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EUROPE

EUROPE

The Polish port of Gdansk has overtaken its rival Gdynia by nearly 10,000 teu for the month of September, making it the largest container port in the country.

24th October 2010

Gdansk takes Polish top spot

24th October 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Portugals Judicial Police have undertaken searches at premises of both container terminal operator Liscont and Lisbon Port Authority (APL) in search of documents relating to the formers concession extension.

24th October 2010

Police seize Liscont and APL documentation

24th October 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Valencias Independent Road Hauliers Association, Transcont, undertook a blockade of all MSC container traffic at the ports of Valencia and Barcelona during part of September.

24th October 2010

Road hauliers blacklist MSC

24th October 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Valencia Port has seen its security upgraded through an international security program devised by the United States Department of Energy to prevent the illicit traffic of nuclear and radioactive materials.

24th October 2010

Radioactivity scanning at Valencia

24th October 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The port of Santos has become the test-bed of low sulphur fuel on a containership in a trial that will yield valuable emissions data for the US’ Environmental Protection Agency.

24th October 2010

Santos sees low sulphur fuel trial

24th October 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A berth in the Port of Itajai that was damaged by floods two years ago is now ready for APM Terminals to install crane rails and electric power infrastructure for ship-to-shore cranes.

24th October 2010

Itajai gets ready for installations

24th October 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Transport and Communications Ministry in Peru has approved applications to build a new port terminal at Pucallpa, which it calculates will require investment of at least $16.7m.

24th October 2010

Pucallpa port project progresses

24th October 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has advised Port Otago it is no longer in a position to continue merger negotiations in light of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck on the morning…

24th October 2010

Quake halts Southern port merger

24th October 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Although smaller than originally planned, Ningbo Port Company has raised Yuan7.4bn ($1.1bn) from its Shanghai floatation which was 20% reduced from its original offering of 2.5bn shares.

24th October 2010

Ningbo floatation smaller than planned

24th October 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Handling of the growing fruit trade in the Port of Davao, the main transit point for Philippine bananas, is being assisted by a new reefer facility at the Sasa Wharf operation.

24th October 2010

New reefer facility for Davao

24th October 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Chiles Constitutional Tribunal has overturned an attempt by the port workers at Coquimbo to prevent modernisation of their facility from going ahead.

21st October 2010

Coquimbo privatisation to go ahead

21st October 2010

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The growth of piracy has put pressure on ports to decide on their attitudes and policy.

21st October 2010

Piracy issues will hit ports

21st October 2010

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

What are the consequences of the world recession for the international container terminal operating sector? Weve put together a rundown of a few that are manifest and some that are just emerging.

20th October 2010

Ringing the changes

20th October 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Cape Town has transitioned to RTG cranes as part of a Rand5.6bn expansion and efficiency programme. Denis Gathanju reports

16th October 2010

The hunt for Efficiency

16th October 2010

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Israel’s softly, softly approach to reformation could be its downfall. Mike Mundy reports

15th October 2010

Too little, too late

15th October 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The positive news from Drewry is that 2010 has seen a surprisingly strong improvement by the major container industry stakeholders – but the recovery needs care, attention and above all co-operation to…

14th October 2010

Positive news, but changes ahead

14th October 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Exactly what are the opportunities and challenges in using a dryport as a link in the supply chain? These are the subjects being broached at a special conference this month.

14th October 2010

Dryports explored

14th October 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Hit by both pests and drought, a sharp fall in Australian wheat production may well depress throughput in some of the country’s largest grain ports.

14th October 2010

Ports impacted by drought – and locusts

14th October 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An analysis of port and terminal incidents has revealed a disturbing number of major structural failures in port equipment in recent years, causing not just costly repairs and operational downtime but also…

14th October 2010

Cranes encounter structural issues

14th October 2010

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Regional insurance markets are playing an essential role in port insurance, says James Brewer

13th October 2010

It pays to go local

13th October 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

The economic meltdown has forced South Africa to hold back on the next development phase at the new Port of Ngqura, reports Denis Gathanju

13th October 2010

Clash of the titans

13th October 2010

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

The roller coaster ride of container shipping continues.

13th October 2010

Pushback time for container shipping

13th October 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The Virtual Terminal Optimisation (ViTO) tool developed by the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics allows container terminal operators to run scenarios involving a range of equipment, including straddle carriers.

12th October 2010

Scenario tool worth its salt

12th October 2010