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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In the drive for smooth, uninterrupted supply chains, ports must ensure that statutory inspections don’t bring things to a grinding halt. Felicity Landon reports

9th June 2011

Ready for inspection

9th June 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A revolutionary external sea container wash machine developed by Auckland-based Lotus Wash Systems has received official certification from MAFBNZ.

9th June 2011

MAF green-lights Lotus unti

9th June 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Marine Spatial Planning, or MSP, is “both a threat and an opportunity” says Paul Holthus of the World Ocean Council, and its an issue that may leave some ocean industries behind.

8th June 2011

MSP: Both threat and opportunity

8th June 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Imagine the port of the future. In 50 years time, fully automated ships will be the norm, cargo holds and storage stacks will have evolved into a conscious entity monitoring containers without…

8th June 2011

‘Future’ dialogue opened by Cargotec

8th June 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Maersk Line has issued a “wake-up call” to the port and terminal sector, challenging it to get involved in an industry-wide debate on future-proofing the business.

8th June 2011

Maersk boss delivers ‘wake-up call’ to ports

8th June 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World has started trading on the London Stock Exchange. The company explains that there was no new capital raised as part of the listing as the aim was to provide an…

8th June 2011

DP World trading on LSE

8th June 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Having revealed that it was hit “quite severely” by the recession, Harald de Graaf, executive vice president Cargotec EMEA, is confident that the industry is now firmly in recovery mode.

8th June 2011

Cargotec confident worst is over

8th June 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The Port of Bristol, which has just taken on ten new apprentices, has its own in-house training facility. It is also planning ahead; the port’s proposed deepsea container terminal will create 500…

8th June 2011

Getting ready for growth

8th June 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Some 13 investors have submitted project proposals for new ventures at the port of Magampura in Sri Lanka. These are expected to generate revenue of $1bn and include cement grinding, warehousing, sugar…

8th June 2011

Investors hungry for Magampura

8th June 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A marine farming industry proposal to fund commercial development of Port Tarakohe, located at the northwestern tip of the South Island, has been labelled “one-sided” by the Tasman District Council.

8th June 2011

Council quashes Tarakohe proposal

8th June 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils Securities Commission has given the MMX mining company authorisation to undertake an initial public offering to acquire PortX, which owns the assets of the so-called Sudeste super port. PortX was created…

7th June 2011

MMX to undertake IPO

7th June 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Lithuanias Transport Ministry has confirmed that it is seeking investors willing to participate in the construction of a new deep water port, which will be taken forward as a concession.

7th June 2011

Lithuania seeks port investment

7th June 2011

ASIA

ASIA

The chief executive of Cosco has revealed that the company may well resume its investment in ports.

7th June 2011

Cosco takes fresh look at port investment

7th June 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Despite ongoing discussions with disgruntled unions and opposition from the Ministry of Defence, Israel’s Eilat is to be sold by the state at a cost of $29m.

7th June 2011

Controversial Eilat port privatisation snowballs

7th June 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Former ports investor Toll Group says it will consider new acquisitions after securing a three-year, US$400m facility from its bankers. The financial arrangement gives the group flexibility and supports its planned investment…

7th June 2011

Toll considers fresh investment

7th June 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

At Portland, Oregon on the West Coast, new Terminal 6 operator, ICTSI of the Philippines, specifically set out to get the ILWU on its side and discussed the operation with local union…

6th June 2011

Get unions on side early

6th June 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Construction of the contested new container terminal in Costa Rica’s Limón province has been pegged for an early 2013 start.

6th June 2011

Costa Rica development gets green light

6th June 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Santos Brasil has upped its order for Kalmar’s E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry cranes, taking the total order to 41 units.

6th June 2011

Santos Brasil boosts all-electric RTG order

6th June 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Long Beach and Los Angeles ports are to press ahead with a series of expansion projects.

3rd June 2011

LA/LB press ahead with developments

3rd June 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The UK Port of Ramsgate has benefited from the investment generated by wind farms, with Thanet developer, Vattenfall, paying for recent dredging works.

2nd June 2011

Ramsgate rides the wind train

2nd June 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Yurimaguas consortium has been awarded a concession to build and manage a new port in the Loreto region of Peru.

2nd June 2011

Peru concession awarded

2nd June 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Panamanian ports of Colón and Balboa have topped Cepal’s latest league table of Latin American ports, respectively handling 2.81m teu and 2.75m teu.

2nd June 2011

Panamanian ports head Latin America league

2nd June 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A court has told the port of Rio Grande that it must re-issue a tender in respect of emergency environmental services within the next six months, or the contract granted to the…

2nd June 2011

Rio Grande ordered to re-tender contract

2nd June 2011