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AFRICA

AFRICA

Qatar and Sudan have made a $4bn deal to develop Sudan’s second-biggest port, Suakin, located in the northeast of the country.

29th March 2018

Qatar and Sudan to develop Suakin port

29th March 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

DP World confirmed it hasn’t received a purchase offer for its 33% stake in Doraleh Container Terminal following state-controlled Djibouti Ports and Free Zone Authority’s (DPFZA) claim that it is prepared to…

29th March 2018

DP World: No Doraleh offer made

29th March 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Kurt Nagle has over 30 years of experience in Washington, DC, related to seaports and international trade. Since 1995, Mr. Nagle has served as President and Chief Executive Officer for the American…

29th March 2018

Kurt Nagle

29th March 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

An integrated systems manufacturers is reporting high levels of interest in its oil spill monitoring buoys following several recent port and harbour installations in the Middle East.

29th March 2018

Oil spill monitoring buoys gain notoriety

29th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Like it or not, Brexit continues to dominate the agenda for the UK ports sector, reports Felicity Landon

29th March 2018

Getting over the ‘B’ word in the UK

29th March 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

While they may not steal the limelight for most visible port assets, fenders form the backbone of quay protection, finds Alex Hughes

29th March 2018

Safeguarding the ship to shore interface

29th March 2018

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya, and James Macharia, transport cabinet secretary, have been piling the pressure on Catherine Mturi-Wairi, managing director of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), to achieve greater freight…

29th March 2018

Fair and proper process the only way

29th March 2018

CARGO SPOTLIGHT

CARGO SPOTLIGHT

COMMENT: A number of recent fatalities resulting from mobile equipment accidents have again highlighted the need to improve traffic management in terminals, writes Laurence Jones.

29th March 2018

Easy wins for traffic management

29th March 2018

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Apprenticeships or graduates? Felicity Landon considers the way forward in the ports industry

29th March 2018

Training – to what degree?

29th March 2018

ASIA

ASIA

Some - but not all - of the region’s potential will live up to its promise, writes Stevie Knight

29th March 2018

Southeast Asia awash with possibilities

29th March 2018