Author: Importer

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

The bush telegraph beats louder about crashing freight rates and, in turn, the prospect of hard rain falling in the container shipping line sector looms larger, threatening the recovery of container terminal…

10th August 2011

Container rate slide sounds alarms

10th August 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Apart from addressing budgetary challenges, the availability payment public-private partnership approach has significant ‘value for money’ merits that make it worthwhile for port authorities to consider.

8th August 2011

A win-win for PPPs

8th August 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Boudewijn Jansen, Berend Paasman and Joe Seliga discuss the benefits of availability payments

5th August 2011

Making finance available

5th August 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil is planning to build four new ports at Manaus, at Sul in Bahia state, in Espírito Santo state - where a deepwater port is planned - and a new multipurpose terminal…

5th August 2011

Four new ports earmarked for Brazil

5th August 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The governments of Qatar and Egypt have signed an agreement that will result in the construction of two new ports on the Mediterranean coast at Port Said and Alexandria.

5th August 2011

Qatar bankrolls two Egyptian ports

5th August 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World has expanded its portfolio to Suriname on the northeast coast of South America, acquiring a controlling interest in both Integra Port Services (IPS) and Suriname Port Services (SPS).

4th August 2011

DP World goes into Suriname

4th August 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The campaign to start up a deepwater container port in North Carolina has been facing increasingly muddied waters, including a new move to relocate the proposed International Terminal.

4th August 2011

Carolina’s hub campaign faces frustration

4th August 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

It may be more of a surprise to some than others: a recent survey on Port Community Systems showed that the hard part of the necessary development isn’t the software aspect at…

4th August 2011

Its not the software, its the attitude

4th August 2011

ASIA

ASIA

A very large typhoon, Typhoon Muifa, has continued to gain strength and is likely to make landfall near Qingdao.

4th August 2011

Update: Typhoon stops berthing at Ningbo

4th August 2011

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenya Maritime Authority has described attempts by Maersk Line to implement additional charges for the handling of empty containers as unjustified and has asked for the surcharge to be withdrawn.

4th August 2011

Kenya asks Maersk to drop surcharges

4th August 2011