Author: Importer

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The amount of dry bulk handled by the Chilean port of Coronel over a 12 month period beginning in February 2010 grew by 265%.

3rd May 2011

Coronel dry bulk volume up

3rd May 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr is to launch a new Mobile Harbour Crane model at TOC Europe 2011 to bridge the gap between the LHM 550 and the LHM 280.

3rd May 2011

Liebherr unveils heavyweight MHC

3rd May 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The port-centric concept can cut supply chain costs, reduce carbon footprints and improve customer service, finds Felicity Landon

2nd May 2011

A central role

2nd May 2011

AFRICA

AFRICA

Mafika Mkwanazi, chairman of Transnet, has revealed that the organisation is considering building a new $14.5bn port in Durban.

2nd May 2011

Durban eyes $14.5bn expansion

2nd May 2011

ASIA

ASIA

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has called for the development of a new 200,000 teu container terminal at JNPT to ease congestion. It would also like to see new warehousing zones,…

1st May 2011

New box terminal call for JNPT

1st May 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The concession for the new Terminal 2 container handling facility at the Chilean port of Valparaiso is expected to be made in June, with bids to be received no later than April…

1st May 2011

Valparaiso T2 concession set for June

1st May 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ports stand to benefit from a system that will not only deliver class–specific regulation requirements to visiting ships, but will also highlight where the rules contradict each other.

28th April 2011

Untangling the regulations

28th April 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Poti is to benefit from a promised $100m of investment after Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (Rakia) sold an 80% stake in the port to APM Terminals.

28th April 2011

Poti’s potential leveraged by APM

28th April 2011

ASIA

ASIA

According to the Wuhan Port Group, all the facilities at the city’s Yangsi container terminal will start to be transferred to the Yangluo terminal from 18 May – but the move is…

28th April 2011

Wuhans Yangsi terminal to be vacated

28th April 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Halfway through building Busan New Port - with some 18 of the planned 30 berths already working - Busan Port Authority is moving swiftly toward its goal of redefining the port.

28th April 2011

The skys the limit

28th April 2011