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ASIA

ASIA

World shipping trade is forecast to grow 8.5% this year, according to the latest forecast from IHS Global Insights World Trade Service.

28th April 2010

Trade increases only part of the recovery picture

28th April 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A trial currently taking place in California could set an uncomfortable precedent for US port trucking, deciding whether or not a local agency – in this case the Port of Los Angeles…

28th April 2010

US port trucking trial tests authority

28th April 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

More dangerous cargoes in greater volumes place more demands on the people who must load and unload them, as Stuart Pearcey discovers

28th April 2010

A dangerous game

28th April 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

An auction which took place on the Montevideo stock exchange for the rights to build a second terminal at the Port of Montevideo attracted no bids and was consequently scrapped.

28th April 2010

Montevideo second box terminal concession bombs

28th April 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Aberdeen Harbour Board has started work on its Torry Quay development to provide stronger quays for heavy lifts and create more room in the River Dee for vessels to navigate.

28th April 2010

Aberdeen’s development starts

28th April 2010

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Mr Heinrich Goller of Hamburgs HHLA believes there has to be a better way of comparing operations than the present system.

27th April 2010

Disparate measures

27th April 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Eight consortia have pre-qualified for the Guaymas container terminal project in Mexico.

27th April 2010

Eight pre-qualify for Guaymas

27th April 2010

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Israels Minister of Finance has signed the ports user rates reform, which will eventually allow Haifa Port Company and Ashdod Port Company to be privatised.

27th April 2010

Go ahead for Israeli ports privatisation

27th April 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports America Group has announced that Michael F Hassing is to be the company’s president and chief executive. Mr Hassing, 51, has served since 2008 as chief executive of Scandlines GmbH, one…

27th April 2010

CEO appointment at Ports America

27th April 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The closure of Scotline’s Goole operation was down to UK Valuation Agency incompetence, Scotline director Peter Millat has told Port Strategy.

26th April 2010

Goole failure caused by valuation mistake

26th April 2010