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Cargotec has paired up with Singapore Technologies Kinetics to develop automated port equipment.

28th November 2011

Cargotec partnership on automation

28th November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr Container Cranes is to supply double boom ship-to-shore container cranes to TCEEGE Container Terminal in Aliaga, Turkey.

28th November 2011

Liebherr double for Turkey

28th November 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Inter-American Development Bank has closed a $430m syndicated loan with four international banks to build a new private mixed-use container and liquids terminal at Brazil’s Santos Port.

28th November 2011

Santos secures terminal loan

28th November 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Yantian Port Holdings is to take a 35% stake in a Shenzhen-based container terminal operator, in which it plans to invest $73.99m.

28th November 2011

Yantian takes Shenzhen stake

28th November 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Indias Shipping Ministry is considering the merger of Chennai and Ennore ports, a move prompted by a High Court decision to force Chennai to transfer the handling of coal and iron ore…

28th November 2011

Chennai and Ennore merger mooted

28th November 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Over the next five years, Peru is to spend $3bn on modernising its ports network.

28th November 2011

Peru to invest $3bn in ports

28th November 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Chile’s Puerto Coronel is to invest almost $100m in 2013-2014 in expanding existing installations.

28th November 2011

Coronel to invest $100m

28th November 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Chilean port operator Puerto de Lirquén is seeking permission to issue shares worth $86m.

28th November 2011

Puerto Lirquén pursues share issue

28th November 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Following the Wall Street protests last week, demonstrators have threatened to block all west coast seaports on 12 December as part of ongoing national demonstrations.

24th November 2011

Shutdown threat hangs over US west coast

24th November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ports and harbours have a number of plans to deal with emergencies, but whether or not they come together to be effective is another issue entirely.

24th November 2011

Security plans need to converge

24th November 2011

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Los Angeles is building on its clean air action plan success with a new global environmental ship index strategy.

23rd November 2011

Cleaner ships for Port of LA

23rd November 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

While the reachstacker may be growing in popularity, the fork-lit truck is still an efficient, value-for-money container handler. John Bensalhia explains

23rd November 2011

Pitching a lift

23rd November 2011

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Is the burgeoning prominence of TV shows such as the X Factor symptomatic of the fact that nowadays there is growing scope for industry award events?

23rd November 2011

The winner will now take the stage…

23rd November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec has made significant inroads in the Venezuelan equipment supply market with an order for 54 Kalmar units to Bolivariana de Puertos.

23rd November 2011

Venezuelan haul for Cargotec

23rd November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Manufacturer Conductix-Wampfler has confirmed two cable-related deals in the UK.

23rd November 2011

UK deals for Conductix-Wampfler

23rd November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The UK’s Shoreham Port has commissioned the world’s largest mobile material handling crane.

23rd November 2011

Shoreham and Sennebogen deal

23rd November 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Energy efficiency has moved off the desirable list and on to the essential list for terminals looking for temporary structures - and manufacturers have been quick to respond.

22nd November 2011

Riding the green wave

22nd November 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Chennai Port Trust believes that congestion surcharges being levied by container shipping lines calling at the new container terminal are illegal.

22nd November 2011

Chennai brands surcharges as “illegal”

22nd November 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New smart-switching technology has been developed by Ports of Auckland’s IT team to save power bills on port lighting.

22nd November 2011

Auckland pioneers smart lighting

22nd November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

AD Navigation has received an order for 25 of its high precision ADX XR portable pilot units (PPU).

22nd November 2011

Dutch pilots go portable

22nd November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

RAM is to deliver six MHC spreaders to Brazil, with four of those pegged for Santos Brasil.

22nd November 2011

RAM popular in the Americas

22nd November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Software supplier Jade has won an order from port operator Gulftainer to run its Master Terminal system at the Port of Recife in Brazil.

22nd November 2011

Recife order for Jade’s Master Terminal

22nd November 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The tricky issue of how to handle potentially explosive reefer containers appearing in US Pacific ports is still not resolved.

21st November 2011

Explosive containers still a US hot potato

21st November 2011