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TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

With growing concerns regarding the environmental impact of dredging waste, Virotec believes there is increasing scope for its ViroSoil technology - one of a range of solutions developed for the treatment of…

1st December 2006

Bringing dredging waste back to life

1st December 2006

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

APM Terminals helping hand has lifted throughput at Jordans primary port.

1st November 2006

Aqabas changing fortunes

1st November 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ports down-under are readily stepping up to meet the challenge of supplying ever increasingly volumes of iron ore to China.Mike King reports

1st November 2006

Australia raises the bar

1st November 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

DP World has captured headlines around the world for its tenacious port purchasing power.Alex Hughes heads back to where it all began

1st November 2006

Home, sweet home

1st November 2006

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

A number of studies have been completed, and most likely some are still in progress, that have addressed the issue of the origin and destination of cargo from the natural hinterland of…

1st November 2006

Hinterland headaches in North Europe

1st November 2006

ASIA

ASIA

APM Terminals has entered a joint venture agreement with Cosco Pacific to develop and manage the second phase of the container terminal at the Chinese port of Guangzhou. The port authority will…

1st November 2006

GUANGZHOU DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT

1st November 2006

ASIA

ASIA

Hongkong International Terminals celebrates the 100m teu handling mark, a world record for Hong Kongs busiest port. Guest of honour Stephen Ip, Secretary for Economic Development and Labour Bureau (middle),joined John Meredith,…

1st November 2006

HIT smashes through 100m teu barrier

1st November 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealand may be on the brink of finally embracing genuine port rationalisation after the countrys two major container gateways announced they are discussing ways in which the two companies can work…

1st November 2006

Breakthrough for New Zealand ports as Tauranga and Auckland discuss pairing

1st November 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

A group of institutional investors headed by Deutsche Bank has taken a 37% stake in Barcelona-based Grupo Marítimo TCB.The Pérez company retains a 42% stake.

1st November 2006

GRUPO MARITIMO ATTRACTS INVESTORS

1st November 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Stockholm-based Bromma Group has won new orders for 23 of its Marathon spreaders from container crane manufacturer OEM Kone Cranes.

1st November 2006

Bromma Group celebrates new order swathe

1st November 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

There has been a change in terms and conditions attached to the concession to operate the port of Guayaquil, Ecuador.

1st November 2006

Guayaquil modifies concession terms

1st November 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The government and port authority of Buenaventura were forced to put a shock congestion reduction plan into effect as from September 1, improving conditions in the port. However, to alleviate pressure on…

1st November 2006

BUENAVENTURA GOES IN HARD TO TACKLE CONGESTION

1st November 2006

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Growing internal talent is the key focus for Associated British Ports (ABP), which owns 21 ports around the UK, including Southampton, Immingham & Grimsby and Hull.  

1st October 2006

ABP intakes not afraid to get their hands dirty

1st October 2006

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Some people just wont learn. Today, Buenos Aires stands on the edge of the concessioning precipice once again, having experienced problems with the concessioning of container terminals back in the 1990s.

1st October 2006

Buenos Aires – back to the bad ol days

1st October 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Handling activities at berths six and nine at the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania have been suspended to enable repair work to take place on corroded concrete piles. This should…

1st October 2006

Berth repairs at Dar as privatisation stalls

1st October 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Brawal Oil Services Ltd has been awarded a 25-year concession for Terminal A at the Federal Lighter Terminal in Onne Rivers State, in Nigeria.

1st October 2006

BRAWAL TAKES OVER NIGERIAN TERMINAL

1st October 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Grimaldi group member Ports and Terminal Multi-services Ltd has formally commissioned its multipurpose terminal at Tin Can Island, Apapa, Lagos.

1st October 2006

GRIMALDI OPENS TIN CAN ISLAND RO RO FACILITY

1st October 2006

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Abu Dhabi is planning a second port in the industrial township of Musaffah to handle some 5m-9m tonnes per annum.

1st October 2006

Abu Dhabi growth gathers momentum with second port

1st October 2006

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

United Arab Emirates container terminal manager and operator Gulftainer has agreed a 15-year contract to operate, manage and upgrade the Comoros Islands ports of Moroni and Mutsamudu.

1st October 2006

Gulftainer lands Comoros Islands contract

1st October 2006

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

APM Terminals and Aqaba Development Corporation have signed a joint venture agreement to manage Aqaba Container Terminal for a period of 25 years.The two companies are to develop the terminal to handle…

1st October 2006

APM signs Aqaba agreement

1st October 2006