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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The strategically placed CentrePort in Canada has announced the second phase of its Brookside Industrial Park West development has been a sell out in terms of business premises.

19th April 2012

Canadas CentrePort flying high

19th April 2012

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

As one of the fastest growing economies, Brazil is doing its best to improve its ports and road infrastructure to cope with huge shipment volumes. Insurance carriers regionally and globally meanwhile have…

19th April 2012

A keen focus on Brazilian development

19th April 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Global Ports Group Investments Plc - a container and oil terminal operator servicing Russia’s cargo flows - plans to expand its portfolio and operations by persuing greenfield projects.

19th April 2012

Global Ports looking to greenfields

19th April 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

UK Shipping Minister, Mike Penning MP, met with the All-Party Parliamentary Maritime and Ports Group this week, to give the industry an update in terms of the government’s maritime strategy going forward.

19th April 2012

UK shipping – a serious issue

19th April 2012

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

It has become much more difficult to make a forecast at the macro level, and as a result people are now finding it hard to get a handle on what the future…

19th April 2012

Prediction pitfalls

19th April 2012

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Using port data to visually map the environment can be a cost effective way to manage operations, as Stevie Knight reports

18th April 2012

A better perspective

18th April 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Dutch architect Dutch Docklands have put forward a project to build floating ports and floating roads on platforms that would be anchored in the sea.

18th April 2012

Dutch propose floating ports

18th April 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

UK Shipping Minister, Mike Penning MP, met with the All-Party Parliamentary Maritime and Ports Group this week, to give the industry an update in terms of the Government’s port strategy moving forward.

18th April 2012

UK ports – a serious issue

18th April 2012

ASIA

ASIA

An investment group based in Beijing, China has proposed the development of an international port city, similar in scope to Singapore, to be built around the Sri Lankan port city of Hambantota.

17th April 2012

Chinese investors mull Sri Lankan port city

17th April 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Stevedores employed by the Panama Ports Company at the Panamanian ports of Balboa and Cristobal agreed to call off a three day strike and commence negotiations with their employer, following arbitration from…

17th April 2012

Port strike ends in Panama

17th April 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Empormontts plans to build a multi-purpose terminal at Panitao in southern Chile will have to be agreed by the competition authorities, it has been revealed.

17th April 2012

Panitao terminal needs competition clearance

17th April 2012

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

The Caribbean lacks the resources to tackle a major oil spill – according to delegates attending a recent convention in Jamaica to help tackle the issue.

17th April 2012

Caribbean ill equipped for oil spills

17th April 2012

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

This quarter sees Eco Wave Power’s medium scale model start electrical generation and the company is now seeking places to install the full scale technology - which brings more benefits than just…

17th April 2012

Port partners sought for wave energy system

17th April 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has announced that Shahama Port is set for an upgrade – and Halcrow, US based design build consultancy, will be tasked with the job.

17th April 2012

Shahama shifts focus to leisure

17th April 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

One of the growing trends these days for port operators is to use electrification systems for port equipment, with more operators looking to electrical mains power as opposed to diesel.

17th April 2012

Minimal impact from electric trends

17th April 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Association of Private Port Terminals in Ecuador (Asotep) is supporting government policy to introduce a new port regulator, believing it will strengthen the operations of all those involved in the sector…

17th April 2012

Ecuador to appoint port regulator

17th April 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

According to Egypts Ministry of Transport, AP Moeller-Maersk has indicated an interest in contributing towards the $83m project to build a navigation side channel at the Suez Canal Container Terminal at Port…

17th April 2012

Maersk to invest in Port Said channel

17th April 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Qatar is to place three contracts shortly as part of the $7.4bn development of a new port.

16th April 2012

Qatar to place contracts worth $7.4bn

16th April 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Terminal operators in the Italian port of Naples have accumulated debt owed to the port authority of more than €20m.

16th April 2012

Naples begins to tackles concessionaire debt

16th April 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos Paita, operator and concessionaire for the Peruvian port of Paita, is to issue bonds worth $110m to build a new terminal.

16th April 2012

Paita to issue bonds

16th April 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Tubes will soon become old hat in the port environs, as John Bensalhia finds out

16th April 2012

The tubeless wonder

16th April 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The European Council and European Parliament have reached an agreement about technical modifications to the regulation from 2002 on double-hull oil tankers.

13th April 2012

Double-hull oil tanker reg agreement

13th April 2012

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Staff recognition is certainly an important factor in retention, but “it must go beyond the cookies”, says Dr Stephen Cahoon, head of the maritime and logistics management department at the Australian Maritime…

13th April 2012

More than just the cookies

13th April 2012