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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Long Beach Container Terminal has awarded Vycon with an order for green energy storage systems for six of its rubber-tyred gantries.

1st January 2007

LONG BEACH UPGRADES CRANES

1st January 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The awarding of a concession to Terminales Internacionales del Ecuador (Tide) to operate the Ecuadorian port of Manta has worried operators and ports in neighbouring Colombia and Peru.

1st January 2007

Manta concession worries regional rivals

1st January 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Software that promises to greater simplifydetermining the capacity of an intermodal yard has been released to the open market.

1st January 2007

Removing mystery of intermodal capacity

1st January 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Morocco has announced that the state monopoly on managing domestic ports is to be abolished as a means of improving competitiveness.

1st January 2007

Morocco bows out of port management

1st January 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dear Sir, I have just read the November/December issue of Port Strategy and would like to extend my congratulations to you for giving birth to and guiding the rapid growth of such…

16th December 2006

LETTERS

16th December 2006

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Theres little debate that the changing circumstances of globalisation have, and will continue to, affect world trade. Prices for goods and services are dropping while quality is on the rise.

1st December 2006

The challenge of globalisation

1st December 2006

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

As we head into the insurance renewal season, it is easier to spot the areas where market players have decided on pushing out a new boat or two. For some reason, the…

1st December 2006

Ports and terminals attract the eye

1st December 2006

ASIA

ASIA

The Indian state government of Kerala is planning construction of a new port at Beypore, near Kozhikode.This will be taken forward as a joint-venture between the private sector and both the state…

1st December 2006

KERALA PORT PLAN

1st December 2006

ASIA

ASIA

Koreas Busan New Port has attracted CMA CGM to its Phase 2-3 expansion programme, subject to government approval. CMA CGM reached an agreement with Hyundai Industry Development Consortium, developer and operator of…

1st December 2006

BUSAN LURES CMA CGM

1st December 2006

ASIA

ASIA

A new internet-based service to better predict the state of the currents at a given period, not only on the approaches to the port, but also alongside the  berths themselves has proved…

1st December 2006

SINGAPORE SOFTWARE

1st December 2006