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THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

It’s impossible to pick up any maritime newspaper or magazine, or surf the myriad excellent websites offering business news, without reading about the oil spill.

14th July 2010

Drill, baby drill

14th July 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

A tender has been issued for the transfer of Riga Port from the city centre to the nearby Russian island of Krievu sala.

14th July 2010

Riga port on the move

14th July 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Chiles Ministry of Public Works has issued a tender for the construction of a quay and harbour at San Pedro de Chañaral in the Atacama region in the north of the country.…

14th July 2010

New port for Chile

14th July 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A holding company may be established to operate a range of developing Hawke’s Bay Regional Council assets as well as its currently wholly-owned Port of Napier.

13th July 2010

Napier holding company mooted

13th July 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar is to deliver six E-One2 zero emission rubber-tyred gantry cranes to Vietnams Saigon Newport (SNP).

13th July 2010

Saigon orders zero-emission cranes

13th July 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Georgia Ports Authority has received grant money from the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program to repower 17 of its older rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) from…

13th July 2010

Georgia cleans up crane act

13th July 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Containerships calling at the Port of Singapore will now be able to take advantage of the 20% reduction in port dues until 30 June 2012 following a decision to extend the concession…

13th July 2010

Singapore maintains discounts

13th July 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The port of Colombo in Sri Lanka is to build three new terminals, spending $334m on redeveloping the port, with finance sourced from the Asian Development Bank and Sri Lanka Ports Authority.

13th July 2010

New terminals for Colombo

13th July 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

APM Terminals recent withdrawal from the 2.15m teu capacity Kaohsiung terminal, and from its 10.5m teu investment in the Yantian facility in the Port of Shenzhen reflect the company’s strategy of focusing…

12th July 2010

Victims and victories of the recession

12th July 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK’s Department of Transport has published provisional statistics on freight traffic at its major ports which shows, at best, ports suffering from a slight fall with exports helping figures somewhat.

12th July 2010

UK port traffic picture hazy

12th July 2010