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SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Mexican port authority API Lázaro Cárdenas, which operates Lázaro Cárdenas port, is preparing a tender to concession a second container terminal, commercial director Julián Pérez Rodríguez has confirmed.

22nd February 2010

Lázaro Cárdenas tender back on the table

22nd February 2010

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Employees of Eilat Port Company Ltd are seeking to obtain 15% of the companys equity when it is eventually privatised, despite a government offer of just 10%.

22nd February 2010

Eilat workers up the ante

22nd February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

JP Morgan Chase & Company is predicting that iron ore volumes dispatched by sea will grow by 5.7%, while both coal and grain will go up by 3.8%.

22nd February 2010

Good year ahead for dry bulk

22nd February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Indias Private Public Partnership Advisory Committee has given the go-ahead for a new $776m container terminal to be built at Chennai.

22nd February 2010

Green light for second Chennai box terminal

22nd February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Bromma is reaping the rewards of the green revolution. Its all-electric Greenline spreader is winning orders, 70 in the last quarter alone.

22nd February 2010

All-electric spreads the gain

22nd February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Turkey’s Yilport has implemented Navis SPARCS N4 terminal operating system to support the terminal’s anticipated capacity growth of 2m teu in five years.

22nd February 2010

Yilport harnesses SPARCS

22nd February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Puerto Rico Port Authority has added to its training suite with Globalsim’s ML4000 crane simulator.

22nd February 2010

GlobalSim lands Puerto Rico order

22nd February 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

Madagascan port Toamasina is the only one in the country exempt from new US Coast Guard rules imposed by authorities unhappy with inadequate security precautions at other seaports.

22nd February 2010

Tough calls: U.S. Coast Guard demands tigher control on Madagascar visits

22nd February 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Swedish port of Gothenburg is to be radically restructured with the port authority ceding handling operations to three private companies, allowing it to retain landlord and regulatory functions only.

22nd February 2010

Gothenburg to re-structure

22nd February 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Great Yarmouths new outer harbour at EastPort UK opened in January, with PSA International, Gleadell Agricultural Ltd, and Stema Shipping (UK) Ltd all confirming long-term commitments to the port.

22nd February 2010

Great Yarmouth’s £80m outer harbour opens its doors

22nd February 2010