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OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Gladstone Ports Corporation is to invest A$2.4m ($2.1m) in wind barriers around its coal stockpiles in an attempt to reduce dust escaping into the surrounding community.

2nd September 2008

Gladstone deals with dust

2nd September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Peruvian government has reduced planned concession periods for port terminal operators from 60 years down to 30 years, blaming a typing error for the initial published figure.

2nd September 2008

Peru concession typo

2nd September 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

DP World will spend A$250m ($219.4m) upgrading its Brisbane terminals after signing a 40-year lease agreement with the Port of Brisbane Corp.

1st September 2008

DP Wold injects cash into Brisbane concession

1st September 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Chinese port operator Chongqing Gangjiu is to acquire the port assets of its parent company for $218m. The move is aimed at strengthening its finances and improving its profitability.

1st September 2008

China port deal

1st September 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Port concessionaires in Nigeria believe that they should be receiving the 7% surcharge levied on imported items that the government set up to develop port infrastructure.

31st August 2008

Nigerian concessionaires demand surcharge

31st August 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

FESCO transport group has acquired a 50% stake in Vladivostok Container Terminal, which it picked up after acquiring all of the shares of the National Container Company from the N-Trans group. The…

31st August 2008

FESCO Vladivostok deal

31st August 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World and Aden Port Corporation (ACT) have signed a joint venture agreement allowing the former to operate container handling facilities at both Aden Container Terminal and Maalla Container Terminal.

30th August 2008

DP World reaches into Aden

30th August 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Maersk has withdrawn its South Iberia feeder service from the port of Alicante after just three months.

29th August 2008

Maersk departure hits Alicante

29th August 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Simpson, Spence and Young Australian Coal Port Congestion Index has dropped to 7.1 days, the lowest it has been since October 2006.

28th August 2008

Oz port congestion improves

28th August 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) has approved an investment package of ¢ 59m ($87.9m) to expand existing port infrastructure, including construction of the new Adosado terminal and reinforcement of Juan Carlos I…

28th August 2008

Algeciras funds secure

28th August 2008