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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Against an unpredictable political situation, Egyptian ports and terminals were still on their feet and working to clear congestion in February – although this could change with little notice.

20th February 2011

Egyptian terminals dealing with backlog

20th February 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World has ceded management of Mina Zayed to Abu Dhabi Terminals. It had previously enjoyed a five-new management contract at the site. ADT is a joint-venture between Abu Dhabi Ports Company…

20th February 2011

DP World quits Mina Zayed

20th February 2011

ASIA

ASIA

The prospect of Mumbai emerging as a transhipment hub in the near future has been held out by top port consultant, Sanjay Mehta, chief executive of Maia Intelligence.

20th February 2011

Mumbai transhipment goal realistic

20th February 2011

ASIA

ASIA

In 2010, 11 ports registered traffic in excess of 10m teu. These were Shanghai, 29m teu (up 16%); Singapore, 28.4m teu (up 10%); Hong Kong, 23.3m teu (up 12%); Shenzhen, 22.5m teu…

20th February 2011

Eleven in the 10m teu club

20th February 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Forth Ports PLC has added the Carbon Trust Standard to its environmental credentials after significantly reducing carbon emissions across the Group by over 4%.

20th February 2011

Forth adds to its carbon credentials

20th February 2011

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

On January 11, the most powerful self-propelled heavy duty cutter suction dredger in the world, the DArtagnan, arrived at the Panama Canal.

18th February 2011

Powerful Dredger for Expansion Project at the Panama Canal

18th February 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Because an efficient product recall process might help to avert a catastrophe, it is vitally important that every manufacturer has the ability to implement best practice if compelled to issue a recall.

17th February 2011

Product recall practice

17th February 2011

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

On 9 February Britain’s Prince Charles joined senior EU leaders at the Low Carbon Prosperity Summit at the European Parliament in Brussels. The EU leaders gathered to talk about how Europe and…

17th February 2011

Prince Charles calls the EU to set Europe on course for survival and prosperity

17th February 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The freight division of Spanish National Railways (RENFE) has begun trials with 730-metre block trains between Valencia and the inland container terminal at Coslada near Madrid. Initial services were composed of 50…

17th February 2011

RENFE trails 730-metre block trains

17th February 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The dilemma of a container at Genoa found to be containing radioactive material is a ‘security and ecological disaster’, according to container scanning expert Joe Alioto.

17th February 2011

‘Dirty bomb’ fears in Genoa

17th February 2011