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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Brazils National Agency for Waterborne Transport (Antaq) has confirmed that demand is sufficient for the national government to expand Santos Port.

12th May 2009

Santos expansion confirmed as viable

12th May 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Bremen Exhibition and Conference Centre will play host to the 33rd TOC Europe, from 16–18 June 2009, where more than 120 exhibitors will showcase the latest in cutting edge technology, alongside…

11th May 2009

TOC Europe 2009: helping the ports industry ride out the storm

11th May 2009

ASIA

ASIA

South East Asian ports are tightening the purse-strings as the recession bites out east. Mike King reports

11th May 2009

Asias year of thrift

11th May 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

PD Ports has voiced strong concerns to the UK governments proposed hike in light dues which, it believes, will add significantly to the annual costs of goods passing through UK ports.

11th May 2009

PD Ports criticises light dues hike

11th May 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Chinese investment is being sought to boost the development of Port Kembla in New South Wales. Ports Minister Joe Tripodi announced the establishment of an economic development committee to attract Chinese investment…

10th May 2009

Kembla seeks Chinese investors

10th May 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Lebanese government will issue a tender by the end of April for a $120m expansion of the port of Beirut. Work is due to take no more than 30 months and…

10th May 2009

Expansion at Beirut

10th May 2009

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Executives at ports in the Asia/Pacific region will shortly beturning their attention to an annual financial exercise which should beconsiderably more straightforward than the complexities occasioned bythe downturn in trade volumes.

9th May 2009

The Insurer

9th May 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Los Angeles will begin generating one megawatt of electricity via 71,500 square feet of solar panels on its World Cruise Center rooftop by the end of 2009. A $9…

9th May 2009

Port of Los Angeles to start rooftop solar power project

9th May 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Crippling backdated rates demands still hang heavy over UK port businesses. Felicity Landon takes stock of the sorry affair

8th May 2009

Port business rates – Defending the indefensible

8th May 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The polarisation of the two sides was well illustrated by the furore earlier this year when Maersk, one of the carriers most willing to embrace charging transparency in the post-conference era, adjusted…

7th May 2009

Maersk tackles THC transparency

7th May 2009