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AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

As GreenPort journal was going to press on Monday 18 February, the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners was due to vote on the following day (Tuesday 19 February 2008), on the…

1st March 2008

Long Beach votes on Clean Truck concessions

1st March 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Portof Napier and the Maritime Union of New Zealand have agreed the portcompany will retain the services of International StevedoringOperations while allowing shipping lines to also use alternativestevedores.

28th February 2008

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28th February 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Plans foran A$1bn (US$896m) ocean terminal at Townsville have moved closer withthe release of an environmental impact statement. The developmentincludes construction of a terminal with international-standardcruiseship facilities, and residential and marina precincts.Construction…

27th February 2008

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27th February 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Maputo and Durban limber up for battle over lucrative southern African trade. Alex Hughes reports

27th February 2008

Maputo

27th February 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africas port controller Transnet has been pumping investment into a wide range of projects. Port Elizabeth, which can nowadays handle up to 500,000 teu annually, will soon be able to count…

27th February 2008

Transnet invests for the future

27th February 2008

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Former US Senator Warren Rudmans recent concerns over port security should not be taken lightly given his history as co-chair of a bi-partisan committee assigned to investigate the threat of international terrorism…

27th February 2008

Container Security: Is it Feasible and Who Pays?

27th February 2008

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

The US ended 2007with the spectre of a recession hanging over it while Asia and Europewere riding on a high, expecting 2008 to be another year of growth andprosperity. The financial crisis…

27th February 2008

Risk, Uncertainty and the Spectre of a Recession

27th February 2008

ASIA

ASIA

EvergreenMarine Corp (Taiwan) has extendedits lease on its Container Terminal No 4 facility (Piers 115 and 116) in the Port of Kaohsiung for a further 10 years toFebruary 2018.

27th February 2008

Kaohsiung commitment

27th February 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A web-basedapplication for dry bulk terminal management pledges to manage a dry bulkterminal no matter what type or number of products, warehouses, activities orcustomers.

26th February 2008

Flexible dry bulk application

26th February 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Portequipment specialist Kalmarhas confirmed an order from PSA Singapore Terminals for in excess of 200 terminaltractors to be delivered this year.

26th February 2008

Kalmar Eastern coop

26th February 2008