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SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Despite an initial judgement to allow DP World to bid for Callao’s Muelle Norte terminal, the claim that this would result in a net loss for the country has reached Peru’s Superior…

17th February 2011

Controversy hits Callao concession

17th February 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Georgia Ports Authoritys request for $105m from America’s 2012 fiscal budget for deepening works at Savannah has been refused.

17th February 2011

US budget cuts run counter to depth

17th February 2011

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

With so many different selling points, it can be hard for port operators to sort the surveillance wheat from the chaff. PS looks at some of the main contenders.

17th February 2011

Top of the watch

17th February 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World announced it handled 49.6m teu across its 50 terminals in 2010, an increase of 14% against the prior year.

17th February 2011

DP World volumes up

17th February 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

American business students would learn a great deal from DP World’s business model: that’s the conclusion from a group of academics from some of America’s leading universities who visited the company’s HQ…

17th February 2011

DP World – a model worth studying

17th February 2011

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

On February 5th the city and the Port of Antwerp celebrated the opening of a new visitors’ centre that will unite the port with the city.

17th February 2011

A unique visitors’ centre for Antwerp

17th February 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Nanjing port authority has signed a contract with Sinotrans to undertake a $155m restructuring of the river port. Sinotrans will take a 45% stake in the new Nanjing Port Group; it already…

17th February 2011

Sinotrans to partner Nanjing port authority

17th February 2011

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

With security an even higher priority in the 21st century, ports need to have the best surveillance to keep ahead of the game. John Bensalhia investigates

16th February 2011

Worth a look

16th February 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

TBA has recently taken its professional set up and told a number of port executives to “go play” in an interesting team-based game, a challenge that is designed to show up the…

15th February 2011

Games people play

15th February 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Stevie Knight investigates the need for more sophisticated simulated training

14th February 2011

Sim meets life

14th February 2011