Author: Importer

ASIA

ASIA

Recently published statistics suggest that traffic at Chinese ports is making a recovery.

20th August 2009

Second half recovery forecast for Chinese ports

20th August 2009

ASIA

ASIA

According to official Chinese sources, construction began on 28 July of two new terminals in the port of Tianjin. These were the Nanjiang Special Ore Terminal and the Shenhua Coal Terminal. The…

20th August 2009

Two new terminals for Tianjin

20th August 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The business world has witnessed unprecedented collaboration betweencompetitors during the economic downturn that would have seemedunthinkable a few years ago.

19th August 2009

Love thy neighbour

19th August 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

JP Morgan is reported to still be interested in acquiring Dragados-SPL from the Spanish ACS group, although it is said to be hesitant about buying the port assets given the high price…

18th August 2009

Dragados-SPL privatisation now without rail interests

18th August 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

In the interests of keeping operator costs at a minimumthroughout the lifetime of cable reel equipment, many operatorspurchase cables and reels together as a package, says Cavotec Specimas ERTG product manager, DiegoSanchez.

17th August 2009

Buy in bulk to save costs

17th August 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The current state of the global container market has prompted DP World to delay its $1.5bn investment in a proposed third terminal at Jebel Ali. The project will be re-visited once business…

15th August 2009

Plug pulled on Jebel Ali 3

15th August 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

In the highly competitive UK grain market, terminals are reluctant to release information on actual volumes handled or, indeed, forecast how much grain will pass through terminals this year.

12th August 2009

Side 2

12th August 2009

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Lloyds is known for insuring the high profile risks - commercial property, the impact of hurricanes and other disasters, terrorism, and piracy, to name a few - as well as esoteric assets…

12th August 2009

The Insurer

12th August 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

South Jerseys new Port Beckett Terminal at the US Port of Camden is investing in cathodic protection for its electrical conduits.

12th August 2009

Electrifying anodes for NJ facility

12th August 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Not all ports have specialist grain discharge berths as space often predicates against permanently positioning a grain unloader on a berth, since it prevents it being used for other commodities.

11th August 2009

SIde 1

11th August 2009