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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Lebanese government will issue a tender by the end of April for a $120m expansion of the port of Beirut. Work is due to take no more than 30 months and…

10th May 2009

Expansion at Beirut

10th May 2009

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Executives at ports in the Asia/Pacific region will shortly beturning their attention to an annual financial exercise which should beconsiderably more straightforward than the complexities occasioned bythe downturn in trade volumes.

9th May 2009

The Insurer

9th May 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Los Angeles will begin generating one megawatt of electricity via 71,500 square feet of solar panels on its World Cruise Center rooftop by the end of 2009. A $9…

9th May 2009

Port of Los Angeles to start rooftop solar power project

9th May 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Crippling backdated rates demands still hang heavy over UK port businesses. Felicity Landon takes stock of the sorry affair

8th May 2009

Port business rates – Defending the indefensible

8th May 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The polarisation of the two sides was well illustrated by the furore earlier this year when Maersk, one of the carriers most willing to embrace charging transparency in the post-conference era, adjusted…

7th May 2009

Maersk tackles THC transparency

7th May 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec has won its first commercial contract: an order from US-based security company Lockheed Martin for a spreader-mounted radiation detection system.

7th May 2009

Cargotec wins commercial contract

7th May 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

With the end of the container line conference system in Europe, the battle over terminal handling charges has now moved to Asia. Mike King examines this controversial fee

6th May 2009

polarisation at ports

6th May 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

As part of the continuing effort to build upon current environmental initiatives, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has instituted a policy for managing port operations with consideration for best environmental practices and…

6th May 2009

Georgia takes up environmental policy

6th May 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Panama Canal Authoritys (ACP) set of temporary measures designed to help mitigate the impact of the global downturn on the canals clients will no doubt bolster the waterways finances too.

6th May 2009

PCA help for the credit-squeezed

6th May 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Valparaiso is to postpone plans to expand in the face of the recession. This year is not good to go to the markets, manager Harald Jaegar said in a phone interview with…

6th May 2009

Valparaiso postponement

6th May 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Alianza Internacional Portuaria (Alimport) has been given permission to build a deep water port and transhipment hub for containers at Posorja, close to Guayaquil, in Ecuador. Draught of 16 metres will be…

6th May 2009

Thumbs up for Posorja

6th May 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has installed an automatic temperature monitoring system for reefer containers at the Tokyo International Container Terminal.

6th May 2009

Reefer control for Tokyo

6th May 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The ESPO/Ecoports Port Environmental Review 2009 was launched during the Greenport conference in Naples (24-25 February 2009) and was received with enthusiasm by the port sector.

6th May 2009

EcoPorts-ESPO Environmental Review 2009

6th May 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Fremantle Ports has seen container volumes drop 13% from a year ago due to the global economic downturn. Figures for year reflect the impact of the worldwide financial situation on the Western…

5th May 2009

Fremantle box drop

5th May 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The US Environmental Protection Agency has awarded its Clean Air Excellence Award to the Port of Long Beach for the Green Flag Program. Port officials received the award on 13 May at…

5th May 2009

Port of Long Beach wins EPA Clean Air award

5th May 2009

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

A word of caution - there is presently a lot of hot air being talkedabout investment opportunities in the ports sector. Some of it isunderstandable as, to be frank, it is coming…

4th May 2009

Its todays research that counts in asset sales

4th May 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

DP World Southampton has achieved Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status (Security and Safety Certificate) under a European Union wide initiative to tackle terrorism, counterfeiting and fraud. AEO status is recognised across all…

4th May 2009

DPW Southampton status

4th May 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Perus National Ports Authority has revealed that $2bn of investment will be made in the next few years by the private sector in port projects.

4th May 2009

Peru awash with port projects

4th May 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Alstom Transport, in cooperation with the Port of Rotterdam Authority and Rotterdam Rail Feeding, has set up a trial using a hybrid shunting locomotive, something that has never been done before on…

4th May 2009

Rotterdam tests hybrid locomotive

4th May 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Spanish government is looking to introduce changes to the current law governing ports to make them more commercial in their outlook.

3rd May 2009

Spanish ports to be given commercial kick

3rd May 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Guayaquil Port Authority is downsizing its workforce from a pool of 260-280 employees to around 145 as part of a restructuring exercise that will see Contecon take control of container handling operations…

3rd May 2009

Docker downsizing at Guayaquil

3rd May 2009

ASIA

ASIA

The city of Wuhan is to invest $731m on the creation of a mega-terminal port complex, whose go-ahead has been approved by the state government.

3rd May 2009

Wuhan mega-port go-ahead

3rd May 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Ports of Seattle and Tacoma have completed a study to quantify the carbon footprint of containers coming through the Puget Sound.

2nd May 2009

Seattle and Tacoma Ports: “Green Gateway” for Trade

2nd May 2009