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OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Gladstone Port Corporation has taken on a record number of new apprentices and trainees, representing 10% of the port’s workforce. The port has particularly committed to encouraging indigenous youth to apply for…

25th April 2011

Gladstone commits to trainees

25th April 2011

AFRICA

AFRICA

The $280m expansion plan at the Kenyan port of Mombasa could be under threat, if rumours of an investor cull prove true.

24th April 2011

Japanese marginalised at Mombasa

24th April 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

VeriTainer has launched a budget version of its patented radiation scanning system to address asset protection on dock.

24th April 2011

VeriTainer offers lower-cost radiation detector

24th April 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

A recently-launched cross border ‘e-harbours project’ is to tackle energy consumption of ports in the North Sea region.

23rd April 2011

‘e-harbours’ challenges North Sea energy use

23rd April 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Depth is on the mind of Pakistan’s Port Qasim: dredging work has been the subject of dark mutterings and the authority has only recently signed its 2010/11 contract – with an expected…

22nd April 2011

Plumbing the depths

22nd April 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The port of La Unión in El Salvador is being offered as a concession to the private sector, with ownership of the infrastructure remaining with the public sector.

22nd April 2011

La Unión to be offered as a concession

22nd April 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Israels Government Companies Authority has begun the process to privatise the port of Eilat. Bids can be made up until May 19 for a 100% stake in Eilat Port Company Limited.

21st April 2011

Israel starts Eilat privatisation process

21st April 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Many US east coast ports will be unable to cope with spiralling cargo projections without setting significant expansion plans in motion, the US Army Corp of Engineers has warned.

21st April 2011

Pressing need for US east coast port expansion

21st April 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World is to pitch a one for 20 share consolidation to shareholders at its annual meeting on 11 May.

21st April 2011

DP World proposes share consolidation

21st April 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Arcus European Infrastructure Fund has agreed a £760m takeover of Forth Ports, where it had previously been the biggest shareholder. The move comes on the back of a 20% increase in pre-tax…

21st April 2011

Forth Ports accepts Arcus bid

21st April 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has been ordered to cease dumping bricks, masonry and concrete from demolished Christchurch buildings into its harbour reclamation.

21st April 2011

Lyttelton quake rubble re-use stopped

21st April 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A novel idea for a floating hub port has been unveiled which could not only boost the Scottish economy, but also provide an answer to ports’ perennial problems of trying to predict…

21st April 2011

Floating port offers quick fix to congestion

21st April 2011

ASIA

ASIA

India’s interior is forcing large scale port growth on both coasts. Stevie Knight reports

21st April 2011

Fire in the belly

21st April 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The port of Rotterdam has confirmed that it is begun to monitor levels of radiation on vessels making calls at Japanese ports.

20th April 2011

European ports start radiation screening

20th April 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Devastating floods and cyclone damage have failed to dent Queensland’s ever-expanding coal industry.

20th April 2011

Queensland bounces back from disasters

20th April 2011

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

There are various methods of measuring productivity and determining whether the underperformance of the terminal operator is material and should entitle the shipping line to terminate the agreement.

20th April 2011

A question of timing

20th April 2011

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

The impact of the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami on Japan’s imports and exports potentially has significant implications.

20th April 2011

Trade could suffer from the Japan effect

20th April 2011

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

You could say here we go again and you would be right.

20th April 2011

Time to shine

20th April 2011

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

HFWs Cecile Schlub and Matthew Gore discuss the legal implications of enforced key performance indicators

19th April 2011

A good performance

19th April 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The future of tyres will be affected by various outside influences. Price rears its ugly head again, especially bearing in mind the recent news that tyre prices will increase further due to…

18th April 2011

Tubeless solutions on the horizon

18th April 2011

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The world’s ocean industries will meet at the Sustainable Ocean Summit to tackle shared environmental challenges

15th April 2011

From across the oceans

15th April 2011

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority are considering awarding a contract for $19.8 million to Just Energy Texas L.P. for the purchase of deregulated electric power to be used…

15th April 2011

20% ‘green’ energy in electric power contract

15th April 2011

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

After eight years as Sustainable Development Manager with Associated British Ports, Peter Barham has moved on to set up his own company providing advice to the ports industry on environmental and sustainability…

15th April 2011

Peter Barham Environment Ltd established

15th April 2011