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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

DP World’s Jebel Ali facility has turned to Cavotec for the electrification of eight of its rubber-tyred gantry cranes.

28th November 2011

Cavotec electrified by DPW order

28th November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec has paired up with Singapore Technologies Kinetics to develop automated port equipment.

28th November 2011

Cargotec partnership on automation

28th November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr Container Cranes is to supply double boom ship-to-shore container cranes to TCEEGE Container Terminal in Aliaga, Turkey.

28th November 2011

Liebherr double for Turkey

28th November 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Inter-American Development Bank has closed a $430m syndicated loan with four international banks to build a new private mixed-use container and liquids terminal at Brazil’s Santos Port.

28th November 2011

Santos secures terminal loan

28th November 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Yantian Port Holdings is to take a 35% stake in a Shenzhen-based container terminal operator, in which it plans to invest $73.99m.

28th November 2011

Yantian takes Shenzhen stake

28th November 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Indias Shipping Ministry is considering the merger of Chennai and Ennore ports, a move prompted by a High Court decision to force Chennai to transfer the handling of coal and iron ore…

28th November 2011

Chennai and Ennore merger mooted

28th November 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Over the next five years, Peru is to spend $3bn on modernising its ports network.

28th November 2011

Peru to invest $3bn in ports

28th November 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Chile’s Puerto Coronel is to invest almost $100m in 2013-2014 in expanding existing installations.

28th November 2011

Coronel to invest $100m

28th November 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Chilean port operator Puerto de Lirquén is seeking permission to issue shares worth $86m.

28th November 2011

Puerto Lirquén pursues share issue

28th November 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Following the Wall Street protests last week, demonstrators have threatened to block all west coast seaports on 12 December as part of ongoing national demonstrations.

24th November 2011

Shutdown threat hangs over US west coast

24th November 2011