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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

California port executives met recently under the auspices of the California Association of Port Authorities and considered various organisational changes to container terminal working designed to enhance terminal operation.

1st May 2005

California Calculations

1st May 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

International operator Hutchison Port Holdings, already with port interests in Mexico, is one party known to be looking at new port development together with various logistics operators in order to establish "cargo…

1st May 2005

Cordoba plans new port close to canal

1st May 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Stolthaven, the port of Santos leading handler of industrial alcohol, is to expand its current storage capacity by 150% over the next three years.

1st May 2005

SANTOS TO INVEST IN ALCOHOL

1st May 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Peruvian government has approved the National Port Development Plan. The next step will be the signing of an agreement between Perus investment body, Proinversion, and the National Port Authority, which will…

1st May 2005

Peru approves National Port plan

1st May 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Maersk, Hutchison Port Holdings and SSA Marine have indicated an interest in building and operating a container terminal in the El Salvador port of La Union.

1st May 2005

THREE BID FOR EL SALVADOR BOX TERMINAL PROJECT

1st May 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Mae West once said: " Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." But as the North American West Coast ports are finding out, too much of a good thing can…

1st April 2005

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING

1st April 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Inspection services safeguard the commercial interests of clients and play a major role in facilitating global trade by ensuring the integrity of valuable bulk products is protected. Such commodities include crude oil,…

1st April 2005

NOT JUST A NECESSARY EVIL

1st April 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

All this leads into another contentious area.

1st April 2005

EFFECTS OF SHIP MOVEMENT ON PRODUCTIVITY

1st April 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Every one knows that big ports need big cranes and the major operators like to be seen to lead the field in buying big. This, however, is not entirely logical. Nick Elliott…

1st April 2005

IS IT A MACHO THING OR WHAT?

1st April 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In many countries, manning requirements for tugs are determined by vessel length; the more compact a vessel, the lower the manning costs, and the more cost-effective they become.

1st April 2005

CREATING A COST-EFFECTIVE WORKHORSE

1st April 2005