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ASIA

ASIA

Philippines darling International Container Terminal Services Inc bucked the start of the economic downturn to produce strong 2008 year-end figures.

2nd April 2009

Firm financials from ICTSI

2nd April 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

There are to be 60 redundancies at Southampton docks, with even more of the contracted workforce going in response to the severe decline in UK containerised volumes, says the terminal operator, DP…

2nd April 2009

Redundancies at Southampton docks

2nd April 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Dramatic drops in traffic at Valencia at the end of 2008 have continued into 2009, leaving some 400 dockworkers with practically no work to do.

2nd April 2009

Declining work for Spanish dock workers

2nd April 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Effective hydrographic surveying demands a great deal more than simply buying in the latest equipment or calling in outside contractors, as Felicity Landon explains

1st April 2009

A clear understanding

1st April 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Nigerias Sifax group, which is involved in port concessions and in the management of bonded warehouses, has revealed it is in discussions with DP World regarding the construction of a modern port…

1st April 2009

New Lagos deep water port planned

1st April 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Mutual insurer the TT Club has reported what it terms satisfactory financial results for 2008 amid market conditions which have drastically reined back earnings elsewhere in the insurance industry.

1st April 2009

TT Club slips into deficit

1st April 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Amsterdams Ceres Paragon terminal has changed its name to Amsterdam Container Terminals (ACT) effective immediately. The name change follows a share-swapping agreement, signed in December 2008, when Hutchison Port Holdings became the…

1st April 2009

Ceres identity shift

1st April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Manta port authority APM is analysing a number of alternatives to continue the development of the port, APM president Lucí a Ferná ndez has said amid press reports suggesting Chinese, Spanish and…

1st April 2009

Manta

1st April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US container ports on both coasts are acutely suffering from major downturns in traffic.

1st April 2009

Traffic downturn widespread across US

1st April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports America beat off the competition to win a 50-year concession for five container terminals at the US Port of Oakland.

1st April 2009

Oakland concession granted

1st April 2009