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SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A public inquiry into a proposed new private port in the Brazilian state of Bahia has divided public opinion in Ilhéus.

24th May 2010

New Ilhéus port in doubt

24th May 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Indonesian state port operator Pelindo II is to build a 10m teu capacity hub port at Karawang, West Java. The development will take place over the next five to ten years at…

24th May 2010

New Indonesian port

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The turnaround in Ukrainian politics from west to east has dragged the port of Sevastopol with it – smoke bombs, eggs and punches were all thrown in the Ukrainian parliament as nationalists…

24th May 2010

Punches thrown as Ukraine port keeps Russian navy

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port unions in Spain called a series of strikes throughout May to protest against government measures that will allow port operators to contract stevedores who do not belong to Port Stevedoring Management…

24th May 2010

Spanish stevedores go on strike

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Eurogate has confirmed that it is postponing some planned investments, although it has stressed that it remains committed to its main terminal projects.

24th May 2010

Eurogate puts back investment

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

AP Møller-Maersk has been given a definitive go ahead to build a major container handling facility at the Italian port of Vado Ligure, Savona. The decision was made recently following the meeting…

24th May 2010

Vado Ligure box terminal to go ahead

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The first images of the £1.5billion London Gateway port and logistics park have been revealed. Futuristic animations of the site show what the development will look like once complete.

24th May 2010

Glimpse of the new London Gateway

24th May 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Free trade zones are evolving into another critical ingredient in slick supply chains, as Felicity Landon discovers

24th May 2010

Escape the red tape tangle

24th May 2010

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

ACTI Engineering first demonstrated the technology used in AMECS to reduce emissions from railroad locomotives and has since developed a version of the technology suitable for use with ships in port, whether…

21st May 2010

Devil in the detail

21st May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port companies around England and Wales seem close to victory in their battle against millions of pounds of backdated business rates, after the new coalition government pledged to cancel the retrospective demands.

19th May 2010

UK port business rates campaign close to victory

19th May 2010