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ASIA

ASIA

Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd is to undertake a second round of private equity funding to raise $50m, with Ascent Capital Advisors India already undertaking due diligence.

27th July 2011

Karaikal heads for second round funding

27th July 2011

ASIA

ASIA

DP World has won a temporary stay against a proposal by India’s port regulator, Tariff Authority for Major Ports to reduce tariffs at Chennai Container Terminal, a DP World-managed facility.

26th July 2011

DP World court stay protects Chennai tariffs

26th July 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Carly Fields talks to Maersk Line about its drive to overhaul shipping and ports as we know it

26th July 2011

Time for change

26th July 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Israel’s Eilat, the first national port to be privatised, has attracted bids from 17 companies. The only known international port operators involved in the process are APM Terminals and SSA Marine, with…

26th July 2011

Eilat’s hot property

26th July 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Spanish port of La Coruña has run out of money and cannot finance additional work on its outer harbour extension, where costs have almost doubled to €750m ($1.1bn).

26th July 2011

Outer Harbour stalls at La Coruña

26th July 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Alongside the ‘big four’ of DP World, HPH, APMT and PSA, others are steadily increasing their influence and geographical spread.

25th July 2011

Catching the international investment bug

25th July 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The government of Qatar has revealed that it has signed an agreement with Egypt to build two new ports that will create one million new jobs.

24th July 2011

Qatar commits to Egyptian ports

24th July 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Mitsui has presented an offer to acquire the capital of Portek International, which operates eight terminals in Indonesia, Algeria, Malta and Gabon, as well as a dry port in Ruanda.

23rd July 2011

Mitsui leading bidder for Portek

23rd July 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Levels of radiation surpassing European Union limits have been found on a maritime container from the Japanese port of Yokohama by authorities at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. Dutch authorities also found…

23rd July 2011

Trace radiation on Japanese containers

23rd July 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) in South Africa has implemented the Navis SPARCS N4 terminal operating system (TOS) at its seventh terminal.

23rd July 2011

Worldwide go-lives for Navis

23rd July 2011