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TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Port surveillance systems and equipment must be cost-effective, dependable, able to operate in potentially severe weather conditions in a maritime environment, require minimum maintenance and repair and have the availability of a…

1st January 2007

SECURITY BRIEFING

1st January 2007

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

The end of 2006 and very early part of 2007 saw industrial action in Europes ports on a scale that has not been experienced for some time. The last week of December…

1st January 2007

Mind your Ps

1st January 2007

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

It is said that generals have a strong tendency to prepare for the war they last took part in. And marine underwriters are not so different in this respect. The last financially…

1st January 2007

Fighting the Last War

1st January 2007

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

One of the more interesting announcements at the beginning of 2007 is that the opposition party in the US, the Democrats, are to fast track legislation which within three years aims to…

1st January 2007

Crippling implications of US initiative

1st January 2007

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Private equity firms and other non-public shareholder groups such as Dubai Ports World (DPW), have entered the global ports and terminals marketplace to drive up values in the industry. Perhaps the initial…

1st January 2007

Is the great equity bubble about to burst?

1st January 2007

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

It is interesting to note that an officer of Kenya Ports Authority has suggested that congestion problems in Dar es Salaam are worse than those prevalent in Mombasa, and that as a…

1st January 2007

Learning Curve

1st January 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Chinas port industry shows a promising future, a recent report from Research in China has found. The study estimates that Chinas port handling capacity will increase by 80% or more from 2006…

1st January 2007

Chinas bright star still shining

1st January 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Port Klang and Incheon Port have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve trade, traffic and services between the two ports. Last year, Port Klang handled 22,000 teu from Incheon Port,…

1st January 2007

Klang and Incheon pool resources

1st January 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas (International) Ltd (OOIL) deal to sell its terminal division to Canadas Ontario Teachers Pension Plan for $2.35m is awaiting approval from shareholders and competition authorities.

1st January 2007

OOIL terminal division sale awaits official seal

1st January 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Two Chinese companies - China National Property Administration Council and Qili Holdings - are making substantial investments in the Indonesian province of Papua. Biak Port will benefit from the construction of a…

1st January 2007

CHINESE INVEST IN INDONESIA

1st January 2007