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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The slight upswing in the global economy is prompting terminal operators to invest again in new equipment. Patrik Wheater reports.

9th September 2010

Economic upswing lifts STS crane sector

9th September 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

DB Schenker Rail Polska continues to invest in expanding its facilities at Szczecin and Swinoujscie Baltic Sea ports in order to increase its transhipment capacity.

6th September 2010

Continuing expansion in Baltic

6th September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port Manatee has gained a second Gottwald crane as it prepares for increased traffic from the Panama Canal. The new G HMK 6407 crane is technically very similar to the first, delivered…

6th September 2010

Manatee’s second Gottwald crane

6th September 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

New York & New Jersey Port Authority has acquired a 98-acre area occupied by Global Terminal, adjacent to the Northeast Auto Terminal. Global will now be offered a 37-year concession contract, allowing…

6th September 2010

Global given new terminal area

6th September 2010

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A user-friendly incentive for shipping lines that reduce emissions has been launched by Port Metro Vancouver.

3rd September 2010

Vancouver air awards

3rd September 2010

ASIA

ASIA

With buyers looking to diversify their purchases of iron ore to avoid reliance on Brazil and Australia, and India enjoying a shipping cost advantage into China, iron ore port developments have been…

3rd September 2010

Pursuing iron ore export opportunities

3rd September 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A user-friendly incentive for shipping lines that reduce emissions has been launched by Port Metro Vancouver.

3rd September 2010

Vancouver air awards

3rd September 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

Maputo Port Development Company in Mozambique has had its concession agreement extended for an additional fifteen years, taking the contract to 2033.

3rd September 2010

Maputo extends agreement

3rd September 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port owners and shipping companies are flexing their muscles when it comes to supply chain negotiations, according to an independent market survey of nearly 200 industry port owners, consultants and contractors.

2nd September 2010

Solutions suffering from ports’ power play

2nd September 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

While Ukraines government has delayed official quotas on grain exports, it seems customs at Odessa, Nickolayev, and Ilyichevsk ports have already put a de facto ban in place.

2nd September 2010

Ukraine ports hold up grain shipments

2nd September 2010