Middle East

The plan announced by Liberias National Port Authority to lay off 350 workers because of financial difficulties has been challenged by the Dock Workers Union.

DP World has announced investment of more than $8.2bn in the development of 10 new ports and upgrade work at three others. Among its largest schemes are a $459m new box terminal…

Existing companies at the port of Tema have called upon Ghana Ports andHarbours Authority to scrap an agreement that it has with a foreignconsortium, Meridian Port Services (MPS), to operate the containerterminal. 

By 2010, capacity across all Iran is ports will have reached 150m tonnes, compared with 115m tonnes at present.

Eight consortia have sought prequalification to bid for the Khalifa and Industrial Zone project, with initial infrastructure work scheduled to commence by mid-year, claims Abu Dhabi Port Company.

DP Worlds chairman, Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem,has revealed that over the next three years the company intends to boost its global container throughput by 50%.

The Saudi Trade & Export Development Company (Tusdeer) and Seaport Terminal of Malaysia, which helped established the successful transhipment port of Tanjung Pelepas, have signed a joint venture agreement to develop a…