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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The government of Oman has doubled investment for the Duqm Port and Dry Dock project to $1.81bn to boost the overall capacity and size, therefore making it suitable for very large bulk…

12th September 2008

Oman doubles Duqm funds

12th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Santos terminal Libra Terminais is capitalising on Brazilian throughput that has grown beyond all expectations, as Alex Hughes finds out

10th September 2008

Libra Terminais

10th September 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Maritime experts have queried whether Mombasas aim to become one of the 20 most efficient ports in the world by 2010 is achievable.

10th September 2008

Mombasa efficiency about more than capacity increases

10th September 2008

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Russias recent advance into Georgia beliesthe profile of a country that does not yet fully respect democraticprinciples and which is steered by powerful individuals that have theirown agenda in terms of the…

10th September 2008

PS PAGE

10th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Santos is to open four further container berths to boost capacity from 3m teu to 4m teu. The $515m project will involve an area of 541,000 su m and be eligible for…

10th September 2008

Santos capacity boost

10th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

In an early blow  to its ambitious megaport programme at Punta Colonet, Mexicos federal government will have to negotiate with Mexican mining group GML  to resolve land disputes related to the $4.86bn…

10th September 2008

Punta Colonet threatened by land dispute

10th September 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The port of Umm Qasr, which is the entry point for 80% of Iraqi imports, is said to have doubled traffic following a government crackdown on militia activity in Basra province earlier…

9th September 2008

Iraqi imports thriving

9th September 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Container transhipment and cruise are the two sectors concentrating minds at the Indian Ocean islands ports. Felicity Landon reports

8th September 2008

Containers and cruise ambitions

8th September 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

The African Investment Bank has granted a loan of $45m to Sogester, which has been put together by APM Terminals (51%) and Gestão de Fundos (49%) to open a new container terminal…

7th September 2008

Luanda port loan nod

7th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Euro Oslo container vessel that crashed into Quay 3 at Colon container terminal in Manzanillo Bay in Panama has agreed to pay $10m in compensation to the Port Company.

7th September 2008

Payout for Manzanillo

7th September 2008