Author: Importer

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) has revealed that the region’s ports made substantial gains in the last quarter of 2009 compared with previous year’s figures.

2nd March 2010

Driving growth in Georgia

2nd March 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils federal government waterway transport agency, Antaq, will issue a tender this year for a new public port to be built in Ilhéus, on the southern coast of Bahia state.

2nd March 2010

New public port for Brazil

2nd March 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Three major Rangoon ports handling 90% of Burma’s imports and exports are to be privatised, the military ruling junta has announced.

1st March 2010

Privatisation plan for Burma’s ports

1st March 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Following pressure from the Federal Anti-monopoly Service of Russia, the Russian Ministry of Transport has been forced to remove anti-monopoly practices in the port services market.

1st March 2010

Russia caves in to anti-monopoly order

1st March 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The US port of Long Beach has inaugurated a $3bn capital construction programme to help it remain competitive.

1st March 2010

Long Beach eyes $3bn expansion

1st March 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Port unions in Costa Rica remain confident that an agreement can be reached with the government regarding the future of the Limón-Moín port concession.

28th February 2010

Unions discuss future of Costa Rican ports

28th February 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Italys Infrastructure & Transport Minister has announced that, for 2010 and 2011, port taxes and anchorage charges will be reduced to zero at the ports of Cagliari, Gioia Tauro and Taranto.

26th February 2010

Transhipment more attractive in Italy

26th February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The managing director of Maersk Malaysia, has warned that the ‘recuperation’ of the transport of containers in 2010, although clearly taking place, will not be easy.

26th February 2010

Maersk sees hard grind ahead

26th February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Security specialist Smiths Detection has won contracts for 13 advanced X-ray cargo screening systems across Saudi Arabia to inspect inbound and outbound containers and trucks.

26th February 2010

Smiths detection secures Saudi contracts

26th February 2010

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

It’s just a year since the world’s first true ‘Hybrid’ tug entered service with Foss Maritime in the USA. This important milestone created considerable interest in the towage industry and occurred at…

25th February 2010

Owners turn their attention to ‘Greener Tugs’

25th February 2010