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EUROPE

EUROPE

The chairman of Portuguese construction and services group Mota-Engil has said that if the government approves the repeal of the law granting it a 27-year concession to operate the Liscont container terminal…

6th February 2010

Liscont owner could seek compensation

6th February 2010

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Kotkas EcoQuay concept will be operational at the beginning of February 2010 - the EcoQuay was adopted taking into account several environmental aspects in designing, constructing and using the…

6th February 2010

Port of Kotkas new EcoQuay opens in February

6th February 2010

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A group of Iranian investors has met officials of the Iraqi Ports Company with a view to making some limited investments in the Basra area.

5th February 2010

Iranian investors eye Iraqi ports

5th February 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Leixõ es and Douro Port Authority has dropped rents in 2010 by 0.4% as a means of boosting the overall competitiveness of its concessionaires. In addition, other port tariffs have not…

5th February 2010

Leixões aims to be more financially competitive

5th February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has begun testing terminal tractors with a custom-built dynamometer at its Tampere facility in Finland.

5th February 2010

Testing times

5th February 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A tender covering the concession of a second container terminal at the port of Montevideo will be issued on March 17, 2010. It will specify a minimum of four cranes, which will…

4th February 2010

Second box terminal for Montevideo

4th February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The city of Shanghai aims to build an international freeport by 2020. It will be centred on the Yangshan bonded port and form part of Chinas 12th five-year plan (2011-2016).

4th February 2010

Shanghai to have free port

4th February 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The fortunes of Brazilian ports are rising. Firstly the Special Secretariat for Ports has earmarked an investment of $1.8bn from the federal governments Growth Acceleration Program (PAC) specifically aimed at infrastructure work.

4th February 2010

Onwards and upwards for Brazil

4th February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT) has officially opened its gates after three years of construction. Located near Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, it is part of the areas push outwards away from the…

4th February 2010

SPCTs plans go large

4th February 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The port of Dover, presently one of the UKs Trust ports, is planning to sell itself off in order to fund its expansion projects.

4th February 2010

Dover seeks sale

4th February 2010