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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

While considerable buzz surrounds potential infrastructure investment by the US Federal Government, a record-sized privatisation transaction may be in the offing, perhaps part of a broader  resurgence of public-private-partnerships in the US…

16th March 2009

U.S. Port Infrastructure- Return of PPP

16th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The southern Argentinian port of Madryn has suffered significant reduction in the export of many of its core products: aluminium, fish, wool, stone and ceramics. Port workers are worried that high charges…

16th March 2009

Madryn traffic down

16th March 2009

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

BMT Defence Services Limited, a subsidiary of BMT Group, is heading a consortium of 30 companies to investigate the commercially effective application of electric ship technology in a €23M European Union funded…

15th March 2009

Major environmental/electric shipping study planned

15th March 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africas Transnet Port Terminals has opted for NICE surveillance equipment to improve security at its ports and ensure compliance with countrys infrastructure regulations.

14th March 2009

Nice for SA

14th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Glencore and nine Colombian coal mining companies are planning to build a new port in the north of the country costing $1bn and capable of exporting 60m tonnes of coal annually.

14th March 2009

New Colombian coal port planned

14th March 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The TT Club is strongly urging all operators of mobile equipment to be aware of the risk of hydraulic fires. Laurence Jones, the TT Club’s Director Global Risk Assessment says that mobile…

14th March 2009

TT club warns of mobile equipment fire hazard

14th March 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Swedens Port of Gothenburg has awarded a second software contract to Total Soft Bank to install the providers Port Logistics Unifying System in place of the ports vessel traffic management system.

13th March 2009

TSB supports Gothenburg

13th March 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Drewry Shipping Consultants, the world’s leading maritime consultants, in its latest Container Forecast.’ Concludes that 2009 will be the toughest test yet for the Container industry and further casualties are a real…

13th March 2009

2009: Toughest year yet

13th March 2009

ASIA

ASIA

A new port is to be built at the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh. The facility, which is due to enter service by the end of this year or early next…

12th March 2009

New Cambodian port

12th March 2009

ASIA

ASIA

The Indian government has given its approval for three port projects involving public-private partnership deals costing $409m. These encompass container terminals at Ennore ($282m) and Tuticorin ($62m), as well as a coal…

12th March 2009

Three Indian PPPs

12th March 2009

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

There are a lot of them about - insurance carriers for the ports andterminals industry. New entrants continue to plunge into the fray, allof them with powerful sales messages based on the…

11th March 2009

theinsurer

11th March 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australias Gladstone Ports Corporation has bucked the recession trend by creating new job positions in its own organisation and also stimulating employment opportunities in its wider Queensland hinterland.

11th March 2009

Gladstone mass job creation confimrs positive undertones

11th March 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has announced that the design and construction of its quayside gantry cranes is to move to Asia, from where cranes will be sold to terminals around the world.

11th March 2009

Kalmar moves crane production to Asia

11th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

One of Perus leading logistics companies has confirmed its interest in the concessioning of Paita, as signals emerge of accelerated port reform.

11th March 2009

Paita concessioning

11th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Cargill has been given permission to continue exporting soya, millet and derivatives from its grain terminal in the port of Santos despite its concession having expired.

11th March 2009

Cargill remains at Santos

11th March 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Twist-locks and other high-wear metal components that get pounded in port could see their working lives extended through a new treatment process.

11th March 2009

The long chill

11th March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Berth scheduling is a real problem only when there is high berth utilisation, according to one global port operator.

10th March 2009

Fewer problems?

10th March 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission has certified the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Berth 97- 109 Container Terminal Project (China Shipping) and approved the project. The approved project, which…

10th March 2009

China Shipping’s “green” terminal approved

10th March 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

In order to further improve the efficiency and reliability of its rail operations, the Port of Felixstowe has commenced works to upgrade its South Rail Terminal.

8th March 2009

Felixstowe to commence further rail upgrades

8th March 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Northland Port Corporation chairperson Mike Daniel believes the Northland Regional Council should buy back all port shares and take the company off the stock exchange.

7th March 2009

Call to delist Northern port

7th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Rio Tinto has suspended its project to build a new iron ore port at Agraciada in Uruguay.

7th March 2009

Rio Tinto abandons Uruguay terminal

7th March 2009

ASIA

ASIA

The global equity company 3i has been linked with a $163m investment in a major new container terminal project in the Indian port of Krishnapatnam. This is being developed by the CVR…

6th March 2009

3i eyes Indian development

6th March 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Lisbon Port authority has been given approval to decommission parts of the port that no longer have any recognised use. These will be returned to the state and redeveloped.

6th March 2009

Lisbon sheds area

6th March 2009