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EUROPE

EUROPE

Associated British Ports has committed£ 4.5m to boost container handling at the Port of ImminghamsExxtor terminal.

7th December 2007

Exxtor to double handling capacity

7th December 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New ZealandsEmployment Relations Authority has been asked to resolve the collectiveemployment agreement impasse between Ports of Auckland and the MaritimeUnion of New Zealand, that recently saw five strike notices issued injust over…

6th December 2007

Auckland stalemate

6th December 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Five consortia have reportedly bid for the contracts to expand the Terminal XXI container handling facility at the Portuguese port of Sines.

6th December 2007

Sines goes ahead with expansion

6th December 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Theres a lot more to RMGs than meets the eye, not least a proven track record in container handling, as Alex Hughes discovers

5th December 2007

Scratch the surface

5th December 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

European crane manufacturer Liebherr had designed and supplied RMGcranes for over 30 years before developing its first RTG design in1998.

5th December 2007

Liebherr stays on track

5th December 2007

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

2007 promises to be remembered for the flood of new investor money into the sector but how long will it last, asks Mike Mundy

5th December 2007

Money talks

5th December 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

Shipping lines have agreed to grant Mombasa port two months to bring down congestion levels or face the imposition of a monthly vessel delay surcharge. This will raise $17.9m, consisting of $200…

5th December 2007

Mombasa heads off delay surcharge

5th December 2007

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

Last month, the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) gathered a groupof bankers and carriers in New York for an important RoundtableConference on Port and Infrastructure Investment. Rather thanshowcasing the same tired talk about…

5th December 2007

Opinion from the US (for Dec issue)

5th December 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Victorian Government must work towards allowing a thirdcontainer stevedore to operate in the state, according to the EssentialServices Commission draft Review of Port Planning.

4th December 2007

Threes no crowd for Victoria

4th December 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Barcelona port authority is to issue a concession for phase two development of its new Prat quay.

2nd December 2007

Barcelona eyes El Prat II

2nd December 2007