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ASIA

ASIA 1st July 2003

Maersk India launches SMS service

1st July 2003

ASIA

ASIA

Pusan Newport Co (PNC) has received financial backing of US$480m for the construction of its new terminal in Pusan.

1st July 2003

Funding for Pusan project

1st July 2003

AFRICA

AFRICA

Steve Camerson reports with breaking news on the hard-fought concessions over the Luanda and Douala port privatisations

1st July 2003

On the horns of an African dilemma

1st July 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

According to Juan Carlos Alferez, manager of Dole Ecuadors new private port, near Guayaquil, throughput of mainly export bananas has pushed the facility up to 60% of capacity. However, Dole is not…

1st July 2003

Doles Ecuador banana port up to 60% of capacity

1st July 2003

AFRICA

AFRICA 1st July 2003

SA Airlift

1st July 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Panama Canal Authority has initiated trials of simultaneous, two-way transits (Atlantic and Pacific bound) of large commercial vessels through the Canal.

1st July 2003

Canal Trials

1st July 2003

ASIA

ASIA

Shanghai handled a record 912,000 TEU in April, a month-on-month rise of 35%.

1st July 2003

Chinese ports reaching saturation point

1st July 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, which saw its Asian cargo volumes increase by 23% in 2002, has signed an agreement with the Panama Canal Authority to jointly promote…

1st July 2003

Panama teams up to boost Asia business

1st July 2003

ASIA

ASIA

The Ministry of Port Development and Shipping in Colombo has signed a US$ 10 million contract with British consultant Scott Wilson to realise plans for the development of the Port of Colombo…

1st July 2003

Scott Wilson appointed for Colombo expansion

1st July 2003

AFRICA

AFRICA

Fast track construction plans for the fourth phase of the Kingston Container Terminal are underway and the Port Authority of Jamaica has just signed a new five-year agreement with its number one…

1st July 2003

Kingston Signs Zim and Builds

1st July 2003