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THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Among consultants there is a standard joke that if Europe had funnelled into the marketplace as much money as it has spent studying the idea of Motorways of the Sea then the…

1st October 2009

Motorway hold up is testing patience

1st October 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland is to postpone its Fuel Adjustment Factor (FAF) surcharges until January 1 in recognition of the current challenging trading environment.

1st October 2009

Auckland Port holds surcharges

1st October 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The global port market has changed fundamentally from the market it wasin mid-2008. There has been a seismic change in the attitude of bankersto providing both debt finance and capital for new…

30th September 2009

Finance

30th September 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Doing business in new locations can be a legal and financial minefield, as Stevie Knight finds out

30th September 2009

Interesting openings

30th September 2009

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

September opened a new chapter in the growing book of potential liabilities for port and terminal operators.

30th September 2009

The Insurer

30th September 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ports in Portugal have grown faster than those in Spain in spite of the recent economic crisis, according to Portuguese officials.

30th September 2009

Portuguese port growth outstrips Spains

30th September 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) has released results of a US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) analysis of the air-draft restricting Bayonne Bridge.

30th September 2009

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Completes Preliminary Study of Bayonne Bridge

30th September 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The applicable law is the legal system that applies to the contract or standard terms and the applicable jurisdiction is the court system which has power to adjudicate over disputes.

29th September 2009

The laws no ass

29th September 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Port of Tauranga has lodged declaratory judgement proceedings in the New Zealand High Court in an attempt to resolve the terminal dispute with NZL Group.

28th September 2009

NZL claim heads to court

28th September 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Spanish port of Valencia is now the fifth largest in Europe in terms of containers.

28th September 2009

Valencia now largest Mediterranean box port

28th September 2009