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EUROPE

EUROPE

Spains National Ports Authority has confirmed that in the first six months of this year container traffic grew by 7.3% to more than 6.5m teu.

9th September 2011

Spanish box traffic up 7.3% for half year

9th September 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

DP World Aden has appointed Portunus to undertake refurbishment of four RTG cranes.

9th September 2011

Portunus refurbishment gains

9th September 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Bulk handlers have to strike a fine balance between over and under utilisation of port assets. John Bensalhia reports

9th September 2011

Going with the grain

9th September 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealand Stock Exchange-listed Cavotec MSL aims to raise significant capital in tandem with its October transfer to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Exchange.

9th September 2011

Cavotec pairs listing with capital boost

9th September 2011

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

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9th September 2011

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9th September 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A group of Iraqis are to hold weekly demonstrations on the border with Kuwait in protest against the construction of the Mubarak port on Boubyan island. The security services will be deployed…

8th September 2011

Iraqis to mount regular Mubarak protests

8th September 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The New South Wales Government is considering refinancing state-owned assets at Port Botany by offering private investors a 99-year lease on Sydney’s box port. The government has announced a “scoping study” to…

8th September 2011

NSW dangles Botany terminal lease carrot

8th September 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Grain exports shipped through South Australian ports have attained record levels, according to agribusiness Viterra. A total of nearly seven million tonnes of grain has been exported from the state by 14…

8th September 2011

Record Southern grain exports

8th September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has sent a letter to the Joint Selection Committee on Deficit Reduction asking it to take into account the benefits derived from port activities prior…

8th September 2011

AAPA pleads for continued investment

8th September 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

About one million tonnes of earthquake rubble is likely to be used for reclamation in Lyttelton Port’s expansion plans.

8th September 2011

Recycling a win-win for Lyttelton

8th September 2011