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AFRICA

AFRICA

A cutting-edge automated gate is now in operation at the Pier 1 Container Terminal in Durban.

5th October 2008

SA Ports New Technology Goes Live

5th October 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Implementation of a $1.24bn expansion project by South Africas Transnet Port Terminals is being hampered by a critical skills shortage.

5th October 2008

Skills shortage in South African ports

5th October 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Modernisation has begun off Angolas Lobito Commercial Port at a cost of $1.8bn. New infrastructure is planned, while existing installations are to be upgraded.

4th October 2008

Lobito modernised

4th October 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Belgium-based Vigan Engineering is to be the major supplier for the new Fauji Abkar Portia Marine Terminals project, a joint programme between the Fauji Foundation and the Akbar Group.

4th October 2008

South Africa goes with the grain

4th October 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Mitsui OSK Lines and California based Clean Air Logics, Inc have successfully tested a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled shore power supply system on the containership MOL Enterprise (4,500 TEU).

3rd October 2008

MOL tests LNG-fueled shore power system

3rd October 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A Chile-China partnership gives Valparaiso boss reason to be cheerful, as Michael Mackey finds out

3rd October 2008

Valparaiso interview

3rd October 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port-based businesses across the UK are reeling from the effect of abackdated business rate charge that will put many out of business.

3rd October 2008

UK ports revolt on crippling backdated rates charges

3rd October 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Fifteen jobs under threat on the back of falling car volumes at Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) have been saved in an agreement thrashed out with unions.

3rd October 2008

Malmö eleventh hour agreement saves threatened jobs

3rd October 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A joint venture of Laing ORourke and Dredging International has signed a contract to transformed the 1,850 acre London Gateway site into the worlds most advanced container port and Europes largest logistics…

2nd October 2008

London Gateway signing

2nd October 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenya Ports Authority managing director Abdallah Mwaruwa has been relieved of his command by the countrys prime minister.

2nd October 2008

Kenya relieves ports chief

2nd October 2008