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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Tracking the innovations and sales performance of the two principal mobile harbour crane (MHC) manufacturers can provide a useful correlation to the state of their diverse markets, as Nick Elliott reports.

1st May 2005

Barometer for all Trades

1st May 2005

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

TT Club says that three main lessons can be learned from this case, though they apply equally to other types of cargo security breach. First is " know your shipper" - making…

1st May 2005

And the lessons are . . .

1st May 2005

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Nick Elliott reports on whats behind ICTSIs groundbreaking concession on the Japanese island of Okinawa.

1st May 2005

Anatomy of a Winning Tender

1st May 2005

AFRICA

AFRICA

Amsterdam Port Consultants (APC) will invest $60m in the rehabilitation of Ghanas Takoradi Port as part of a 25-year BOT contract, although first requires approval from Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority.

1st May 2005

AMSTERDAM TO INVEST IN GHANA

1st May 2005

ASIA

ASIA

In the port of Tianjin, serving the capital city of Beijing, COSCO Pacific, Tianjin Port and AP Moller will set up a container terminal by 2007 that will handle 2.1mTEU/year.The first 10,000TEU…

1st May 2005

BIGGER AND BIGGER BOXSHIPS

1st May 2005

ASIA

ASIA

The decision by Pakistani and Chinese authorities to cancel the programme for the formal inauguration of Gwadar port by Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao during his recent visit to Pakistan gives an…

1st May 2005

Gwadar inauguration cancelled

1st May 2005

AFRICA

AFRICA

Such was the interest in the project that the port authority had to extend the bidding deadline until 11 March with 24 companies buying the tender document.A P Moller has submitted a…

1st May 2005

APM $1,000,000+ BID

1st May 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

The dominance of Maersk can be seen in figures released by Algeciras port authority covering January and February 2005 during which throughput at the port amounted to 501,514 TEUs. Portugal's fifth largest…

1st May 2005

AVEIRO TO INVEST IN DRY AND LIQUID BULK

1st May 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Associated British Ports (ABP) Port of Troon, and the community surrounding the port, are now offered extra protection under Harbour Watch, an initiative to combat petty crime and vandalism. The implementation of…

1st May 2005

HARBOUR WATCH AT ABPS PORT OF TROON

1st May 2005

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

On its own or integrated with other technologies, OCR can enhance efficiency and security in intermodal operations. Terry Gibson of SAIC explains.

1st April 2005

AVEN ENERABLE TECHNOLOGY

1st April 2005

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

With CSI in mind, General Electric (GE) has, despite the irony of completing commercial field testing of its new product on the same day in January that the 32 Chinese stowaways were…

1st April 2005

ARMING THE BOX AGAINST INTRUDERS

1st April 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Alex Hughes talks to three steel terminals in north and south Europe finding that its about more than pure stevedoring.

1st April 2005

ADDING VALUE TO THE SUPPLY CHAIN

1st April 2005

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Our Close-Up this month is remarkable for two reasons: first Robin Middleton is an interesting character with an interesting job; more importantly, his job description offers a possible template for other coastal…

1st April 2005

Between the gate, the breakwater and beyond

1st April 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port of Baltimore executive director James Whites decision to step down as the head of the Maryland Port Commission came as a shock to the maritime community, reports the Baltimore Business Journal.…

1st April 2005

Baltimore boss in shock resignation

1st April 2005

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The basics of loss prevention are as relevant today as they have always been, counsels TT Club.

1st March 2005

BACK TO THE FUTURE

1st March 2005

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Life is about making choices - some harder than others. And choices have consequences. But once a course has been chosen - right or wrong - then what is done is done…

1st March 2005

Hard Choices

1st March 2005

ASIA

ASIA

The Asian Development Bank has approved a US$30.6m loan, which will be used to improve efficiency at the port of Chittagong and also enhance port security and environmental measures to meet international…

1st March 2005

ADB BANKROLLS CHITTAGONG

1st March 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

BCT has ordered an additional ship-to-shore gantry crane, and has already started some infrastructure works in connection with the new quay. Peel Ports, owner of the Manchester Ship Canal and Clydeport Holdings,…

1st March 2005

BATTLE FOR MERSEY DOCKS INTENSIFIES

1st March 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Strong support for the new report by the Mayor of London on securing the future of Thames cargo-handling wharves has come from the Port of London Authority (PLA). The PLA welcomed the…

1st March 2005

Backing for Thames wharves report

1st March 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Some funding will go towards landside construction and also to deepen the access channel to the port to 15 metres.The port authority administering the harbours at Paranagua and Antonina has announced a…

1st March 2005

Antonina to be upgraded

1st March 2005