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SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A private equity firm is to acquire half of the shares of Brazils third-largest container terminal.

10th February 2011

Equity acquisition funds TCP

10th February 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Kiel handled 5.8 million tons of cargo last year, the best result ever recorded by the port. This was an 19,3 % increase over the previous year and considerably more than even…

10th February 2011

Kiel’s “best ever”

10th February 2011

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

In January 2011, it was announced that China will lend Cameroon 243.5bn CFA francs ($48.7m), the majority of which will be spent on financing new deep-sea port facilities at the port at…

10th February 2011

The China effect

10th February 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Mozambique and Botswana are rich in coal reserves but facing huge logistical challenges if they are to export this viably, says Jayendu Krishna, senior consultant in Drewry’s Indian office, who recently presented…

8th February 2011

Logistical challenges

8th February 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Yilport Container Terminal (part of the Yildirim Group) is to convert 18 diesel-powered Rubber Tired Gantry cranes (RTGs) to electrical operation.

7th February 2011

Drive-in on the Bosporus

7th February 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

San Diegos Board of Port Commissioners has approved a series of projects costing $US500k to help develop non-toxic alternatives to copper-based hull paints.

7th February 2011

Paint research

7th February 2011

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

Environmental and socioeconomic impact assessment studies on new port and rail infrastructure in Guinea are about to get underway.

7th February 2011

Port and rail infrastructure in Guinea

7th February 2011

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Port of San Francisco commissioners are in discussions with Darling International to convert a rendering facility that it owns into a biofuel production facility.

7th February 2011

San Francisco considers biofuel facility

7th February 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Auckland readies itself for the next generation, writes Iain MacIntyre

4th February 2011

Preparation, preparation

4th February 2011

ASIA

ASIA

The Indian government believes that the private sector will handle half of the nation’s cargo by 2015.

4th February 2011

Private sector key to Indian development

4th February 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Troubles between Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) and the state of Orissa’s local government about the port’s extension of its land are sparking threats of legal action.

3rd February 2011

Kolkata lands in controversy

3rd February 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australian ports breathed a collective sigh of relief as they managed to escape relatively unscathed from the passing of Cyclone Yasi last month.

3rd February 2011

Relief for Aussie ports as cyclone passes

3rd February 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Dave MacIntyre investigates the long term implications for flood-hit Australia’’s coal export crisis.

3rd February 2011

Getting back on track

3rd February 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Ecuadorian port of Manta is trying to attract coffee, cacao, banana and fish cargo generated by the Manabí region of the country that is currently shipped out via Guayaquil or Puerto…

3rd February 2011

Manta casts around for cargo

3rd February 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Ports Authority has signed a $36m contract to build a dry bulk berth at Yanbu commercial port. Work will take no more than 24 months.

3rd February 2011

Yanbu dry bulk facility

3rd February 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Cadiz Port Authority has issued a tender for the construction of a new container terminal at the port. Construction will take 46 months, with a partial handover of territory after 34 months.…

3rd February 2011

New box terminal for Cadiz

3rd February 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

While port rationalisation has long been mooted in New Zealand, the lack of progress in achieving it leads some critics to suggest that the ownership structure of ports – with local and…

2nd February 2011

NZ port owners accused of holding back progress

2nd February 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Two ports in West Africa have initiated substantial security contracts within a few weeks of each other.

2nd February 2011

Seaport security in West Africa

2nd February 2011

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

The challenge presented by maintaining the right level of port capacity is becoming more complicated.

2nd February 2011

A question of capacity

2nd February 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazilian container terminal operator, the Libra group, plans to spend $713m over the next five years to double its handling capacity. In all, $327m will be spent at its installations in Santos,…

2nd February 2011

Libra to invest heavily in Brazil

2nd February 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Lima Chamber of Commerce estimates that Peru needs to invest $2bn to improve the quality of its ports, equivalent to 20% of all the transport infrastructure requirements in the country.

2nd February 2011

Perus ports need $2bn

2nd February 2011

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

Squeezed between sustainability and budget issues, environmental managers need all the help they can get, something that two coming events aim to provide

2nd February 2011

Practical questions, practical answers

2nd February 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Lloyd’s Register and Shanghai-based Bestway Marine Engineering Design have completed their joint-industry project to develop a trend-setting environmental bulk carrier, with results claimed to far exceed expectations.

1st February 2011

Green design carrier exceeds expectations

1st February 2011