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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Oman has stamped its seal of approval on vacuum-based automated mooring systems with an order for 12 Cavotec units for the Port of Salalah.

18th July 2008

More vacuum mooring for Oman

18th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Perus National Ports Authority (Enapu) has come under fire for its decision to court private sector finance for the upgrading of Quay 5 at the Port of Callao.

18th July 2008

ENAPU needs private sector cash

18th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Peru is undergoing a spate of new ports building as its trade with the rest of the world mushrooms.

18th July 2008

Peruvian port progress

18th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Evo Morales, President of Bolivia and his opposite number, Michelle Bachelet of Chile have opened the door to the construction of a Bolivian port on the Chilean coast,  according to local sources.

18th July 2008

Port outlet mooted for land-locked Bolivians

18th July 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr is to boost its UK presence with three key contracts for its container cranes.

18th July 2008

Leibherrs UK family grows

18th July 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A new Nelson City Council ruling is expected to force Port Nelson to offer to buy outright or install acoustic insulation to a maximum of about 50% of the value of 11…

17th July 2008

Nelson noise bill

17th July 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Omans Port of Salalah is to invest $112m on supplying new handling equipment for recently commissioned berths, which will boost capacity from 4.5m teu to 6m teu.

17th July 2008

Salalah splashes out on equipment

17th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The legislative assembly of the Brazilian state of Paraná has been told that if dredging work on the access channel at the Port of Paranagua is not completed rapidly, it will seriously…

17th July 2008

Dredging dearth undermines Brazilian harvest

17th July 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

While there are many positives to opting for a mobile harbour crane in comparison with a fixed system, there is the flip side of the coin to consider, as the Port of…

16th July 2008

Lifting coal volumes

16th July 2008

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East all present obvious expansion opportunities for global terminal operators - but there is still plenty of scope in the more established markets, too. Felicity…

16th July 2008

Expansion opportunities

16th July 2008