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ASIA

ASIA

Depth is on the mind of Pakistan’s Port Qasim: dredging work has been the subject of dark mutterings and the authority has only recently signed its 2010/11 contract – with an expected…

22nd April 2011

Plumbing the depths

22nd April 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The port of La Unión in El Salvador is being offered as a concession to the private sector, with ownership of the infrastructure remaining with the public sector.

22nd April 2011

La Unión to be offered as a concession

22nd April 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Israels Government Companies Authority has begun the process to privatise the port of Eilat. Bids can be made up until May 19 for a 100% stake in Eilat Port Company Limited.

21st April 2011

Israel starts Eilat privatisation process

21st April 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Many US east coast ports will be unable to cope with spiralling cargo projections without setting significant expansion plans in motion, the US Army Corp of Engineers has warned.

21st April 2011

Pressing need for US east coast port expansion

21st April 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World is to pitch a one for 20 share consolidation to shareholders at its annual meeting on 11 May.

21st April 2011

DP World proposes share consolidation

21st April 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Arcus European Infrastructure Fund has agreed a £760m takeover of Forth Ports, where it had previously been the biggest shareholder. The move comes on the back of a 20% increase in pre-tax…

21st April 2011

Forth Ports accepts Arcus bid

21st April 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has been ordered to cease dumping bricks, masonry and concrete from demolished Christchurch buildings into its harbour reclamation.

21st April 2011

Lyttelton quake rubble re-use stopped

21st April 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A novel idea for a floating hub port has been unveiled which could not only boost the Scottish economy, but also provide an answer to ports’ perennial problems of trying to predict…

21st April 2011

Floating port offers quick fix to congestion

21st April 2011

ASIA

ASIA

India’s interior is forcing large scale port growth on both coasts. Stevie Knight reports

21st April 2011

Fire in the belly

21st April 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The port of Rotterdam has confirmed that it is begun to monitor levels of radiation on vessels making calls at Japanese ports.

20th April 2011

European ports start radiation screening

20th April 2011