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THE INSURER

THE INSURER

For commercial as opposed to political reasons, insurers are gnashing their teeth over the propensity of the US and its allies to impose sanctions on dictatorial regimes. They have lost some lucrative…

8th September 2011

Keeping up with the sanctions headache

8th September 2011

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

The scourge of modern day piracy has prompted shivers down the spine of many a hard-working ship owner. With one of the world’s key shipping arteries at the top of the Gulf…

8th September 2011

Piracy port breach will force fresh thinking

8th September 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

USA -- Martin Engineering, a global supplier of systems and services to improve the handling of bulk materials, has taken another step in its expansion into India with the acquisition of an…

2nd September 2011

Martin Engineering acquires Clean Cat

2nd September 2011

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Could growing ecological concerns lead ports and terminals to adopt a ‘cluster’ approach, whereby ports in the same region will present a unified front to the environmental agenda? Stevie Knight looks at…

2nd September 2011

Eco-friendly co-operation exerts trade pull

2nd September 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

International sanctions pose a threat to worldwide ports and terminals. HFWs Daniel Martin explains

2nd September 2011

On whose authorisation?

2nd September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A total of six sets of tender documents relating to the privatisation of the Chilean port of Coquimbo have already been sold, although it is expected that this number will double.

1st September 2011

Coquimbo privatisation attracts bids

1st September 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

SweFrame claims their court battle over intellectual property with Cargotec seems to have turned in their favour, at least at present – but Cargotec’s version is different.

1st September 2011

Cargotec-Sweframe court stories differ

1st September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The tender for second port concession at the city of Manaus in the Brazilian state of Amazonas will not now be issued until 2012. Originally, the tender was slated for 2010, but…

1st September 2011

Manaus concession put back to 2012

1st September 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Five bidders have prequalified for the concession to build and operate Kalibaru Terminal at the Indonesian port of Tanjung Priok in a contract that will eventually be worth $1.37bn.

1st September 2011

Five pre-qualify for Kalibaru

1st September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A new tender for the proposed Terminal 2 at the Chilean Port of Valparaiso is to be issued in the first half of 2012.

1st September 2011

New tender for Valparaiso

1st September 2011