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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The port of Beirut authority is considering a $40m project to reclaim an area of 150,000 sq m.

5th March 2008

Beirut looks to the sea

5th March 2008

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Better quality port equipment and operations have reduced claims, but at a cost as Felicity Landon finds out

3rd March 2008

Better quality but higher claims

3rd March 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

With $36 million allocated in the US fiscal year 2009 budget, the channel deepening project on the Columbia River between Astoria and Portland/Vancouver will be substantially complete by 2010.

2nd March 2008

Boost for Columbia River dredging project

2nd March 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Ports across western and southern Africa are finallyfacing up to the reality of modernisation in order to function as effectivecogs in what can be enormously long logistics chains, writes Alex Hughes

27th February 2008

Africa

27th February 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Politicians are coming at the US congestion crisis from a number of angles. But will there be a workable solution offered asks Barry Parker

27th February 2008

BARRY PARKER New initiatives in North American port funding

27th February 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Mexicos Guaymas Port Authority in cooperation with its municipality is to invest $1.1m on building a new road that will divert heavy goods traffic from the port away from the city centre.

25th February 2008

Guaymas build avoiding road

25th February 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

In the Ukraine the largest and deepest bulk terminal is TIS(TransInvestService Ltd), on the Black Sea 40km south of Odessa.Already equipped with dedicated terminals for ore, coal, grain andfertilisers, the port authority…

20th February 2008

add Russia/En Europe 2

20th February 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Although its easy to think of Russia and Eastern Europe seeking to trade with the west, such a figurative notion overlooks the geographic fact that its also a Pacific country, and therefore…

20th February 2008

add Russia/En Europe 1

20th February 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A proposal before the Brazilian parliament would make it possible for domestic ports to issue international tenders when undertaking major dredging programmes.

12th February 2008

Brazil to open up port services

12th February 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Over the next seven years, the Brazilian state of Espí rito Santo is to invest $7.25bn in logistics areas and infrastructure. Ports will be the biggest beneficiary, receiving $3.19bn.

10th February 2008

Holy Ghost Brazilian blessing

10th February 2008

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

In training situations or in feasibility studies, simulators can provide answers to the what if? question. Felicity Landon reports on the latest trends

6th February 2008

Answering the what if question

6th February 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Australian company Babcock & Brown Infrastructure has acquired a 43% stake in the Belgian Westerlund Group, which has offices in the ports of Antwerp, Rouen, Marseille, Tilbury and the Chinese city…

4th February 2008

Babcock & Brown continues acquisitions spree

4th February 2008

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

The tumult in worldwide financial markets has been aheadline-grabber in recent weeks, with shares of listed shippingcompanies joining in the ebbing tide of systemic risk.

30th January 2008

Barry Parker- Opinion Piece

30th January 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

APM Terminals is about to break new ground with Brommas delivery of its first production model of its quad-lift spreader.

30th January 2008

APM test bed for quad technology

30th January 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Although manufacturers such as MAFIconcentrate on the market for newbuild ro-ro tractors, the companyacknowledges that there is a growing demand for secondhand machines.

16th January 2008

Growing demand for secondhand

16th January 2008

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Another year draws to a close leaving inits wake some memorable positives and negatives. The big positive has to be thebusiness climate - we may currently be beginning to feel a slightly…

26th December 2007

Back and forward

26th December 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Geraldtons iron ore export capability has stepped up with thearrival of a new high-capacity iron ore shiploader. Capacity will movefrom 3.5m tonnes of iron ore per annum to 12m.

22nd December 2007

Dave Mac Aussie News Briefs

22nd December 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Heavy truck congestion at Port Botany has prompted P& OTrans Australia to further extend its operating hours. POTA says it isup to road transport operators to make use of its 24-hour weekdayoperating…

20th December 2007

Botany extends hours

20th December 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

The government of Tanzania is to spend $112.8m in 2007-08 to improve facilities at Dar es Salaam port.

12th December 2007

Dar es Salaam investment upgrade

12th December 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

HHLA, the Hamburg port operator, has floated 30% of its equity and raised ¢ 1.17bn ($1.7bn), which will go towards funding expansion.

5th December 2007

HHLA has successful IPO

5th December 2007