Author: Importer

ASIA

ASIA

New Mangalore Port Trust is reconsidering how to attract investors to build a new container terminal.

6th December 2010

New Mangalore box terminal to rise from ashes

6th December 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of San Francisco has become the first in California to introduce a cold-ironing system. Initially, this will be available at Pier 27, which is used mainly by cruiseships.

6th December 2010

San Francisco cold-ironing first

6th December 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spain’s state budget for 2011 has allocated 18% less in port funding compared with 2010. A total of €1.15bn ($1.56bn) will be made available, down on the €1.28bn ($1.74bn) invested in 2010.

5th December 2010

Spain cuts port investment

5th December 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Christchurch (New Zealand)-based Jade Software has won contracts to supply its container and general cargo terminal operating system to two marine terminal management companies in Iraq and Georgia.

5th December 2010

Jade nets major contracts

5th December 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Speedy, cost-effective freight flows that contribute to regional competitiveness while reducing environmental impact are at the centre of a new European ports project.

4th December 2010

Port Integration project takes off

4th December 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spains competition authority has given the green light to JP Morgan to acquire Dragados-SPL from existing owner ACS. The acquisition is being made at a cost of €720m ($977m). The assets will…

4th December 2010

Go ahead given for Dragados-SPL sale

4th December 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The governments of Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay are seeking finance from the South American Regional Infrastructure Integration Initiative fund to finance pre-feasibility studies for the construction of a deepwater port on Uruguays…

4th December 2010

New South American port mooted

4th December 2010

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

In the first nine months of 2010, DP World global traffic rose 15% to 36.7m teu, marking a return to 2008 levels.

4th December 2010

DP World returns to 2008 levels

4th December 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A 2% fall in revenue to NZ$17.8m (US$13.7m) and an after-tax loss of NZ$9.4m (US$7.2m) has been recorded by Port Marlborough during the financial year to June 30, 2010, a further 20%…

4th December 2010

Marlborough suffers further losses

4th December 2010

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

Welcome to the re-launched GreenPort magazine, and congratulations... because picking up a magazine that aims to tackle both environmental issues and business is, after all, an act of faith that theres more…

3rd December 2010

First words….

3rd December 2010