18th March 2008

Dalrymple delays sting BBI

18th March 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

TheEgyptian port of Damietta is to invest $680m to improve existinginstallations and construct new quays to boost capacity to 4.5m teu.

18th March 2008

Damietta invests $680m

18th March 2008

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Differing dangerous goods rules in European countries and even within the same countries need to be addressed. Felicity Landon explains

18th March 2008

DaGoB highlights safety implications of cross-border differences

18th March 2008

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

Suddenly, here in the US, we find ourselves in an election year, with the campaign trail full of twists and turns: the only real expectation is to expect the unexpected.

13th March 2008

Barry Parker USA Opinion piece

13th March 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The European Dredging Association (EuDA) is an industry grouping of all the leading European dredging companies and their national federations situated in the political heart of Brussels.

9th March 2008

Environment high on EuDA agenda

9th March 2008

ASIA

ASIA

PapuaNew Guineas most important port, Lae Port, is to receive a $100m loanfrom the Asian Development Bank to expand installations. A tidal basinwill be created, as will a new multipurpose berth.

8th March 2008

ADB bankrolls PNG port

8th March 2008