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CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Christian Taylor shines the spotlight on land and real estate interests in concession agreements

27th May 2010

The real estate question

27th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

ZPMC has chosen power and automation group ABB for a $40m supply crane automation and electrical system order. The contract covers three projects in Korea’s Busan New Port, Santa Marta International Terminal…

27th May 2010

ABB snares $40m automation order

27th May 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

A workers strike that has crippled South Africas ports for more than two weeks could be over by the end of this week, with unions said to be looking favourably on the…

26th May 2010

End in sight for crippling South Africa port strikes

26th May 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Free zone benefits can sometimes be combined with advantages offered by parallel tax regimes.

26th May 2010

Double deal

26th May 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Georgia General Assembly has approved funding for the Savannah Harbour Expansion Project (SHEP) as well as significant infrastructure improvements that will enhance access to the port.

26th May 2010

Funding approved for Savannah

26th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Peel Ports has commissioned a double barge service on the Manchester Ship Canal to handle growing container volumes at the UK’s Port of Liverpool.

26th May 2010

Double bubble for Peel

26th May 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and Jacksonville Port Authority have launched a strategic partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

25th May 2010

Panama partners with Jacksonville

25th May 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Beware bureaucracy creep and be aware that a freeport isn’t a panacea, says Jim O’Gara of AECOM.

25th May 2010

Bureaucracy creep

25th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

PSA Great Yarmouth has agreed a five-year contract with Cooper SH for the supply and maintenance of a fleet of port handling equipment, including three Konecranes reachstackers, one empty container handler and…

25th May 2010

Cooper wins PSA equipment contract

25th May 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

Maersk shipping line is switching 500,000 teu from Algeciras to its facility in TangerMed, because, it says, the Tangier facility has high productivity, lower costs and incorporates zero deviation for vessels.

24th May 2010

Algeciras loses to Tangier

24th May 2010