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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Expansions into Yemen and Algeria in recent months have taken DPWorlds network to a total of 48 terminals in 27 countries. FelicityLandon finds out about the latest moves

26th January 2009

DP upbeat on Aden

26th January 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Trade union leaders in Costa Rica continue to oppose Limón-Moíns privatisation plans claiming that it would not be in the interest of workers because the port complex is currently profitable.

22nd January 2009

Costa Rican unions oppose ports privatisation

22nd January 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Patrick Stevedores has ordered another set of fully automated straddle carriers, bringing the total at the Fisherman Islands terminal in Brisbane to 27 - all of which are being looked after on…

21st January 2009

Aussy operation extends automated fleet

21st January 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Following a series of criticisms of the stevedoring industry, Australias Patrick Terminals claims that it now considers landside operations equally important to its oceanside obligations.

21st January 2009

Patrick raises landside game

21st January 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Mobile Container Terminal, a joint venture between APM Terminals and the Terminal Link subsidiary of the CMA CGM group, has started operations at the US port of Mobile. Its current capacity of…

20th January 2009

Mobile box terminal opens

20th January 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World says that the economic downturn will not have any impact on completion of the new international transhipment terminal at Kochi in India.

19th January 2009

DP World unfazed by economic downturn

19th January 2009

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

It is not often that we can clearly identify distinct changes in economic realities but we can safely say that September 2008 was just such a critical time point.

16th January 2009

Economic Reality

16th January 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Mutual insurer TT Club has retained the vast majority of its prime ports and terminals portfolio, following hard fought start-of-the-year renewal negotiations.

16th January 2009

TT Club confident after renewals battle

16th January 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The latest report from Drewry Shipping Consultants points out what some may feel is the obvious - that 2009 will be the toughest test yet for the container industry and there is…

16th January 2009

Drewry paints bleak picture

16th January 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

After 30 months of negotiation, trade unions at the Port of Algeciras have finally agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement.

16th January 2009

Algeciras unions strike deal with Maersk

16th January 2009