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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is making it easier for bio-based businesses to connect to the supply of power, power network, tank storage and water at Maasvlakte 2 with a ‘Plug and…

30th August 2013

‘Plug and play’ for renewables

30th August 2013

ASIA

ASIA

DP World’s subsidiary in Manila has ordered equipment from Liebherr Container Cranes.

29th August 2013

Manila order for LCC

29th August 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazilian operator Fospar SA has returned to Terex Gottwald to place an order for a portal harbour crane to move handle fertilizer at a bulk terminal in Paranagua.

29th August 2013

Return visit for Fospar

29th August 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has stated that the existing port of Guayaquil must be relocated outside the Gulf of Guayaquil, prompting the mayor, Jaime Nebot, to suggest that, in future,…

29th August 2013

Controversy surrounds possible Guayaquil relocation

29th August 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has stated that he would like to see conditions created that would allow significantly increased private sector in ports. The announcement was made during a meeting to…

29th August 2013

Putin urges private sector investment in ports

29th August 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Los Angeles is investing in its Yang Ming terminal with a US$122m project to expand the facility and extend the lease agreement.

29th August 2013

Maintaining competitive edge

29th August 2013

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Decisions related to money transfers may have an impact on shipping: diaspora remittances are the biggest foreign currency earner for many of the poorest nations in the world as well as for…

29th August 2013

Sharp end of the financial stick

29th August 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Iquique’s port authority, Empresa Portuaria Iquique (EPI) will put the public terminal of the Port of Iquique out to tender this year.

29th August 2013

Chilean terminal concession

29th August 2013

ASIA

ASIA

In Japan, the central government is considering taking equity stakes in the local government run companies that operate container ports in Tokyo and Osaka to tackle the threat of South Korean competition.

29th August 2013

Japan considers upping state intervention

29th August 2013

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has called on the South African government to realise the potential of the ship refuelling market to help support regeneration in the industry.

29th August 2013

South African bunkering market

29th August 2013