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CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

International sanctions pose a threat to worldwide ports and terminals. HFWs Daniel Martin explains

2nd September 2011

On whose authorisation?

2nd September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A total of six sets of tender documents relating to the privatisation of the Chilean port of Coquimbo have already been sold, although it is expected that this number will double.

1st September 2011

Coquimbo privatisation attracts bids

1st September 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

SweFrame claims their court battle over intellectual property with Cargotec seems to have turned in their favour, at least at present – but Cargotec’s version is different.

1st September 2011

Cargotec-Sweframe court stories differ

1st September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The tender for second port concession at the city of Manaus in the Brazilian state of Amazonas will not now be issued until 2012. Originally, the tender was slated for 2010, but…

1st September 2011

Manaus concession put back to 2012

1st September 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Five bidders have prequalified for the concession to build and operate Kalibaru Terminal at the Indonesian port of Tanjung Priok in a contract that will eventually be worth $1.37bn.

1st September 2011

Five pre-qualify for Kalibaru

1st September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A new tender for the proposed Terminal 2 at the Chilean Port of Valparaiso is to be issued in the first half of 2012.

1st September 2011

New tender for Valparaiso

1st September 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports in the US Pacific North West say that the mandatory Harbour Maintenance Tax that they have to pay for dredging is forcing grain shipments towards cheaper ports in Canada.

1st September 2011

US Northwest ports lose out to Canada

1st September 2011

AFRICA

AFRICA

Dockworkers at the Eurogate terminal in the Moroccan port of Tanger-Med have gone on a six-day strike demanding similar pay and conditions to stevedores in the adjacent APM Terminals facility.

1st September 2011

First strikes at Tanger-Med

1st September 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

According to the North Europe Port Tracker, despite a very strong second quarter which may rescue total year volumes, the region is in a sharper slow down than anticipated by the industry.

1st September 2011

Rough water ahead for northern Europe

1st September 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ten years on from 9/11, US ports are being asked to enhance their security further, but it’s a troubling issue in the recent environment of budgetary cuts.

1st September 2011

Can US port security stand up to the cuts?

1st September 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The European Union is expected to lift sanctions against Libyas ports today, and operations are looking at getting back to normal as quickly as possible.

1st September 2011

Libyan operations aim toward normality

1st September 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Moroccos original super-port risks being overshadowed by national neighbours, as Stevie Knight explains

1st September 2011

Captive to Casablanca

1st September 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The keynote speech of the GreenPort Congress on 14th September 2011 is to be presented by Dimitrios Theologitis of the European Mobility Network Directorate, says event organiser Mercator Media Ltd.

31st August 2011

Defining the ‘Green Port’ concept

31st August 2011

AFRICA

AFRICA

In todays market, those North African terminals with hub status carved out in transhipment will likely find themselves more stable than those with domestic pull.

31st August 2011

Off the transhipment seesaw

31st August 2011

AFRICA

AFRICA

There remain a myriad of barriers to secure port investment in North Africa as Stevie Knight discovers

30th August 2011

Revolutionary spirit

30th August 2011

GPC

GPC

The Port development and nature protection session will feature a keynote speech given by Francois Kremer.

29th August 2011

Francois Kremer, Policy Co-ordinator, DG Environment

29th August 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Chilean port of Coquimbo will shortly be offered as a concession as a means of expanding its working area and thereby allowing it to more easily accommodate larger vessels.

29th August 2011

Chiles Coquimbo considers concession

29th August 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

New Zealand’s two largest ports - Ports of Auckland (POAL) and the Port of Tauranga - are reporting steady relationships with their banking creditors, albeit with some differences since the global financial…

29th August 2011

Kiwi ports maintain steady funding

29th August 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The new age of risk averse banking calls for fresh thinking to raise finance for port projects.

26th August 2011

New-fashioned financing

26th August 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A stronger operating environment pushed DP Worlds first-half profits up four-fold, but second half uncertainty could disrupt the profits party, the group cautioned on Thursday.

25th August 2011

DP World celebrates four-fold profit increase

25th August 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The expected landfall of category three Hurricane Irene on Saturday has prompted the US Coast captain of the port North Carolina sector to set Port Condition Whiskey for the state’s Wilmington and…

25th August 2011

US East coast ports prepare for Irene

25th August 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The port of Santos will have received combined private and public investment of $6bn by 2024 aimed at improving infrastructure and capacity.

25th August 2011

Santos racks up $6bn in investment

25th August 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Modernisation of the mechanical ore handling plant at the Indian port of Mormugao has been suspended.

25th August 2011

Mormugao upgrades put on hold

25th August 2011