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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The mafias port interests may have been immortalised in On The Waterfront, but the US government doesnt find the real thing entertaining. With a view to reclaiming the docks from the mob,…

1st September 2005

US government takes on waterfront mafia

1st September 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Dear Sir I have just read the article " Country Report West Coast Canada" by Michael Rosenfeld in your June edition. The article states that the engineering for the development of the…

1st September 2005

Letter to the Editor

1st September 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Bids are now being considered for a five-year management contract to operate Port of Spains container terminal.

1st September 2005

DECISION TIME AT PORT OF SPAIN

1st September 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UNCTAD carried out a global government and industry survey on ISPS Code implementation, costs and related financing (available for downloading at www.unctad.org/ttl/legal). A total of 55 completed questionnaires were received from respondent…

1st September 2005

Cargo scam warning

1st September 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Gambian Government has signed up with Scanning Systems for the installation and operation of scanners in Banjul.

1st September 2005

New scanner for Banjul

1st September 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Six UK ports are to be the subject of a new security review. The project is part of the Multi Agency Threat and Risk Assessment (MATRA), a government initiative to cut the…

1st September 2005

MATRA trialled at ports amidst lax security reports

1st September 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Videotel Marine International in conjunction with the IMO and a number of port security authorities, has produced an interactive, computer-based training course which could form the basis of official Port Facility Security…

1st September 2005

Security training on screen

1st September 2005

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Ask Thomas To m Falknor a serious question and in all probability you would receive a playful answer. Humour was one of his strong points as was his humanity, ability to command…

1st September 2005

Thomas E. Falknor 24 March 1944 – 10 August 2005

1st September 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

With Turkey having just announced its first containerport privatisation and Egypt showing signs of more interest in this direction, will the eastern sector of the Med at last come of age, asks…

1st July 2005

Unlocking its huge potential

1st July 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

A key objective of the ECs strategy for the development of ports is to establish clearer rules which set high quality standards for access to the port services market, and make procedures…

1st July 2005

The ECs position: not unreasonable on the face of it

1st July 2005