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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A method for detecting nuclear shielding in hidden containers without interrupting the flow through the port has come about through the teaming up of two specialists in the field.

16th December 2008

Reading the nuclear footprint

16th December 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Yangkou Port has opened for business in China on a man-made Island in the Yellow Sea, which is linked to the mainland by a 30 kilometre causeway.

15th December 2008

Yangtze hub port opens

15th December 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Mota-Engil has been readmitted to the Silopor port privatisation process following a judicial intervention, which decided that the decision to exclude it from bidding was excessive. The 25-year concession includes the silos…

15th December 2008

Mota-Engil back in Silopor race

15th December 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Yilport Container Terminal in Turkey is investing in a crane training simulator.

15th December 2008

Simulator training for Turkish terminal

15th December 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Work has begun on building two deep water ports in Vietnam costing a combined $695m.

14th December 2008

Major port development under way in Vietnam

14th December 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Construction work has begun on Kiels new Schwedenkai Terminal, after renovation of the old terminal building was deemed uneconomical.

14th December 2008

Landmark for Kiel

14th December 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenya is to invest $4.4bn in road and port development projects by 2012. Bonds will be issued to raise the necessary money to further develop Mombasa and build a second port at…

13th December 2008

Kenyan bonds to fund port investment

13th December 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Figures released for October showed that volumes handled by Chinese major ports were up 6% year on year, 2.1% lower than the rate in September. 

13th December 2008

Chinese box growth continues to slow

13th December 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

An A$105m (US$68m) contract to build the port of Newcastles third coal terminal has been awarded to the Thiess company. The contract involves building a terminal of 33m tonnes per year capacity,…

13th December 2008

Newcastle contract awarded

13th December 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Cosco Group global chairperson and chief executive Captain Wei Jiafu has signalled his organisation may be weighing up investment in the Australasian port sector. 

13th December 2008

Cosco moots Australasian port investment

13th December 2008