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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

No tender documents or bidding rules for the new Punta Colonet port in Mexico are now expected to be issued until early next year.

24th April 2009

Punta Colonet document delay

24th April 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

For ports looking  for a change, there have been some conversions worth appraising.

23rd April 2009

Port Everett

23rd April 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Recommendations on how the next generation of international vessels should best be accommodated in New Zealand will soon be delivered by the New Zealand Shippers Council.

23rd April 2009

Shippers council takes lead on big ships

23rd April 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Salonika Port Authority has officially confirmed its decision to cancel the international tender to find a concessionaire for its container terminal.

23rd April 2009

Salonika kills concession concept

23rd April 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World reported profits in 2008 of $621m, an increase of 48%. Revenue went up 20% to $3.23bn, while throughput rose 15% to 27.7m teu. Cash generated by operations rose 12% to…

23rd April 2009

DP World remains profitable

23rd April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Shipping line and operator K Line has been awarded the coveted Green Flag Award by the Port of Long Beach for the fourth consecutive year for its contribution to environmental conservation in…

23rd April 2009

K Line scoops green award again

23rd April 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Nine bids were received to build the planned Chennai Mega-Container Terminal, which will be implemented as part of a build-operate-transfer contract lasting 30 years. The project requires investment of $730m over four…

23rd April 2009

Nine bid for Chennai

23rd April 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Vacuum or mechanical? It is an issue that the industry is beginning tobe familiar with - but which kind of unloader do you go with when thematerial in question is as low-cost,…

22nd April 2009

Cement handling

22nd April 2009

ASIA

ASIA

The Chinese Ying Kou Port Group is to invest $439m this year on building new ports and terminals, which include dry bulk and oil handling facilities.

22nd April 2009

Ying Kou in massive Chinese investment

22nd April 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The global economic crisis, which began toseriously impact on the manufacturing industry last autumn, has left many suppliersscratching their heads to identify where new orders might come from. Howtimes have changed.

21st April 2009

Sign of the times

21st April 2009