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EUROPE

EUROPE

Container traffic in Spain’s Port of Valencia climbed 1.44% in 2009 to 3.7m teu, buoyed by transhipment traffic which accounted for nearly half the port’s throughput.

22nd February 2010

Valenciaport enjoys growth

22nd February 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Copenhagen Malmö Port AB (CMP) saw traffic slump by 17% in 2009, led by declines in ferry traffic and car distribution, where volumes halved.

22nd February 2010

Malmo traffic drop

22nd February 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Riga port authority has reportedly contacted companies leasing port territory to advise of the cancellation of existing lease contracts due to late payments or lack of use.

22nd February 2010

Riga’s tough stance on defaulters

22nd February 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

River deepening work on the Thames is scheduled to start this month to allow the world’s largest container ships to call at the UK’s London Gateway.

22nd February 2010

Thames dredging poised to start

22nd February 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

France’s Marseilles Fos was hit by a 13.3% drop in throughput last year to 83m tonnes compared with 96m tonnes in 2008.

22nd February 2010

Marseilles drop fails to dent optimism

22nd February 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealand’s Securities Commission may investigate the recent purchase of 45,500 Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) shares by Christchurch City Holdings (CHH).

22nd February 2010

Lyttelton share-buy complaint

22nd February 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A change in focus is required throughout the supply chain for sustainable growth to be achieved in the post-recession environment, said Ports of Auckland managing director Jens Madsen.

22nd February 2010

New Zealand needs a strategy re-think

22nd February 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

The long shadow cast by the skull and crossbones hangs over shippingin the Indian Ocean, with the threat of piracy a very real one in ahuge swathe of its western edge. But…

19th February 2010

Seek our protection from pirates, urges force commander

19th February 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Emergency planning and business continuity are increasingly important for ports. Felicity Landon reports

19th February 2010

Asking the what if? question

19th February 2010

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Unconfirmed reports from Australia suggest that DP World is contemplating raising $884m through an initial public offering of some of its local assets.

19th February 2010

DP World mulls Australian IPO

19th February 2010