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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

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The global economic slowdown has created some new dynamics in the insurance market for marine construction risks, as Felicity Landon discovers

1st May 2009

New dynamics

1st May 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port workers in Spain are feeling the heat of the global downturn with at least four major ports discussing docker redundancies.

1st May 2009

Dock workers in Spain face bleak future

1st May 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Continuing its “Pledge for Growth” environmental initiative, the SC State Ports Authority (SCSPA) has been selected for US federal funding to upgrade diesel equipment at the port, in the harbour and on…

1st May 2009

SC Ports awarded additional funds to reduce air emissions

1st May 2009

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

An interesting psychological makeup is prevalent in the shippingindustry: it is forgetful of the past and assumes that the presentrules the future.

30th April 2009

Recovery Beyond the Crash of 2009

30th April 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Hawkes Bay Regional Council has moved to quash speculation it has imminent plans for a sell-down of the Port of Napier. 

30th April 2009

Napier port sale denied

30th April 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

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30th April 2009

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30th April 2009

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30th April 2009

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30th April 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Two special versions of the MoorMaster suction anchoring system have been designed by Cavotec, one that has to deal with a massive 14 metre drop on an inland waterway, and another which…

30th April 2009

Coping with a bigger drop

30th April 2009

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Jane Gorick, managing director of LPR – one of the UK’s leading pallet pool operators – discusses how the sector can look at reducing empty running and the combined environmental and cost…

30th April 2009

Green innovation in the supply chain

30th April 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Shanghai International Port Group is not now to go ahead with the purchase of a 40% stake in APM Terminals Zeebrugge. The decision was made because of the global economic downturn.

29th April 2009

Shanghai pulls out of Zeebrugge deal

29th April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Following the pull out of Hutchison Port Holdings, Manta Port Authority in Ecuador is seeking a new strategic partner to build and operate an international terminal in the port. If none is…

29th April 2009

Manta seeks strategic partner

29th April 2009

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Drewry Shipping Consultants advises clients on a host of possible KPIs but again, as Drewry ports director Neil Davidson points out, it all comes down to the way they are measured and…

28th April 2009

The measure of things

28th April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Venezuela has passed a law effectively transferring control of national ports from provincial to central government control. Guamache, Cabello and Maracaibo will be administered by the newly created Empresa Bolivariana de Puertos.

28th April 2009

Venezuelan port privatised

28th April 2009

ASIA

ASIA

The Chinese ports of Shanghai and Ningbo are reported to be in negotiations on a possible merger sometime in the near future.

28th April 2009

Shanghai and Ningbo in merger talks

28th April 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

New energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, administration and operation complexes are being constructed at the ITS terminal.

27th April 2009

Long Beach’s green administration complex

27th April 2009

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Intelligent use of KPIs can have real value in monitoring and improving operational performance. Felicity Landon reports

27th April 2009

The key message: keep it simple

27th April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The El Salvador port of La Unión is now completed, but continues without an operator, effectively costing $1m a month in maintenance and energy costs. The problem lies at the heart of…

27th April 2009

La Unión port standing idle

27th April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Brazils Special Secretariat for Ports has guaranteed that, despite the world financial crisis, investment to upgrade and expand both public and private ports will not suffer short-term cuts.

27th April 2009

No holding back on Brazilian port investment

27th April 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Tianjin Port Development (TPD) has acquired 56.81% of rival Tianjin Port Holdings, which also manages the Chinese Port. TPD is to issue new shares to finance the $1.4bn transaction.

27th April 2009

Two Tianjin terminals merge

27th April 2009