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EUROPE

EUROPE

The closure of Scotline’s Goole operation was down to UK Valuation Agency incompetence, Scotline director Peter Millat has told Port Strategy.

26th April 2010

Goole failure caused by valuation mistake

26th April 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

APM Terminals has achieved AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) certification in Rotterdam.

26th April 2010

Security certification for APM

26th April 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) is to develop Marseille’s future Fos 4XL container terminal. The terminal will be developed as a twin to HPH’s Rotterdam facilities, linked to its “sister terminal” by a…

26th April 2010

Fos 4XL goes to HPH

26th April 2010

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Plans to further address the Port of Salalah’s carbon emissions have been unveiled.

26th April 2010

Salalah aims lower on CO2

26th April 2010

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A recent visit to Dubai by a UK trade minister resulted in him commenting that some progress has been made by Dubai World in renegotiating the terms of its debt. The company,…

26th April 2010

Dubai World rescheduling debt

26th April 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have launched a bid for the sale of around $117m in consolidated bonds to help refinance existing debt.

26th April 2010

PANYNJ launches refinancing bonds

26th April 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The almost complete destruction of the Chilean Port of Talcahuano during the recent earthquake may ironically help to boost Chiles longer term ability to handle larger vessels.

26th April 2010

Silver lining in Chilean quake

26th April 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Loading operations at Dalrymple Bay and Hay Point coal terminals have returned tocloser to normal conditions after being hit by Cyclone Ului three weeks ago - although operations at Hay Point are…

21st April 2010

Coal dust settles, but the point’s been made

21st April 2010

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

When I was a young commodity analyst, one of my mentors told me “if you torture the data long enough, it will say what you want it to.

21st April 2010

Keep a weather eye on the broader picture

21st April 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australia’s west coast iron ore ports are suffering from the sort of congestion normally associated with the nations east coast coal ports, reports Michael King

19th April 2010

Capacity crunch

19th April 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Investors are looking for that “added value” ingredient in a port project, according to consultant Nigel Nixon.

15th April 2010

The worth of adding value

15th April 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

The second phase development of Ngqura Port in South Africa will not now be completed for at least five years, despite Transnet Port Terminals having earlier suggested work could be finished within…

14th April 2010

Ngqura development drastically delayed

14th April 2010

ASIA

ASIA

China’s boycott of Australian and Brazilian ore could hit both Qingdao and Rizhao ports in the short term, since these handle a large proportion of the iron ore imports that enter China.

14th April 2010

Chinese ore boycott to hit nations ports

14th April 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Interreg funds for regional cooperation projects; Structural and Cohesion funds; TEN-T funds for infrastructure projects; Marco Polo and Motorways of the Sea funds for shifting freight on to shortsea shipping ... no…

14th April 2010

The European dimension

14th April 2010

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

The Port of Antwerp made an interesting announcement last month, namely that it “aims to strengthen its position on a world scale” and “for this purpose the Antwerp Port Authority has opted…

14th April 2010

A step too far, asks The Strategist

14th April 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports and ports policy are two of but not the only reasons why Brazil has become the star of the emerging markets class.

9th April 2010

Counting on the economy

9th April 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Savannah is eyeing US federal money to support its development in line with the Panama expansion.

7th April 2010

US may fund Savannah’s keep-up game

7th April 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A free podcast service aimed at port professionals from Coracle Online is picking up a following.

7th April 2010

Free port podcast service gains following

7th April 2010

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

Some observers have likened the US Congress to a sporting venue, as both sides seem to be engaged in a continual sparring match.

7th April 2010

Finance fund details to be hammered out

7th April 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Stevie Knight examines the mystique surrounding UK Trust Ports

7th April 2010

A matter of Trust

7th April 2010

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

At the recent Journal of Commerce conference in Oakland (TPM) one of the major carrier’s chief executives suggested that the industry had not been ready for the boom in cargo and had…

7th April 2010

Only the beginning of the end

7th April 2010

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Its easy to get caught up in the ‘us’ and ‘them’ mindset working in the shipping industry.

7th April 2010

A spoke in the wheel

7th April 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

American company Maritime International has developed a new style of marine fender made entirely from scrap tyres. Its ‘raw material’ is recycled waste tyres which would otherwise be sent to landfill, and…

6th April 2010

Recycling tyres into fenders

6th April 2010