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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The US Federal Maritime Commission is to launch an enquiry to investigate if US ports are unfairly losing business to West coast Canadian ports.

6th October 2011

FMC investigates ‘handicapped’ US ports

6th October 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

On track for a 2013 opening, DP World’s London Gateway has promised 700 new construction jobs and 300 new port jobs in the coming months in its quest to create Europe’s largest…

6th October 2011

London Gateway powers up for 2013 opening

6th October 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Many of the more congested ports, especially those in city centres, are looking at remote facilities where boxes can be processed – and automated guided vehicles could, possibly, provide an interesting transport…

5th October 2011

The unexplored arena of remote facilities

5th October 2011

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

“Co-operation” is today a sensitive word in the European port business. Against a background of European anti-trust officials raiding several of the world’s largest shipping lines to investigate possible collusion, port and…

5th October 2011

Treading a fine line on co-operation

5th October 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

ProInversión is to privatise the Peruvian ports of General San Martín and San Juan de Marcona in 2012.

5th October 2011

More Peruvian ports make privatisation list

5th October 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Flexibility beyond the traditional container stacking role has shaken up the reachstacker market. Alex Hughes reports

4th October 2011

Making the switch

4th October 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

GSM-equipped reachstackers are becoming more common as operators look to improve communications and diagnostics of units.

4th October 2011

Making communications count

4th October 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The interface between automated vehicles and non-automated vehicles is often the weak link in the chain, finds Stevie Knight

4th October 2011

Get with the programme

4th October 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The catalyst for the shipping line raids is likely the Commissions suspicion of some form of agreement between companies over capacity and/or rates since the Block Exemption Regulation ended.

4th October 2011

Liner companies under the microscope

4th October 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Mitsubishi Corporation and Murchison Metals Ltd are being forced to rethink plans for their $6.11bn Oakajee iron ore infrastructure development project in Western Australia until more financing can be secured.

4th October 2011

Oakajee project rethink

4th October 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Italian government is said to be considering a possible privatisation of the countrys ports to reduce its debt.

4th October 2011

Italians mull port privatisation

4th October 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Presidential Commission for Port Modernisation and Security in the Dominican Republic has said that it is considering reforms to existing port legislation.

4th October 2011

Dominican Republic concession move

4th October 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Dockworkers at the port of Valparaiso have announced a strike after having failed to reach an agreement with port operator EPV in respect of the Terminal 2 and the Mall Plaza Barón…

30th September 2011

Dockers to strike at Valparaiso

30th September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils federal government has announcement that it will issue a tender for the port of Manaus by February 2012.

30th September 2011

Manaus tender scheduled for February

30th September 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Infrastructure investment is to be speeded up in order to turn Wuhan’s Yangluo terminal, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, into a major shipping centre by 2015.

29th September 2011

Central Yangtze aims high

29th September 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes has said it is starting negotiations regarding possible temporary layoffs in Finland in response to what it calls a “weakened demand” for its machine-tool services.

29th September 2011

Konecranes temporary layoffs

29th September 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Ust Luga deepwater port is readying itself to take on winter volumes that it predicts will be rerouted from the sometimes ice impacted and congested St Petersburg.

29th September 2011

Ust Luga to gain from the big freeze

29th September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Tecon Salvador SA has gained financing from Cordiant Capital to refurbish and double the terminal’s container handling capacity as well as cutting the costs for Brazil’s rising exports industry.

29th September 2011

Salvador’s growth aims to cut costs

29th September 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

After a long wait, Yuzhny’s Transinvestservice (TIS) is to see its first container vessel; what’s more it’s a direct call from Latin America, and it’s a fair bet is that plenty more…

29th September 2011

Yuzhny’s ship comes in

29th September 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Taking an innovative stance on fast deployment and cost savings, one US container facility is making light fittings double up as radio masts.

29th September 2011

Light masts star in radio role

29th September 2011

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

US labour issues have once again stolen the headlines on the West Coast, with a timing bordering on perfection.

28th September 2011

The bigger picture

28th September 2011

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

ONLY FEW PEOPLE will be able to forget the recent oil spill that took place in the Gulf of Mexico by the giant British Petroleum.

28th September 2011

The Catastrophe is forecase to be…

28th September 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

PIANC - the global organisation providing guidance for sustainable infrastructure for ports – is part way through a study of vessel approach speeds that will be invaluable for fender designers.

27th September 2011

PIANC speed checks to aid designers

27th September 2011