Author: Importer

EUROPE

EUROPE

Valencia Port has seen its security upgraded through an international security program devised by the United States Department of Energy to prevent the illicit traffic of nuclear and radioactive materials.

24th October 2010

Radioactivity scanning at Valencia

24th October 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The port of Santos has become the test-bed of low sulphur fuel on a containership in a trial that will yield valuable emissions data for the US’ Environmental Protection Agency.

24th October 2010

Santos sees low sulphur fuel trial

24th October 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A berth in the Port of Itajai that was damaged by floods two years ago is now ready for APM Terminals to install crane rails and electric power infrastructure for ship-to-shore cranes.

24th October 2010

Itajai gets ready for installations

24th October 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Transport and Communications Ministry in Peru has approved applications to build a new port terminal at Pucallpa, which it calculates will require investment of at least $16.7m.

24th October 2010

Pucallpa port project progresses

24th October 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has advised Port Otago it is no longer in a position to continue merger negotiations in light of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck on the morning…

24th October 2010

Quake halts Southern port merger

24th October 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Although smaller than originally planned, Ningbo Port Company has raised Yuan7.4bn ($1.1bn) from its Shanghai floatation which was 20% reduced from its original offering of 2.5bn shares.

24th October 2010

Ningbo floatation smaller than planned

24th October 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Handling of the growing fruit trade in the Port of Davao, the main transit point for Philippine bananas, is being assisted by a new reefer facility at the Sasa Wharf operation.

24th October 2010

New reefer facility for Davao

24th October 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Chiles Constitutional Tribunal has overturned an attempt by the port workers at Coquimbo to prevent modernisation of their facility from going ahead.

21st October 2010

Coquimbo privatisation to go ahead

21st October 2010

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The growth of piracy has put pressure on ports to decide on their attitudes and policy.

21st October 2010

Piracy issues will hit ports

21st October 2010

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

What are the consequences of the world recession for the international container terminal operating sector? Weve put together a rundown of a few that are manifest and some that are just emerging.

20th October 2010

Ringing the changes

20th October 2010