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VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

The message coming out of the liner shipping markets isone we have heard before - it is time to tighten your belts in anticipation oflean times ahead. This action involves cutting back…

17th September 2008

Crossing the lines

17th September 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland has announced plans to make an offer for Port of Taurangas container business and has appointed investment bank Cameron Partners as financial adviser.

17th September 2008

Auckland moots Tauranga offer

17th September 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Israeli port unions are in a bitter dispute with the government over its plans to privatise port infrastructure.

17th September 2008

Israelis dockers strike over legal changes

17th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A major overhaul of Valparaí so port facilities will be delayed until 2009, due to uncertainty over current contractor Von Appens future participation in the process.

17th September 2008

Valparaiso contractor questions delay project

17th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

In the first seven months, container traffic at the port of Seattle was down 8% to 1.02bn teu. At Los Angeles and Long Beach, there were downturns of 6.1% and 9.4% respectively…

17th September 2008

US West Coast box decline

17th September 2008

ASIA

ASIA

The current weakness of global markets means that China Ningbo Port Group will not undertake an initial public offering this year, according to China Merchants Holdings, which holds a 5.4% stake in…

17th September 2008

No IPO for Ningbo

17th September 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Following a ruling by a local judge that workers at Tuapse Trading Seaport were being incorrectly paid for nightshift working, stevedores voted with their feet and brought operations to halt for much…

16th September 2008

Tuapse stevedores strike to recover $2.9m

16th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has confirmed it will require all workers at the ports of Savannah and Brunswick to hold Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) from as early as December 2008.

16th September 2008

Georgia Ports move on identity cards

16th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Paraguay says it is evaluating investment in its river port infrastructure. However its main focus will be on upgrading road infrastructure to improve access to and from the ports.

13th September 2008

Paraguay favours roads

13th September 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Netherlands-based HITT is poised to release open-source software aimed at simplifying the processing of port data.

13th September 2008

Open source signifies greater collaboration

13th September 2008