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EUROPE

EUROPE

Polands Port of Gdynia is restructuringto dispose of non-core units, including a number of terminals.

12th March 2008

Gdynia slims down to boost competitiveness

12th March 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

RAM Spreaders has lengthened its reach inthe Middle East with new orders from Egypts Damietta InternationalPort. The port has ordered 18 RAM Model 2940 CenterSpread separating twinlift telescoping spreaders for ship-to-shore cranes,…

12th March 2008

Egypt tames RAM

12th March 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

ThePeruvian Transport Ministry has announced that the regional ports ofPisco, Paita and Ilo, as well as the river ports at Pucallpa andIquitos, will be put out of concession in 2008. Investment of…

12th March 2008

Five Peruvian terminals to be privatised

12th March 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The new container terminal development at the Italian port of Vado Ligure appears to now be in doubt.

11th March 2008

Vado Ligure residents reject container terminal

11th March 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The UKsPort of Liverpool has announced plans to constructa £ 6m fresh produce terminal to reduce unnecessary truck movements andconsequently carbon emissions.

11th March 2008

Fresh plan ripens for Liverpool

11th March 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port rankings produced by the World Economic Forum have placed Peru at the very bottom when it comes to infrastructure.

11th March 2008

Callao inefficient port slur

11th March 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Oakland and its partner, CleanAir TransPort, recently announced an initiative that will help clear the air, “Early Action for a Healthy Community.”

11th March 2008

Oakland’s Clean Air Programme

11th March 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Shanghai has remained the worlds leading port for the third successive year. In 2007, it handled 560m tonnes, up 4.2% over the previous year. Container throughput, at 26.1 5m teu, represented an…

10th March 2008

Shanghai still number one

10th March 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealands Lyttelton Port Co has recorded a near 10% growth in revenue over the first six months of its 2007/08 financial year.

10th March 2008

Lyttelton figures buoyed by container growth

10th March 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

ChinasHarbour Contracting Engineering Company in partnership with localcompany the Rafid Group has been awarded a $586.7m contract toundertake infrastructure work at Saudi Arabias proposed Ras Al-Zourport. To be completed by 2010 this…

10th March 2008

Chinese land Saudi contract

10th March 2008