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The news that France and Germany are officially out ofrecession should be music to the ears of box terminal operators. A growth ingross domestic product - albeit a subdued 0.3% one -…

Itamazes me in this day and age - and this economic climate - that the UK governmentis still persisting in its drive to drag backdated rates from the nations portbusinesses.

I am, one of those rare breeds: an optimistat heart. And it gladdens me to read that the Port Strategy columnists feel thesame way.

Its a common misconception that beinggreen costs money. In fact, there are plenty of ways you can green your portor terminals without spending a penny. And you could even save money -something…

With credit running dry and real costsspiralling, the UKsrevision of business rates for port operators could not have come at a worsetime. And when that revision slaps bills running into millions of…

The message coming out of the liner shipping markets isone we have heard before - it is time to tighten your belts in anticipation oflean times ahead. This action involves cutting back…

After much deliberation and no doubt plentyof sleepless nights, PD Ports has joined the chosen few in the circle of UK deepseacontainerport development granted planning permission.

Drewry Shipping Consultants has revised its estimate of worldcontainer traffic in 2006 to 128.3m teu and expects the figure for 2007to be 142.9m teu, a significant increase driven by rapidly expandingwestbound traffic…

Europe still has its fair share of less than hospitable airports and as this writer navigated one of them recently he opened the door to a rather intimate departure lounge only to…

Give or take a few US politicians, no-one thinks its workable, no-one wants it, it will be expensive but it is in the pipeline. “ It” is, of course, new legislation in…

That word is back again: “ congestion” , and along with it some interesting projections. Two new reports have recently been issued both of which foresee capacity crunches in the port sector. 

Port tariff reform is not a subject that “ rings everyone’ s bell” , but it is an important one worth paying some attention to. Larger ports will tend to have the…

In the UK,if you turn on the radio,look at the television or read the newspaper it is virtually guaranteed that you will be exposed to an array of facts, discussions or opinions…

This issues article, Easy Money, highlights the increasing attractiveness of the ports sector to investment banks, infrastructure and pension funds. They are now figuring to an increasing extent in the growing port…