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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Capacity at the Brazilian port is set to double over the coming year. Rob Ward reports

27th March 2009

Santos capacity set to double

27th March 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Japan has always been a difficult market to crack. Not only has the country a traditionally protectionist mentality toward its own industries - especially when it comes to any perceived Chinese encroachment…

26th March 2009

Japan – from under its shell

26th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Another heavyweight contender for a spot in the hub port ring of East Coast South America is Montevideo, where Belgian terminal operating company Katoen Natie is already making its mark with the…

26th March 2009

Montys transhipping its way forward

26th March 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Kiel has handled its first container as part of a new service between Riga and the Baltic port. It aims to turn round 10,000 teu in its first year, with growth planned…

26th March 2009

Kiel celebrates box first

26th March 2009

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Its a common misconception that beinggreen costs money. In fact, there are plenty of ways you can green your portor terminals without spending a penny. And you could even save money -something…

25th March 2009

Lateral thinking

25th March 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A hold has been placed on New Zealands second sea freight development funding round, while the Government considers whether changes are required to its policy statement.

25th March 2009

Freeze on sea freight funding

25th March 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Reducing the depth of the planned dredge and changing the phases of construction are two options being considered as the Port of London Authority and DP World discuss ways to drive forward…

25th March 2009

PLA and DP World look for ways to push London Gateway forward

25th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced the central government will retake the administration of the countrys ports and airports from state governments, in a move which has generated fierce controversy in the…

25th March 2009

Chavez seizes ports

25th March 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

DHL, the world’s leading express and logistics company, has completed its first carbon neutral warehouse globally, and the first of its kind in the UK; the 6,200 m2 (65,000 sq ft) site…

24th March 2009

DHL leads the way in Eco-Logistics

24th March 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Theres still life in Chinas port dragon as Stevie Knight discovers

24th March 2009

Up by the bootstraps

24th March 2009