Author: Importer

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

Normally, this column is devoted to craft that are designed to float. This time, the recent incident in New York City, where a commercial airplane successfully glided to a safe water landing…

28th January 2009

Opinion- February 2009

28th January 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Shanghais Yingkou Port Liability company is to issue $175m in corporate bonds with a maturity of 10 years, although this will depend on market conditions. The money will not be used to…

28th January 2009

Yingkou bond issue

28th January 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

On the back of the $3.4bn contract signed by Cosco to manage the Port of Piraeus for 35 years, the president of China has promised to increase his countrys maritime investment in…

28th January 2009

Chinese to invest in Greek ports

28th January 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

One of the largest global terminal operators, DP World, has just confirmed that although it increased throughput by 8% over 2007, it is preparing to cut costs and minimise cash outflow.

28th January 2009

DP World set to cut costs

28th January 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Despite trying to deal with the continuing problems caused by tragicflooding in the port of Itajai and its environs - which killed morethan 130 in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina -…

28th January 2009

Itajai follow-up

28th January 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

International Container Terminal Services Incs new Subic Bay container terminal has boosted its gate efficiency through new software.

28th January 2009

Software boosts Subic Bay

28th January 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Nigerian Ports Authority and the Lagos state government have given promoters of the Lagos Free-trade Zone approval to build a private the seaport at Lekki, 60 kilometres from Lagos.

27th January 2009

Lekki wins Nigerian hub hearts

27th January 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP is starting work on the biggest development within the Port of London for more than 100 years. The 1,500 acre London Gateway will combine a fully automated deepwater container terminal and…

27th January 2009

London Gateway under way

27th January 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Despite being announced four years ago, the project to build the Panamanian port of Farfán has yet to make progress.

27th January 2009

Cosco still interested in Farfán

27th January 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Multinational engineering company, Linde, has opened a second 900 m² heavy truck assembly facility at its UK Merthyr Tydfil plant as part of a £ 16.5m investment program in new products and…

27th January 2009

Port equipment manufacturer expands

27th January 2009