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ASIA

ASIA

China’s trade flows with the world and the rest of Asia are rapidly changing. Michael King reports

22nd March 2013

Chinas chrysalis

22nd March 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Global cruise company, MSC Cruises, has been awarded the prestigious ‘7 Golden Pearls’ award by classification society, Bureau Veritas (BV), for its latest flagship ‘MSC Preziosa.

21st March 2013

Green award for MSC

21st March 2013

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

Over the past few years, the New York/New Jersey Working Harbor Committee, a diverse group of local stakeholders, has come together in a big way.

21st March 2013

Putting ports centre stage

21st March 2013

ASIA

ASIA

The state owned port operator, Pelindo III, is to invest $634m in 2013.

21st March 2013

Pelindo III to invest $634m in 2013

21st March 2013

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenyas Finance Minister has stressed that no plans exist to privatise Kenya Ports Authority.

21st March 2013

KPA ‘will not be privatised’

21st March 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

German super port, JadeWeser, which was designed to handle 18,000 teu ships, has put its 400 contracted workforce on part-time working, despite having opened only in September 2012.

21st March 2013

JadeWeserPort traffic dearth

21st March 2013

ASIA

ASIA

South Korea is to provide financial help to the National Ports Authority in Peru to bring up to date master plans for the ports of Iquitos, Ilo, Salaverry and San Juan de…

21st March 2013

Korea partners with Peru

21st March 2013

ASIA

ASIA

JNPT is to invite new bids for its projected fourth container terminal by the end of March.

21st March 2013

JNPT fourth terminal up for grabs

21st March 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Wilen Manteli, president of the Brazilian Association of Port Terminals, has stressed his support of new port legislation making its way through the country’s congress.

21st March 2013

New laws to boost Brazilian investment

21st March 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australia’s Federal Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese, has suggested a ‘floating port’ could be the answer for the country’s remote offshore resource project developments.

21st March 2013

Ministerial approval for Oz floating port

21st March 2013