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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Toledo Port Authority and Melford International Terminal have signed an agreement which will see Toledo function as an inland port receiving boxes from a projected new container terminal that Melford plans to…

4th February 2009

Toledo strikes Novia Scotia deal

4th February 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has delivered its 4,500th straddle carrier to Eurogate at Bremerhaven, Germany.

4th February 2009

Kalmars 4,500th straddle carrier

4th February 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Indonesias coal ports have forced a rethink on traditional handling options

3rd February 2009

Coal port logistics

3rd February 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Rotterdam Port Authority has invited bids for construction of phase two of its Euromax Terminal, despite the fact that phase one has yet to be completed. The work involves building 300 metres…

3rd February 2009

Euromax stage two tender

3rd February 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad in the Baltic is to go ahead with construction of a new port at Baltiijsk.

3rd February 2009

Kaliningrad hub project gathers steam

3rd February 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

São Sebastião Port Authority is seeking government help to undertake restructuring of the port, where it is hoping to build a further four deep water berths. These will be developed and operated…

3rd February 2009

São Sebastião turns to government

3rd February 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Livorno port in Italy has invested in a set of six all-electric RTGs from Kalmar. Two cranes have just been delivered and the rest are expected in the summer of 2009.

3rd February 2009

Electric RTGs for multipurpose port

3rd February 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Tianjin port in northern China handled 354m tonnes in 2008, compared with 300m tonnes in 2007. Container traffic, at 8.5m teu, was up 19.7%

2nd February 2009

Traffic up at Tianjin

2nd February 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Plans to move cargo terminals away from the Saigon River outside Ho Chi Minh City are unlikely to be fulfilled before 2010, because of a lack of investment capital.

2nd February 2009

Capital shortage holds up Saigon

2nd February 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Transportation and logistics company NZL Group is planning to establish an independent container terminal operation at Port of Taurangas Sulphur Point.

2nd February 2009

Private Tauranga terminal plan announced

2nd February 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

DP World has been cleared by European Union competition authorities to form a joint venture to handle break bulk at the Port of Antwerp with partners Conti 7 and Rickmers. The three…

2nd February 2009

DPW Antwerp nod

2nd February 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Expressions of interest have been invited for companies interested in building a deep water bulk jetty at the Port of Sohar in Oman. The jetty will be 600 metres long and connected…

2nd February 2009

Sohar bulk jetty to go ahead

2nd February 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Tallinn has cancelled the project to build new handling facilities at the Port of Muuga, given the difficulty in raising the necessary investment capital and an inability to sign…

1st February 2009

Markets kills Muuga project

1st February 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Santos Port Authority has begun preparing tender documents covering port terminals whose current contracts come up for renewal within the next few years. This will affect at least 10 terminals. Three of…

1st February 2009

Santos makes an early start in re-tendering

1st February 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An exhibition embracing everything from Polar expeditions to 1930s Christmas parties is being opened to tell the stories behind the well-known face of the Port of London Authority.

1st February 2009

A century on the Thames

1st February 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Spanish port of La Coruña has become the first in the country to issue a Sustainability Report ans is the first in Europe to be awarded top marks by the Global…

31st January 2009

La Coruña sustainability report first

31st January 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Swapping west for east coast, Jaxport boss Rick Ferrin talks to Barry Parker about Jacksonvilles plans for the future

30th January 2009

Jacksonville article for Jan 2009 issue

30th January 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Port Development Levy in force over the past nine years in Nigeria has been ruled as illegal by a Senate committee.

30th January 2009

Nigerian port levy ruled illegal

30th January 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Shanghai Port handled around 28.5m teu last year, although had been forecast to reach 30m teu. This compares with 26.2m teu in 2007.

30th January 2009

Shanghai slow down reported

30th January 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A total of $150m is being invested in the Colombian port of Cartagena on the Caribbean coast to upgrade its container handling facilities. This will allow it to compete with Jamaicas Kingston…

30th January 2009

Massive upgrade for Cartagena

30th January 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Congestion was an issue at DP Worlds flagship terminal at Jebel Alifor part of last year, but the company says the problems were resolvedby a series of initiatives - including expanding yard…

29th January 2009

Easing congestion

29th January 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World signed agreements with the Algerian government in November, totake over the operation of the ports of Algiers and Djen-Djen.

28th January 2009

Algerian agreements

28th January 2009

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

Normally, this column is devoted to craft that are designed to float. This time, the recent incident in New York City, where a commercial airplane successfully glided to a safe water landing…

28th January 2009

Opinion- February 2009

28th January 2009