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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Winn Marine LLC has announced plans for a major expansion of its Clarksville port operations, positioning Montgomery County to become the largest commercial water port on the Cumberland River.

23rd July 2011

Clarksville expansion

23rd July 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) recently completed annual wetlands monitoring at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal and a threatened and endangered species survey and ecological habitat assessment at the Port…

23rd July 2011

Georgia completes wetlands monitoring

23rd July 2011

ASIA

ASIA

The dredging work on the approach channel of Shanghai’s Waigaoqiao terminal has recently been completed, increasing the water level to 12.5 metres, according to China Transport News.

23rd July 2011

Yangtze gets deeper approach

23rd July 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The message isnt getting through on the same old insurance risks, as Felicity Landon finds out

22nd July 2011

Repeat after me

22nd July 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

APM Terminals has rebuffed rumours that there may be friction between the incoming government and its own new operation at Callao, saying there is a “tight” and positive embrace between the two.

21st July 2011

Callao authorities still onboard says APMT

21st July 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Over the last decade, the rise of free trade agreements, deregulation of many economies and expanding volumes have all helped increase private investment in the ports’ sector, but there are pitfalls to…

21st July 2011

Snakes and ladders path for investment

21st July 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes is again on the acquisition path: it has recently bought out Saudi Cranes & Steel Works Factory Company and in June acquired the service business assets of Spanish crane and service…

21st July 2011

Konecranes acquisitions in Saudi and Spanish markets

21st July 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

In the first four months of this year, the port of Lisbon has cut costs by €1m ($1.45m). The majority of this (88%) came from renegotiating external contracts and the remainder from…

13th July 2011

Lisbon cuts costs and deficit

13th July 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Investors are being given the chance to share in Queensland’s coal bonanza.

13th July 2011

Queensland coal haul offered to investors

13th July 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Opened just three years ago at a cost of €20m ($29m), the container terminal at the north-western Spanish port of Vilagarcía is showing visible signs of sinking.

13th July 2011

Spains Vilagarcía box terminal sinking

13th July 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australias New South Wales state government has announced it has no plans to privatise NSW ports in the short or medium term.

13th July 2011

New South Wales privatisation rumours quashed

13th July 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Global Ports Investments (GPI) share’s started trading 15% above their expected price after their release onto the London Stock Exchange.

7th July 2011

GPI floats above expectation

7th July 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Box carrier APL has purchased 43 acres within the CenterPoint Intermodal Centre in the city of Joliet, Illinois, with a view to developing a large intermodal container terminal.

7th July 2011

Chicago’s new intermodal gateway

7th July 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Safe mooring is essential to prevent damage to ships and harbour installations while also helping to minimise harm to personnel.

7th July 2011

Free fendering guides

7th July 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Cai Mep is riding the crest of Vietnam’s economic wave – having grown to hub status from a feeder port in two short years, but it is already having to make the…

7th July 2011

From zero to hero – but short in the leg

7th July 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK government’s rhetoric about ‘localism’ covers a massive drop in funding and the hope that business will pick up the pieces. But a recent meeting made it plain that business had…

7th July 2011

UK development to rely on volunteers

7th July 2011

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

There is a cliché to the effect that ...cargo does not vote - but people do. Usually the context is the funding of infrastructure.

6th July 2011

Give cargo a vote

6th July 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Liebherrs Pactronic hybrid drive system - first showcased on its LHM 550 - is a boon for mobile harbour cranes because it allows for increased handling performance and a simultaneous reduction in…

1st July 2011

Ditch the generator for greater savings

1st July 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Salalah is seeing a steep rise in bulk volumes, partially on the back of the increased appetite for fuel and steel. The port’s record 764,000 tons of cargo for May was up…

30th June 2011

Bulk volumes up yet again at Salalah

30th June 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A multi-terminal Terminal Operating System (TOS) will be deployed at three locations – Sundsvall and Umeå in Sweden and Rotterdam in Holland by SCA Transforest AB.

30th June 2011

Multi-terminal TOS crosses borders

30th June 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Bromma has won new contracts for a total of 50 crane spreaders for port projects in the steadily growing Middle East region. The majority of equipment on order is for Bromma’s new…

30th June 2011

Middle Eastern spread for Bromma

30th June 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Compounding disruption caused by a succession of earthquakes, Lyttelton Port of Christchurch has confirmed that is having “significant difficulty” in securing natural disaster insurance cover in the current environment.

30th June 2011

Lyttelton pressured by tough insurance sector

30th June 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

America’s top container port, the Port of Los Angeles has signed a five-year labour agreement committing to the creation of some 20,000 jobs.

30th June 2011

LA labour deals to keep expansion on budget

30th June 2011