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ASIA

ASIA

China Merchants Holdings (CMH) has signed a $450m deal with Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) and the local conglomerate Aitken Spence to build a new container terminal at the port of Colombo.

30th September 2010

China Merchants to operate Colombo terminal

30th September 2010

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The Chamber of Shipping has warned of ‘severe consequences’ if the UK’s offshore wind power planning process isn’t tightened up. Felicity Landon reports

30th September 2010

Reap what you sow

30th September 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Three-quarters of Altamira’s expansion work has been completed, with operations scheduled to commence in the first quarter of next year, according to officials.

30th September 2010

Altamira extension on track for 2011 opening

30th September 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Economic and mining growth in Peru has put pressure on both general cargo and mineral facilities in Callao, but this is about to change as the port pulls together a number of…

29th September 2010

Callao expansion still open to interest

29th September 2010

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

The spectre of mass insolvency and bankruptcy appears to be behind us as the maritime industry roars to the end of 2010 with excellent financial results for the first half of the…

29th September 2010

The littered road to recovery

29th September 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The Adani group is to invest $1.2bn in the Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone over the next five years. The aim is to reach 200m tonnes in throughput by 2020.

29th September 2010

Mundra to get major investment

29th September 2010

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Going ‘green’ with your fuel is not as straightforward as you might hope. Stevie Knight reports.

28th September 2010

Don’t let the bugs bite

28th September 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Dave MacIntyre and Iain MacIntyre consider the future for PM type fender systems.

27th September 2010

Jury out on PM fenders

27th September 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The Japanese government is to create two mega-ports, labelling them International Strategic Freight Ports.

26th September 2010

Japan to establish ‘super-ports’

26th September 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Development of the Port of Tauranga and Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) as the sole 7000-teu vessel-capable ports in New Zealand could deliver a NZ$338m (US$244m) per year benefit to the country’s…

25th September 2010

Two international NZ hubs identified

25th September 2010