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EUROPE

EUROPE

A new eight-year agreement for Hull Container Terminal includes a £ 4m investment by PD Ports to be used to implement IT systems, refurbish the existing ship-to-shore cranes and reconfigure the terminal…

2nd July 2008

Investment for Hull

2nd July 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Short sea shipping company Portline has recently defected from the port of Lisbon to the port of Setú bal.

30th June 2008

Setúbal boosts box throughput

30th June 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A tariff reform being considered for Israeli ports could save up to $290m over the next 10 years. In addition, port users willing to undertake operations outside normal daytime shifts will receive…

30th June 2008

Israeli port reform

30th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new port at Klaipeda in Lithuania is scheduled to be completed by 2017. This will be built on an artificial island and be used to handle oil products, fertiliser, containers and…

29th June 2008

Klaipeda 2017 port

29th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The port of Illichevsk in Ukraine believes it can boost throughput to 3.2m teu within five years following the upgrade of existing handling facilities. This compares with a throughput of 455,976 teu…

29th June 2008

Bullish Illichevsk forecast

29th June 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Doubts have emerged regarding the feasibility of the proposed Kenyan lake port of Lamu. Steady economic growth in the Great Lakes region has prompted the need for such a facility, but while…

28th June 2008

Kenya cool on Lamu

28th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Poland is to invest up to ¢ 780m ($1.2bn) on improving access to its ports by 2014. To date, ¢ 150m ($233.7m) has been spent on upgrades in this area.

28th June 2008

Poland access upgrades

28th June 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Port Klang terminal operator Northport is to spend $152m over the next two to three years on expanding existing facilities, including the construction of a 350-metre container berth that will boost the…

28th June 2008

Northport to invest in new facilities

28th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

According to Russias Federal Agency of Marine and River Transport, throughput at ports in Russia is forecast to grow by 10%-12% during 2008. By 2015, overall volume of cargo is expected to…

27th June 2008

Russia growth prediction

27th June 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) recently acquired new equipment for its leading port in Manila, Philippines.

27th June 2008

Manila gets new equipment

27th June 2008