News

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

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Construction work on the new Açu port being promoted by LLX was interrupted twice in March and April.

2nd June 2011

Protests stall Açu port construction

2nd June 2011

ASIA

ASIA

New Mangalore Port Trust has abandoned plans for a public-private partnership development of its proposed container terminal.

2nd June 2011

NMPT abandons PPP

2nd June 2011

ASIA

ASIA

The bill for the first stage of Tanjung Priok’s North Terminal development has spiralled by 26% from the original forecast, up from $1.02bn to $1.29bn. The hike in prices has been blamed…

2nd June 2011

Cost overrun hits Tanjung Priok

2nd June 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Blasting at Darwin’s harbour will be replaced by more environmentally friendly dredging methods, after concerns were raised by the community.

2nd June 2011

No blasting for Darwin’s LNG project

2nd June 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga has completed construction of the last two of five berths at the multipurpose transhipment terminal. This is the first time such a development has taken place…

2nd June 2011

Ust-Luga PPP completed

2nd June 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman has launched two prosecutions against the Maritime Union of Australia following allegations of unlawful industrial action at Fremantle and Broome.

2nd June 2011

Unlawful strikes challenged

2nd June 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Turkish prime minister has revealed his government is looking into a project to build a canal connecting the Black Sea with the Mediterranean paralleling the Bosporus Strait, one of the worlds…

2nd June 2011

Turkish Canal mooted

2nd June 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Stockton and the Port of West Sacramento will be making available their Requests for Proposal (RFP) for a terminal operations and facilities manager for its M580/I80 Marine Highway Corridor…

1st June 2011

Marine corridor looks for partnership developer

1st June 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Essar Ports stock has, following its demerger from Essar Shipping Ports & Logistics, realised a market capitalisation of around Rs 5,000 crore (USD$1,106m) from its entry onto the National and Bombay Stock…

1st June 2011

Essar Ports shares go to market

1st June 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

America’s use of its federal Harbour Maintenance Tax came under fire as House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman John Mica spoke out against its misappropriation.

1st June 2011

Call to tackle US harbour tax misuse

1st June 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The downturn has given some countries further justification for transport infrastructure privatisation, but care needs to be taken that funds are directed to the projects with the largest long-run social benefits.

1st June 2011

Downturn playing to privatisation push

1st June 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The TT Club says it continues to see equipment fires all too regularly and often it comes down to hydraulic or fuel hoses – either they are improperly routed around the engine…

27th May 2011

Putting out the fire

27th May 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

“Investment is a difficult question for those managers sitting in a European port,” says Richard A Butcher, group marketing and sales director of IMS UK.

25th May 2011

Room for investment

25th May 2011

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

India is a container market that all major international terminal operators want a piece of due to its major growth potential.

25th May 2011

A new dawn

25th May 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Southern European ports need to focus on the move to feeder roles and value-add solutions to survive. John Bensalhia reports

24th May 2011

Shift in emphasis

24th May 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

GreenPort Congress is pleased to have the support of these key industry associations for the 2011 event.

20th May 2011

ESPO, EFIP & ECOPORTS support GreenPort Congress 2011

20th May 2011

ASIA

ASIA

A fire that broke out at the container yard Maersk CFS Annex in Ennore, India last week killed two people and injured nine.

19th May 2011

Maersk CFS blaze kills two

19th May 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The controversial concession for Valparaiso’s new Terminal 2 has stalled after the bid deadline passed without any offers.

19th May 2011

Valparaiso tender dead in the water

19th May 2011