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ASIA

ASIA

Experts in the Far East have suggested that more than one third of the current number of shipping companies may go bankrupt in 2009, because of the global economic downturn.

16th March 2009

A third of shipping lines face bankruptcy

16th March 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The global economic downturn could be a blessing in disguise for the port industry and investors in the industry, according to APM Terminals chief executive Kim Fejfer.

16th March 2009

Downturn blessing in disguise

16th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

While considerable buzz surrounds potential infrastructure investment by the US Federal Government, a record-sized privatisation transaction may be in the offing, perhaps part of a broader  resurgence of public-private-partnerships in the US…

16th March 2009

U.S. Port Infrastructure- Return of PPP

16th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The southern Argentinian port of Madryn has suffered significant reduction in the export of many of its core products: aluminium, fish, wool, stone and ceramics. Port workers are worried that high charges…

16th March 2009

Madryn traffic down

16th March 2009

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

BMT Defence Services Limited, a subsidiary of BMT Group, is heading a consortium of 30 companies to investigate the commercially effective application of electric ship technology in a €23M European Union funded…

15th March 2009

Major environmental/electric shipping study planned

15th March 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africas Transnet Port Terminals has opted for NICE surveillance equipment to improve security at its ports and ensure compliance with countrys infrastructure regulations.

14th March 2009

Nice for SA

14th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Glencore and nine Colombian coal mining companies are planning to build a new port in the north of the country costing $1bn and capable of exporting 60m tonnes of coal annually.

14th March 2009

New Colombian coal port planned

14th March 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The TT Club is strongly urging all operators of mobile equipment to be aware of the risk of hydraulic fires. Laurence Jones, the TT Club’s Director Global Risk Assessment says that mobile…

14th March 2009

TT club warns of mobile equipment fire hazard

14th March 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Swedens Port of Gothenburg has awarded a second software contract to Total Soft Bank to install the providers Port Logistics Unifying System in place of the ports vessel traffic management system.

13th March 2009

TSB supports Gothenburg

13th March 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Drewry Shipping Consultants, the world’s leading maritime consultants, in its latest Container Forecast.’ Concludes that 2009 will be the toughest test yet for the Container industry and further casualties are a real…

13th March 2009

2009: Toughest year yet

13th March 2009