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SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazilian container terminal operator, the Libra group, plans to spend $713m over the next five years to double its handling capacity. In all, $327m will be spent at its installations in Santos,…

2nd February 2011

Libra to invest heavily in Brazil

2nd February 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Lima Chamber of Commerce estimates that Peru needs to invest $2bn to improve the quality of its ports, equivalent to 20% of all the transport infrastructure requirements in the country.

2nd February 2011

Perus ports need $2bn

2nd February 2011

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

Squeezed between sustainability and budget issues, environmental managers need all the help they can get, something that two coming events aim to provide

2nd February 2011

Practical questions, practical answers

2nd February 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Lloyd’s Register and Shanghai-based Bestway Marine Engineering Design have completed their joint-industry project to develop a trend-setting environmental bulk carrier, with results claimed to far exceed expectations.

1st February 2011

Green design carrier exceeds expectations

1st February 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Yilport Container Terminal (part of the Yildirim Group) is to convert 18 diesel-powered Rubber Tired Gantry cranes (RTGs) to electrical operation.

1st February 2011

Drive-in on the Bosporus

1st February 2011

ASIA

ASIA

UK-based Port Evolution Management Ltd has put forward a $794.5m plan to develop Bangladesh’s second most important port of Mongla. The scheme would involve building a container terminal, an oil terminal, a…

1st February 2011

Mongla hub plan

1st February 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The government of the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo is set to make a decision on the location of the proposed $594m new deep water port. In pole position is Praia Mole…

1st February 2011

Espirito Santo deep water location discussed

1st February 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Iran Cooperative Chamber and Chinas Chamber of Commerce in the Middle East have signed a contract which will see the latter build a third-generation port in Iran. This will be in cooperation…

1st February 2011

Chinese to foster Iranian port

1st February 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

State governments are pushing the long-term view of Australian ports.

31st January 2011

The long view

31st January 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A dispute between the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and Ports of Auckland which flared late last year appears to have now been resolved.

31st January 2011

ITF dispute negotiated

31st January 2011