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OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Port Otagos appointment of a science, engineering and logistics team to investigate its plan to become the only South Island deep-water container port has impressed the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation.

7th October 2007

Otago

7th October 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ukraine terminal operator Ukrtranscontainer has taken delivery of new Noell Fantuzzi ship-to-shore cranes for its container terminal in Illichivsk.

7th October 2007

New cranes support Ukraine berthing first

7th October 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Recent figures posted by Chittagong Port clearly show that productivity is improving following privatisation of Chittagong Container Terminal.

6th October 2007

Chittagong in the ascendancy

6th October 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Vietnam National Shipping Lines is to build a deep-water port in the Van Phong industrial development zone requiring $184m of investment.

6th October 2007

Two new deep-sea ports for Vietnam

6th October 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Yang Ming is to invest more than $360m in what will be the sixth container terminal at the port of Kaohsiung.

5th October 2007

Sixth box terminal for Kaoshiung

5th October 2007

ASIA

ASIA

The Malaysian Ministry of Finance has suspended the law requiring port authorities to source gantry cranes from one nominated manufacturer, on the back of complaints from ports who have experienced serious delivery…

5th October 2007

Malaysia eases equipment sourcing restrictions

5th October 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Vietnams Saigon Newport Company (SNP) has confirmed an order for a further ten E-One rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes, destined for Phase I of Tan Cang-Cai Mep International Container Terminal.

5th October 2007

Kalmars green crane popular

5th October 2007

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Ports and terminals which choose the outsourcing route for their equipment maintenance can remove the uncertainty of maintenance and life cycle costs, says Kalmars Rob van Hove. And increasing numbers appear to…

4th October 2007

Making the calculations

4th October 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ports need to integrate with the supply chain if they are to understand the changing focus of shipper selection, according exclusive paper from Adrian Sammons and Mateus Magala

4th October 2007

Port Modelling

4th October 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

Cargo volumes handled by the port of Mombasa have increased following the decision to extend the opening hours for gate services.

4th October 2007

Longer opening hours boost Mombasa cargo

4th October 2007