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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Perus national ports authority (Enapu) is seeking international technical cooperation for studies linked to the development of the national ports plan.

1st July 2004

PERU SEEKS ASSISTANCE FOR NATIONAL PORTS PLAN

1st July 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Li Ka Shings Hutchison Whampoa (HWL), parent company of HPH, is buying a 12% stake in South Koreas Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM). The move follows his recent acquisition of 15% of China…

1st July 2004

LI KA SHING GOES SHOPPING AGAIN

1st July 2004

AFRICA

AFRICA

The IPA is to receive $1.5 billion from international donors according to Mahmood Salih Abdul-Nabi, the incoming director general, who says that the authority is considering the possibility of perhaps eventually seeking…

1st July 2004

Further investment at Maputo

1st July 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The State, the municipality of Rotterdam and Port of Rotterdam have concluded an agreement on financing for the construction of Maasvlakte 2, the plan to expand the port of Rotterdam. The construction…

1st July 2004

Maasvlakte 2 gets the nod

1st July 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

La Plata may well be offered as a single 30-year concession to a prospective management company. The facility, located 75km south east of Buenos Aires, currently has annual traffic of 6m tons…

1st July 2004

LA PLATA FARMED OUT

1st July 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Port of Rotterdam ceo Willem Scholten: "This an extremely important agreement. The expansion will give businesses the opportunity to grow in Rotterdam. Maasvlakte 2 will be an excellent location. Right on the…

1st July 2004

COSCO SET FOR EUROPEAN INVESTMENT

1st July 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Plans for a € 350m investment to transform the River Shannon Estuary into one of Europes largest cargo hubs have been announced by state-owned Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC), an investment that,…

1st July 2004

Transhipment terminal for Shannon

1st July 2004

ASIA

ASIA

A key component is the construction of a new deepwater container transhipment terminal at Ballylongford, County Kerry, at an estimated cost of €250m, a terminal which is expected to capitalise on the…

1st July 2004

Xiamen Haicang dredging completed

1st July 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Milford Haven has become the first port in the UK to invest in a portable satellite-based system to help pilots guide ships along the waterway to their berths with pinpoint accuracy. The…

1st July 2004

Milford Havens new pilot system

1st July 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The 1,000m 3trailing suction hopper dredger YASIN was named and launched at IHC' s Kinderdijk yard. The dredger is being built for Iran' s Ports & Shipping Organization (PSO) for maintenance in…

1st July 2004

YASIN

1st July 2004