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ASIA

ASIA

Chinas southeast city of Xiamen is fast looking to surpass Kaohsiung across the Taiwan Strait, with operating major HPH already well established and new entrant APM Terminals opening a $380m terminal there…

27th March 2008

Xiaman chases Kaohsiungs tail

27th March 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

To meet projected demand, Kalmar has launched Autoshuttle, an automated self-loading vehicle able to pick, place and transport containers between ship-to-shore (STS) and yard stacking cranes.

27th March 2008

Kalmar unveils new auto selfloader

27th March 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Chinas Pearl River Delta has effortlessly lifted the crown for the most densely port-populated region in the world, as Wing Kah-goh reports

27th March 2008

Port Profile

27th March 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Transas Marine UK Limited has won thecontract to upgrade Portland Harbour Authoritys Navi-Harbour vessel trackingsystem in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games. The overhaul of the UK portsequipment will include a full…

27th March 2008

Olympic win for Transas

27th March 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The theme of the 2008 ESPO Conference is “Governing 21st Century Ports”. The event will gather know-how from European and international port and academic experts on the strategies and tools port managers…

27th March 2008

Governing 21st Century Ports

27th March 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Larger ships and increasing productivity mean that proper maintenance of terminal equipment is more important than ever, reports Patrik Wheater

27th March 2008

Servicing future needs

27th March 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Crane manufacturer Liebherr has confirmed acontract to add six megamax container cranes to handling capability at the Port of Ngqura.

26th March 2008

Liebherr wins Ngqura contract

26th March 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Data collected by the Institute suggests that managers in the transport & logistics sector are putting in too many hours, for too few returns. In detail, the 'Quality of Working Life' study…

26th March 2008

Long working hours for little return

26th March 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The partial collapse of the new Prat quay at the port of Barcelona in January 2006 has limited the amount of space now available for new vehicles traffic.

25th March 2008

No parking spaces at Barcelona

25th March 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

GijonPort Authority has approved a modified expansion plan and has agreed toask the European Union for ¢ 135m ($195.9m) to part finance costoverruns, which are forecast to reach ¢ 216m ($313.4m).

23rd March 2008

EU bankrolls Gijon overrun

23rd March 2008