Author: Importer

ASIA

ASIA

Eredene Group has invested in a new container freight station (CFS) close to the rapidly expanding Indian port of Ennore.

24th December 2008

Phasing in a freight station

24th December 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Not all kinds of unloader are suitable for all thephases of the unloading process, according to a Technical University of Munich presentation delivered in September.

22nd December 2008

Report

22nd December 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Gas-powered, versatile container hustler machines that are at home both on and off-road, are being tested by Total Terminals at Ports America facilities in Long Beach, California.

22nd December 2008

Off road trials for gas machines

22nd December 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Rotterdam Port Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysias Palm Oil Industrial Cluster to develop the Port of Lahad Datu on the island of Borneo. The eventual port could cover…

21st December 2008

Rotterdam in Malaysian venture

21st December 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World (50%) and Entreprise Portuaire dAlger-EPAL ed Entreprise Portuaire de Djen Djen (50%) have put together a joint-venture to manage a container terminal in the Algerian Port of Djen Djen. In…

21st December 2008

DP World in Algerian venture

21st December 2008

ASIA

ASIA

The international investment group 3i is to buy a 24% equity stake in the Krishnapatnam Port Company for $200m. This company is to develop and operate a new port on Indias east…

20th December 2008

3i invests in India

20th December 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Delays at DP Worlds flagship Jebel Ali facility in Dubai have been cut from as long as a week to less than a day following the introduction of higher storage charges.

20th December 2008

Jebel Ali slashes congestion times

20th December 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $15.5m to expand Avatiu Port, the Cook Islands main international port, it has said.

20th December 2008

Cook Islands

20th December 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Developing a 40 year relationship, Kalmar has been awarded a three-year service contract to supply empty container handling capacity to the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden.

18th December 2008

Port hands over headaches

18th December 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

With pressure on ports to both reduce emissions and fuel consumption, greener units like Kalmars hybrid straddle carrier are gaining attention.

18th December 2008

Toe into green water for Tilbury

18th December 2008