Concessions & Investments

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Piraeus Port Authority has announced strong financial results for 2022. Turnover was €194.6 million…

18th April 2023

Piraeus Profits Up

18th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The international drug trade is booming with shipping containers the main method of delivery. Mike Mundy assesses what part technology can play in solving the problem

11th April 2023

Record highs

11th April 2023

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Through the imposition of unequal tolls on the River Parana Argentina has sparked a storm of protest from other user countries while the new dredging concession is still pending. Rob Ward reports

3rd April 2023

Right rumpus on the Parana

3rd April 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The findings of a survey recently conducted by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) indicate investment in the order of US$50bn in green facilities including shore power, clean fuel handling equipment, electric…

31st March 2023

Us$50 billion expenditure forecast on green infrastructure

31st March 2023

WORLD

WORLD

An application to establish a freeport in Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales has been successful.

27th March 2023

Anglesey freeport gets the go-ahead

27th March 2023

WORLD

WORLD

Netherlands-based Janssen has acquired Norman Global Logistics, an air and ocean freight forwarding company based in the UK and Asia.

20th March 2023

Janssen acquires Norman Global Logistics

20th March 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Deep water cargo terminal Portico has appointed a new freight forwarding business development manager to help expand its customs and cargo handling services.

13th March 2023

Portico to expand services with new business manager

13th March 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Technical due diligence of a proposed investment by Hapag-Lloyd in a share of J M Baxi Ports & Logistics has concluded.

13th March 2023

HPC completes inspections for Hapag-Lloyd investment

13th March 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Supply chain risk specialist, Overhaul, has acquired SensiGuard security services from Sensitech.

13th February 2023

Overhaul overhauls cargo security

13th February 2023

EUROPE

EUROPE

UK-based PD ports has raised a total debt facility of GBP710 million to refinance existing debt and provide for future business growth.

8th February 2023

PD ports completes refinancing

8th February 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The Swedish Government has given approval for Ports of Stockholm to apply for EU grant funding for pilot studies to develop onshore power infrastructure.

8th February 2023

EU Grant Hope

8th February 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Although Brazil’s Mario Franca, Brazil’s new Ports and Airports Minister, has strongly hinted that the urgently needed STS10 new container terminal concession for Santos will go ahead there could be a spanner thrown…

8th February 2023

STS 10 concession obstruction?

8th February 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

There is an array of news this month from around the globe regarding investment in port and terminal businesses.

8th February 2023

Port and terminal Investors crowd in

8th February 2023

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Vitoria, the first Brazilian port authority to be privatised has just announced its first concession, a contract with TechnipFMC, a global Franco-American oil and gas company.

8th February 2023

Vitoria delivers first concession

8th February 2023

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Port of Ashdod, Israel, has confirmed the signing of new agreements with five start-up companies…

8th February 2023

Five Star Ashdod

8th February 2023

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd is supporting a new platform for cross-border trade financing to support the activities…

8th February 2023

ZIM backing SMEs

8th February 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Freight and cargo crime prevention is under-resourced and ‘low priority’ according to a recent report by the UK’s National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS).

30th January 2023

Cargo crime fight ‘low priority’

30th January 2023

NEWS

NEWS

Disruptions throughout the global supply chain are continuing to create opportunities for criminals to access cargo, warns TT Club.

18th November 2022

Criminals exploit supply chain disruption

18th November 2022

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Unsubstantiated press reports in the UK have suggested that Australian investment company Macquarie…

15th November 2022

PD Ports Sale?

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Syamam Prasad Mookerjee Port in Calcutta for a bulk terminal at the Haldia Dock Complex.

15th November 2022

Adani enters Bengal and Closes Gangavaram…

15th November 2022