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POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Southamptons sensible UKport development proposal throws yet more doubt on the increasingly expensive alternative options

1st November 2006

Party poopers

1st November 2006

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Very recent news from North Korea leads this correspondent to suppose that very soon the countrys shipping industry will come under further scrutiny and restrictions. To some extent the precedents have already…

1st November 2006

North Korean insurance blues

1st November 2006

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Labour has traditionally been a problem along the Spanish Mediterranean coastline and recent times have seen things getting worse.  

1st November 2006

Spanish labour bottleneck needs urgent attention

1st November 2006

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Space to expand, government backing and support from terminal operators - sounds like any port authoritys dream. But Rotterdam has never been one for dreaming. Heres a port that has always been…

1st November 2006

Foreign bodies

1st November 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Algerian government is contemplating the construction of a new port, which would help reduce congestion at existing facilities,many of which are operating at 75% capacity. Although no definitive site has yet…

1st November 2006

Algeria mulls Mediterranean hub port plan

1st November 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenya Ports Authority has acquired new handling equipment worth ¢ 3m, which forms part of a ¢ 5.44m modernisation programme begun in 2002.This includes 20 terminal tractors, five FLTs and a set…

1st November 2006

KPA EQUIPMENT BUY

1st November 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Kenyan government has put together a committee that will oversee the privatisation of the container terminal at the port of Mombasa. However, the rest of the port will remain within public…

1st November 2006

MOMBASA PRIVATISATION TEAM

1st November 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Shippers, fed up with delays in container processing at Durban Container Terminal, have threatened to impose a surcharge. Just last month, an MOL ship was delayed by 200 hours, however the average…

1st November 2006

Durban shippers congestion despair

1st November 2006

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Accelerated low water corrosion is becoming more widespread in sheet piling. David Foxwell looks at the latest thinking on how to tackle port nasties

1st November 2006

Eating into the Bottom Line

1st November 2006

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Visual inspection and ultrasonics may be the most used forms of inspection for ALWC,but RTD Group also recommends RTD INCOTEST (which stands for INsulated COmponent TEST), a unique corrosion survey method that…

1st November 2006

Alternative to ultrasonics

1st November 2006