Author: Importer

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Regardless of steel price fluctuations, a price differential betweenEuropean units and cheaper, Asian-manufactured products undoubtedlyremains. 

5th August 2009

Looking beyond the price barrier

5th August 2009

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

The attitude of dock labour in Spain ischanging. There is a reality dawning that new competitive pressures -of the type being fielded from Moroccos Tangier Med containertranshipment terminals - require a competitive…

5th August 2009

Labour bends

5th August 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Hanjin New Port Company terminal (HJNC) in Busan, Korea has claimed the designation as the worlds first horizontal terminal equipped with an automated management system.

5th August 2009

Lower operating costs for Hanjin

5th August 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Residents of the Chilean town of Coquimbo have lodged complaints against a decision to privatise their local port.

5th August 2009

Single operator for Coquimbo

5th August 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Alliance Tire has extended its line of port tyres with the Port Star (309) 14.00-24 28 ply, designed primarily for container handling in ports.

5th August 2009

Alliances new tyre offering

5th August 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Guaymas Port Authority in Mexico has issued a new tender for the construction and operation of a dry bulk terminal.

4th August 2009

New dry bulk terminal for Guaymas

4th August 2009

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Integrationof security and IT systems will be a critical issue in the drive to develophinterland gateways and inland freight hubs, Haven Gateway project directorRichard Morton has warned.

3rd August 2009

Security and IT critical issues for dryports

3rd August 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Cape Town container terminals expansion project has seen several milestones in recent months, and the upward trajectory is set to continue for the next five years while the countrys second-largest port continues…

3rd August 2009

Capacity boost continues at Cape Town

3rd August 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Mexico  should launch the tender for the Peso50bn ($3.75bn) Punta Colonet port project, in Baja California state, to prepare the country  for future growth opportunities as and when the global economic crisis…

3rd August 2009

Punta Colonet still needed

3rd August 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Last week the Council of State in the Netherlands suspended the routing decree and one of the implementation permits for deepening the navigation channel in the Western Scheldt. The routing decree covers…

3rd August 2009

Dutch Council of State suspends routing decree on Western Scheldt

3rd August 2009