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SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Presidential Commission for Port Modernisation and Security in the Dominican Republic has said that it is considering reforms to existing port legislation.

4th October 2011

Dominican Republic concession move

4th October 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Dockworkers at the port of Valparaiso have announced a strike after having failed to reach an agreement with port operator EPV in respect of the Terminal 2 and the Mall Plaza Barón…

30th September 2011

Dockers to strike at Valparaiso

30th September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils federal government has announcement that it will issue a tender for the port of Manaus by February 2012.

30th September 2011

Manaus tender scheduled for February

30th September 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Infrastructure investment is to be speeded up in order to turn Wuhan’s Yangluo terminal, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, into a major shipping centre by 2015.

29th September 2011

Central Yangtze aims high

29th September 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes has said it is starting negotiations regarding possible temporary layoffs in Finland in response to what it calls a “weakened demand” for its machine-tool services.

29th September 2011

Konecranes temporary layoffs

29th September 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Ust Luga deepwater port is readying itself to take on winter volumes that it predicts will be rerouted from the sometimes ice impacted and congested St Petersburg.

29th September 2011

Ust Luga to gain from the big freeze

29th September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Tecon Salvador SA has gained financing from Cordiant Capital to refurbish and double the terminal’s container handling capacity as well as cutting the costs for Brazil’s rising exports industry.

29th September 2011

Salvador’s growth aims to cut costs

29th September 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

After a long wait, Yuzhny’s Transinvestservice (TIS) is to see its first container vessel; what’s more it’s a direct call from Latin America, and it’s a fair bet is that plenty more…

29th September 2011

Yuzhny’s ship comes in

29th September 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Taking an innovative stance on fast deployment and cost savings, one US container facility is making light fittings double up as radio masts.

29th September 2011

Light masts star in radio role

29th September 2011

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

US labour issues have once again stolen the headlines on the West Coast, with a timing bordering on perfection.

28th September 2011

The bigger picture

28th September 2011