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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Milford Haven brands itself as the ‘energy capital of the UK’, handling 25% of the nation’s petrol and diesel provisions.

28th February 2011

UK energy capital prepared and proud

28th February 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Malagas port labour company, SEMA, is to introduce short time working, which will affect 72 of its 180 stevedores. This is the result of a decision by Maersk to substantially reduce the…

28th February 2011

Short time working at Malaga

28th February 2011

AFRICA

AFRICA

Christopher Borha, the general manager of Nigerian Ports Authority responsible for corporate services and strategic planning, says that when Nigeria embarked upon its port concession program in 2006, it lost 10,000 either…

28th February 2011

Nigerian port labour force decimated

28th February 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Abu Dhabi Ports Company has ditched its planned bonds issue later this year after failing to raise the necessary $7.2bn for its Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone development from private lenders.

27th February 2011

No bond issue for ADPC

27th February 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr has won a contract to supply the first set of rubber-tyred gantry cranes to DP World’s Sokhna terminal in Egypt. The RTGs are 16 wheel configuration, stack one over five containers…

27th February 2011

Liebherr nets DPW Egypt contract

27th February 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Three professors of law in Portugal believe that it would be unconstitutional if the concession extension given to Lisbon container terminal operator Liscont were declared null and void.

26th February 2011

Law professors back Liscont

26th February 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Sri Lanka Ports Authority is to invite private sector investors to help develop the eastern port of Trincomalee, which has extensive areas of surrounding land. A request for proposals is due to…

26th February 2011

Trincomalee development to go ahead

26th February 2011

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Port of Venice has hosted, for the first time, Energy for Green Ports & Green Port Logistics, two international events that have addressed issues related to the environmental sustainability of port…

25th February 2011

Venices challenge in becoming a carbon neutral port

25th February 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec has received a significant order from long-time Colombian customer Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena for two Kalmar ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 24 Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes. The agreement is worth…

25th February 2011

Kalmar breaks ground in Cartagena

25th February 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Implementation of French port reform legislation by the April 2011 deadline will include the transfer of around a third of Marseilles Fos’ personnel to various companies that are to run future operations.

25th February 2011

Port reforms at Fos on schedule

25th February 2011