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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The interface between automated vehicles and non-automated vehicles is often the weak link in the chain, finds Stevie Knight

4th October 2011

Get with the programme

4th October 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The catalyst for the shipping line raids is likely the Commissions suspicion of some form of agreement between companies over capacity and/or rates since the Block Exemption Regulation ended.

4th October 2011

Liner companies under the microscope

4th October 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Mitsubishi Corporation and Murchison Metals Ltd are being forced to rethink plans for their $6.11bn Oakajee iron ore infrastructure development project in Western Australia until more financing can be secured.

4th October 2011

Oakajee project rethink

4th October 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Italian government is said to be considering a possible privatisation of the countrys ports to reduce its debt.

4th October 2011

Italians mull port privatisation

4th October 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Presidential Commission for Port Modernisation and Security in the Dominican Republic has said that it is considering reforms to existing port legislation.

4th October 2011

Dominican Republic concession move

4th October 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Dockworkers at the port of Valparaiso have announced a strike after having failed to reach an agreement with port operator EPV in respect of the Terminal 2 and the Mall Plaza Barón…

30th September 2011

Dockers to strike at Valparaiso

30th September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils federal government has announcement that it will issue a tender for the port of Manaus by February 2012.

30th September 2011

Manaus tender scheduled for February

30th September 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Infrastructure investment is to be speeded up in order to turn Wuhan’s Yangluo terminal, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, into a major shipping centre by 2015.

29th September 2011

Central Yangtze aims high

29th September 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes has said it is starting negotiations regarding possible temporary layoffs in Finland in response to what it calls a “weakened demand” for its machine-tool services.

29th September 2011

Konecranes temporary layoffs

29th September 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Ust Luga deepwater port is readying itself to take on winter volumes that it predicts will be rerouted from the sometimes ice impacted and congested St Petersburg.

29th September 2011

Ust Luga to gain from the big freeze

29th September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Tecon Salvador SA has gained financing from Cordiant Capital to refurbish and double the terminal’s container handling capacity as well as cutting the costs for Brazil’s rising exports industry.

29th September 2011

Salvador’s growth aims to cut costs

29th September 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

After a long wait, Yuzhny’s Transinvestservice (TIS) is to see its first container vessel; what’s more it’s a direct call from Latin America, and it’s a fair bet is that plenty more…

29th September 2011

Yuzhny’s ship comes in

29th September 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Taking an innovative stance on fast deployment and cost savings, one US container facility is making light fittings double up as radio masts.

29th September 2011

Light masts star in radio role

29th September 2011

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

US labour issues have once again stolen the headlines on the West Coast, with a timing bordering on perfection.

28th September 2011

The bigger picture

28th September 2011

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

ONLY FEW PEOPLE will be able to forget the recent oil spill that took place in the Gulf of Mexico by the giant British Petroleum.

28th September 2011

The Catastrophe is forecase to be…

28th September 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

PIANC - the global organisation providing guidance for sustainable infrastructure for ports – is part way through a study of vessel approach speeds that will be invaluable for fender designers.

27th September 2011

PIANC speed checks to aid designers

27th September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A ruling on the concession for second container terminal at the Mexican port of Lázaro Cárdenas will be made in November.

27th September 2011

Lazaro Cardenas concession decision imminent

27th September 2011

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

IT HAS TAKEN a long time for ‘the greenest way of transportation’ to catch up on the green awareness of modern society.

27th September 2011

Sea2Cradle: A balanced act

27th September 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Germanischer Lloyd has held its traditional recap of the latest session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of IMO, focusing on the “groundbreaking developments” at the 62nd session.

26th September 2011

GL examines MEPC 62 outcome

26th September 2011

ASIA

ASIA

With severe congestion dogging DP World and PSA’s Chennai terminals, many shipping lines have sought alternative facilities.

26th September 2011

Chennai congestion forces lines’ re-think

26th September 2011