Author: Importer

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Ports these days are the link rather than the culmination of specific transport operations, so it is vital for them to be watchful over trends elsewhere within the supply chain.

31st May 2010

Look to the supply chain for insurance inspiration

31st May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The largest order in the world for the reeling cable used on high speed cranes has been won by Tratos Ltd. The Tratosflex-ESDB cable will be used in 38 ZPMC cranes at…

30th May 2010

Busan places worlds largest cable order

30th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Felixstowe has announced an 8% cut in its carbon emissions in 2009. The amount of carbon dioxide was reduced from 19.8kg to 19kg in 2009 alone, and the port…

30th May 2010

Lower emissions from Felixstowe

30th May 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

Eritrea has launched a drive to revamp its ports of Massawa and Assab. These ports have been left languishing after the rupture of relations with Ethiopia cut Eritrea out of the picture…

30th May 2010

Eritrean ports begin to climb

30th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Italian government has approved draft legislation that will reform the structure of Italian ports.

29th May 2010

Italian port reform to go ahead

29th May 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) chief executive Peter Davie predicts there will only be a handful of international container ports in New Zealand within the next decade, as a second tier of…

29th May 2010

NZ ports future under scrutiny

29th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Portugals Public Ministry has stated that legislation put forward in 2008 allowing the Liscont concession at Alcântara Dock to be extended until 2042 was unconstitutional.

28th May 2010

Liscont legality questions continue

28th May 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Certain jurisdictions (including England and Wales) have laws which provide for commercial occupiers to acquire rights to automatically renew rights to occupy land and buildings that have been occupied for specific periods.

28th May 2010

Occupation rights

28th May 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The recently announced reforms aimed at reducing congestion at Sydney’s Port Botany has had a mixed reaction from the truckers themselves.

27th May 2010

Trucking penalty system questioned

27th May 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission has recommended that investigations into a flawed $12.3m crane contract awarded by Kenya Ports Authority be dropped.

27th May 2010

KPA investigations called off

27th May 2010