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CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Is finance still available for port expansions and acquisitions? The answer appears to be yes but it will cost more and it will be harder to get. Felicity Landon reports

5th December 2008

Safer than houses?

5th December 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Proof that rail mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) have a significantworking life can be seen by the two currently deployed at the UK portof Sheerness.

4th December 2008

Sheerness flies the RMG flag

4th December 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

RMGs get short shrift when operators consider quayside container handling options, but are they unfairly tagged as unflexible? Alex Hughes believes so

3rd December 2008

RMG article

3rd December 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority decision to allocate more than half of container handling operations at Tema Port to Meridian Port Services has been met with angry criticism.

3rd December 2008

Ghana in hot water over Meridian

3rd December 2008

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

That might be the motto for port and terminal operators as they and their brokers attempt to navigate the aftershocks of the capital markets crisis. Marine insurers are feeling the pinch in…

3rd December 2008

The Insurer

3rd December 2008

ASIA

ASIA

The cost of building the Mega Container Terminal at Chennai Port has risen by 21% to $740m,with spiralling dredging rates playing a large part in the price hike. 

3rd December 2008

Chennai box terminal costs soar

3rd December 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has slammed the uncompetitive nature of the countrys stevedoring industry. 

3rd December 2008

Uncompetitive stevedores come under fire

3rd December 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Seaports Authority has started a $140m development programme centred on Jeddah Islamic Port, which aims to reduce congestion brought about by increased throughput. 

3rd December 2008

Jeddah expansion under way

3rd December 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

FLTs can be adapted to fit a number of uses, but dont expect to make savings on operating costs. Alex Hughes reports

1st December 2008

FLTs

1st December 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Last month’s Port Strategy highlighted the importance of fender research, something that Australia’’s Newcastle port heartily supports.

28th November 2008

Newcastle Fender Study

28th November 2008