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SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

After a lull of six years, the Chilean government is to reactivate its ports privatisation programme in 2010.

30th April 2010

Chileans to return to ports privatisation

30th April 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Linde Heavy Truck Division Limited has signed two major contracts worth around €3m ($4.1m) with Chittagong Port Authority.

30th April 2010

Linde handling equipment for Chittagong

30th April 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

April 13, 2010 saw the passing of one of the terminal operating industry’s memorable characters, Francis Meredith Andrews, better known as Andy Andrews to his many friends and colleagues.

30th April 2010

Remembering ICTSI’s Andy Andrews

30th April 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

A major port upgrade programme has been completed in Durban, South Africa, the biggest of its kind on the African continent.

30th April 2010

Durban upgrade completed

30th April 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Port officials in Shanghai are taking no chances with dangerous cargoes when the eyes of the world are focussed on their city for Expo 2010, which has just begun, and runs until…

29th April 2010

Shanghai takes no chances

29th April 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealand’s Port of Otago will soon go to tender for a refurbishment of the oil wharf in Dunedins upper harbour, which includes an improved fendering system.

29th April 2010

Otago fender tender

29th April 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The 10% concession for ocean-going vessels mooring at the Port of Singapore for not more than 10 days has been extended for a further six months to September 30, as has the…

29th April 2010

Singapore extends dues concessions

29th April 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Muuga Container Terminal in the port of Tallinn is the both the first operation in the Baltic Sea and the very first feeder terminal to be assessed against the Germanischer Lloyd Container…

29th April 2010

Muuga gains CTQI certification

29th April 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A 4% increase in annual container throughput has seen Port Otago bring forward plans to invest NZ$2.9m (US$2.1m) on two new Kalmar straddle cranes and tender for a NZ$1m (US$712,000) refurbishment of…

29th April 2010

Otago brings forward investment

29th April 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The rising price of raw materials is having a knock-on effect on mobile handling equipment.

29th April 2010

Rising costs hit mobile equipment

29th April 2010