North America

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The UN-hosted Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries has come up with a plan to reinforce the right of all countries to enjoy secure access to the sea. The plan incorporates…

1st September 2003

Landlocked countries get relief

1st September 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The battle for transhipment volumes in the Caribbean is stronger than ever, reports Rainbow Nelson .

1st September 2003

Caribbean WHIRLWIND

1st September 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Buffalo Bayou Partnership with the Port of Houston and the local flood control agency, have commissioned a new trash skimmer vessel named " Mighty Tidy" , designed to remove floating rubbish…

1st September 2003

Mighty Tidy beats out Stinky Pinky

1st September 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port Authority of Jamaica has committed over $1bn to upgrade port security in Kingston and Montego Bay.

1st September 2003

Jamaica spends a billion on upgrade

1st September 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Chuck Raymond, ceo of Horizon Lines, has said that container security cannot become a reality unless there is " a coordination of all parties participating in cargo movement."

1st September 2003

Transhipment hubs warned

1st September 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Francisco Lopez Barredo has been awarded the concession to operate the Terminal Especializada de Contenedores box handling facility at the Mexican port of Lazaro Cardenas. His bid included investment of US$7m compared…

1st July 2003

Lazaro Cardenas box terminal out to concession

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

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

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

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Panamas three container terminals, Manzanillo, Colon and Balboa which account for 97% of total traffic, registered a 14.3% first quarter growth in containers handled.

1st July 2003

Panama posts big first quarter numbers

1st July 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Vancouver Port Authority has announced that it expects to begin construction of a new $800m container terminal at Roberts Bank by 2007.

1st June 2003

New Box Terminal for Vancouver

1st June 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Oakland is in discussion with two leading liner operators regarding the enlargement of their respective terminal facilities.

1st June 2003

Oakland Maersk and Evergreen Negotiations

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