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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The president of San Antonio Port Authority (Epsa), Patricio Arrau, says that concession documents will be made available in February for privatisation of certain areas of the port.

31st January 2010

February launch for San Antonio privatisations

31st January 2010

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The government of Abu Dhabi has given neighbouring Dubai a loan of $10bn, part of which will go towards covering financial obligations currently faced by Dubai World.

31st January 2010

No bail out for DP World

31st January 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Cork Company experienced a challenging year in 2009 with all areas of port business exposed to the current economic slowdown.

31st January 2010

Cork down by 18%

31st January 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Russian government has published a list of companies which it believes would be more efficiently run were they to be transferred to the private sector.

30th January 2010

Russia to privatise four ports

30th January 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A tender covering the concession of a second container terminal at the port of Montevideo will be issued on March 17, 2010. It will specify a minimum of four cranes, which will…

29th January 2010

Peruvian cargo switches to Chilean ports

29th January 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

2010 could be the make or break year for Malagas container traffic. Terminal operator, Terminales del Sudeste, will have to negotiate the renewal of the existing contract with main client Maersk, which…

29th January 2010

Malagas box traffic under major threat

29th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The efficient operation of an empty depot depends very much on its layout. As well as the obvious gate, it is important to have sufficient queuing space so that trucks do not…

29th January 2010

The layout

29th January 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The Ministry of Transport in China is to relax current rules that restrict vessels operating between China and Taiwan from carrying transhipment cargo or cargo emanating from other countries.

28th January 2010

China relaxes rules on cross-Strait trade

28th January 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Indias Dighi port developer has signed a lease with Maharashtra Maritime Board confirming a 50-year lease on 77 hectares of land on the west coast of India. The plans for Dighi port…

28th January 2010

Dighi signs land handover

28th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Despite simple appearances, theres a myriad of issues surrounding empty depot operations, as Felicity Landon finds out

28th January 2010

Running on empties

28th January 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Perus Exporters Association has called for the National Ports Company (Enapu) to be modernised and strengthened to allow it to act as a counterpoint to the countrys privatised ports terminal industry.

26th January 2010

Enapu must be strengthened

26th January 2010

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The completion of the first phase of Jeddah Islamic Ports newest world-class container facility, Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), was recently celebrated with the arrival of UASCs Al Muttanabi. Located at the…

26th January 2010

Red Sea Gateway gets going

26th January 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Andrii Kuzmenko, director of the TIS Container Terminal in the Ukraine, has cited the extraordinary efforts of both port staff and TIS employees as key to the resolution of the ongoing conflicts…

26th January 2010

TIS and Yuzhny find common ground

26th January 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Intelligent controls and a green agenda are changing RTG drives for the better, as Stevie Knight discovers

26th January 2010

A matter of control

26th January 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Uruguays Transport and Public Works Minister, Victor Rossi, has said that a tender will be issued shortly for a $1bn deep water port. A Spanish consortium is reportedly interested in taking the…

25th January 2010

La Paloma development to go ahead in Uruguay

25th January 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Brisbane celebrates that rarest of things: increased profit in a recession. Iain MacIntyre finds out how its done

25th January 2010

Ongoing growth for Brisbane

25th January 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The port of San Antonio in Chile has made available documents relating to the proposed tender for Terminal Number Nine, which will be offered as a 30-year concession for the handling of…

24th January 2010

TPS appeals against Valparaiso bid ban

24th January 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

European ports have come a step closer to transparent reporting with the beginning of a research project to establish performance indicators.

24th January 2010

EU performance indicators

24th January 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Low levels of growth and reduction in revenue brought about by the global economic crisis can only be combated by terminal operators and vessel owners working together, claims Christian Moller Laursen, the…

24th January 2010

Terminals and lines need to work together says ex-Maersk CEO

24th January 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Marylands Seagirt Marine Terminal has been signed over on a 50-year lease to Ports America Chesapeake in a public-private partnership valued at $1.3bn to the State of Maryland over the life of…

22nd January 2010

Ports America seals Seagirt deal

22nd January 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The newly-appointed New South Wales ports minister has quickly moved to reinforce his governments commitment to improving the performance of Sydneys Port Botany stevedores.

22nd January 2010

Performance axe hangs over Botany stevedores

22nd January 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) general secretary Joe Fleetwood says Kiwi ports are cutting safety corners due to the economic recession and increasing competition for available cargo.

20th January 2010

Unions bemoan unsafe ports working

20th January 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

If a German plan to put a group ship layup in place gets past the European Commission, it might well further impact on already burdened European ports.

20th January 2010

Layup plan may impact ports

20th January 2010