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EUROPE

EUROPE

Port of Liverpool owner Peel Ports has submittedplans for the construction of more than 400,000 sq ft of warehousing to boostthe ports logistics capacity.

15th February 2008

Liverpool boosts logistics capacity

15th February 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Trainingprovider Securewest has launched an on-line training package for port facilitysecurity awareness courses.

15th February 2008

Securewest online training

15th February 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Argentinean port of Comodoro Rivadavia is to have a new container terminal costing $2.55m. The terminal will cover an area of 11,500 sq m in the south of the port and…

14th February 2008

New Argentinean box terminal

14th February 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Environmental clearance has now been given for the construction of Wiggins Island Coal Terminal at the port of Gladstone, Australia.

13th February 2008

Green light for Gladstone terminal

13th February 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

UkrainesPrivat Group has finalised plans for the countrys largest independent privatecontainer terminal, International Container Terminal Peresyp. Covering 62 haand with 1,300 metres of quay wall, construction of the terminal - sited nextto…

13th February 2008

Ukraine terminal beast

13th February 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Portequipment manufacturer Kalmarhas added to its cache of automated products with a tool to aide positioning ofcontainers.

13th February 2008

Smart Kalmar spots positioning gap

13th February 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Dragados-SPL has begun the final phase construction work at its new ¢ 50m ($74.3m) dry bulk terminal in the port of Santander. Start-up traffic this year is expected to be 1.5m tonnes,…

12th February 2008

New Santander bulk terminal

12th February 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UKs Port of Tilbury is seeking toharness wind power in a bid to cut carbon emissions and power consumption. Ithas submitted a planning application to Thurrock Council for the development ofits…

12th February 2008

Putting wind in Tilburys sails

12th February 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Philadelphias MaritimeStakeholders Group was dealt a bitter blow to its campaign to stop aland swapin the port to a non-maritime business when Pennsylvania CommonwealthCourt Judge Dan Pellegrini denied their request to a…

12th February 2008

Philadelphia contentious land swap to go ahead

12th February 2008

ASIA

ASIA

The Indian government has conceded that it may well have to look into alternative models to finance construction of the projected new deep-sea port on the west Bengal Coast.   

12th February 2008

New finance models for Bengali port

12th February 2008