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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A company specialising in training company and ship security officers in compliance with the ISPS Code has been formed by two maritime security specialists with nearly 50 years merchant navy and Special…

1st July 2003

Former commandos unite for ISPS deadline

1st July 2003

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Japanese car maker Mazda has moved its Southern Europe distribution hub from Antwerp to Barcelona, where it will make use of Barcelona Autoterminal. The move was prompted by better value added…

1st July 2003

Mazda switches distribution from Antwerp to Barcelona

1st July 2003

EUROPE

EUROPE

Container terminal strategies to suit every aspiration have evolved in the Mediterranean but can they keep pace with change? Nick Elliott reports .

1st June 2003

Med Medley plays the tune of DEMAND

1st June 2003

AFRICA

AFRICA

Steve Cameron considers the accelerating move towards the commercialisation of Africas ports.

1st June 2003

The scramble for Africa

1st June 2003

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

In the first of an ongoing series, Jordan Schwartz examines the uncertain future of private investment in port infrastructure within the developing world, with a particular eye this month on Africa.

1st June 2003

Private participation drying up?

1st June 2003

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Today' s pneumatic unloaders offer significant operational advantages but energy consumption can be a prohibitive issue, writes Benedict Young

1st June 2003

Bulky issues

1st June 2003

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

It is said that in the rather anxious aftermath of the 911 outrage, officials in the Bush administration looked around at the shipping and transport industry and saw in all its openness…

1st June 2003

The soft UNDERBELLY

1st June 2003

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Management is the word that underpins portstrategy, the new magazine for your industry. portstrategy, or PS as we call it, is designed to meet the modern information needs of port and terminal…

1st June 2003

THAT MAGIC WORD MANAGEMENT

1st June 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The first quarter results reported by Halterm, one of the two Halifax container terminal operators, show a goodwill write down of C$56m and tell the story of dark days ahead for the…

1st June 2003

Clock ticking at Halterm

1st June 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Long Beach, USA has cleared the way for the development of a US$400m liquefied natural gas terminal (LNG) on Terminal Island, the first facility of its kind to be…

1st June 2003

First USWC LNG Terminal

1st June 2003