Author: Importer

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

SMM 2010 is scheduled for 7 to 10 September, at the Hamburg Fair site in Germany. The 24th International Shipbuilding Fair is expected by the organisers to exceed the very considerable size…

25th August 2010

SMM focuses on the environment

25th August 2010

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Port operator DP World has clarified its position on its planned London listing to Port Strategy.

25th August 2010

DP World postpones London listing

25th August 2010

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

After over a year of a constant stream of depressing financial reporting from shipping lines terminal operators and port authorities we are finally seeing positive numbers being announced in the financial results.

25th August 2010

The peak season enigma

25th August 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

APM Terminals claims to have uncovered fraud worth $153,000 involving six customs agents working at its Apapa terminal in Nigeria.

25th August 2010

Fraud uncovered in Apapa

25th August 2010

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Turkeys Privatisation Administration has put back the bidding deadline for a 36 year-concession at the Mediterranean port of Iskenderun from August 4 to September 16. Initially, the port was offered to the…

25th August 2010

Iskenderum to be privatised

25th August 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Authorities in Uruguay are taking a second look at the project to build a second container terminal in the port of Montevideo.

25th August 2010

Second Montevideo box terminal getting second look

25th August 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Ling Liong Sik, a former Malaysian Transport Minister, has been charged as part of $1bn scandal linked to Port Klang Free Zone. Ling’s involvement was in persuading the government to spend an…

24th August 2010

Financial scandal linked to Port Klang

24th August 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Plans to rationalise operations at the ports of Tanjung Pelepas and Johor, which are controlled by MMC Corporation, have fallen through.

24th August 2010

Johor/PTP merger off

24th August 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Indias Shipping Ministry has given Kochi Port Trust permission to release some of its land for a period of 60 years to help it during the current financial crisis. In all, 20…

24th August 2010

Kochi port to sell land to tide it over financial difficulties

24th August 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Port of Liverpool in the UK has taken the step of handing over maintenance to an external engineering company.

24th August 2010

Liverpool to outsource maintenance

24th August 2010