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OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Cosco Group global chairperson and chief executive Captain Wei Jiafu has signalled his organisation may be weighing up investment in the Australasian port sector. 

13th December 2008

Cosco moots Australasian port investment

13th December 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Los Angeles Port Authority is considering coughing up $10 per teu for all new traffic that switches to the port to help offset a 5% volume decrease over the first three quarters.

13th December 2008

Los Angeles offers traffic incentives

13th December 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Which ports come out on top in the competition to attract and build shortsea business? Generally speaking, the winning ports are those which recognise the business potential of shortsea and then take…

12th December 2008

The winners

12th December 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Port Otago and Lyttelton Port of Christchurch have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore a merger of their respective port operations.

12th December 2008

South Island ports talk merger

12th December 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Two south-east European ports are expanding their container operations based on 2008s rapid increases.

12th December 2008

Capacity increases for eastern ports

12th December 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An energy management system that tackles the problem of data and energy chain breakages has been expanded by the addition of an emergency decoupling system.

11th December 2008

Less of a drag

11th December 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Lagos state officials have called for seaports at Apapa and Tin Can Island to be taken into state ownership so that better and improved road links can be built.

10th December 2008

Re-nationalisation of Nigerian ports mooted

10th December 2008

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

After what seemed like an eternity, the results of the 2008 US elections are now known. Even though the new Obama administration actually takes office in late January 2009, transition planning is…

10th December 2008

December 2008 USA New Yorker opinion

10th December 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The proposed convention on carriage contracts (Rotterdam Rules) presently passing through the UN will have variable consequences for terminal operators, warns insurance company TT Club.

10th December 2008

Global impact of UN Rules variable

10th December 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Seattles war on fraud moved up a notch following the conclusion of an investigation conducted by former US Attorney Mike McKay.

10th December 2008

Seattle to take disciplinary action

10th December 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The flood stricken and devastated port of Itajai in Brazil will not resume normal operations for several months, although one pier may be open within three weeks if emergency dredging can be…

10th December 2008

Itajai

10th December 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

LLX Logistica has announced it is suspending the project to build a port at Peruí be, on the coast south of Sã o Paulo.

10th December 2008

Private sector pulls out of projects

10th December 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The government of El Salvador has drawn up plans to change legislation to transfer port operations to private sector concessionaires.

10th December 2008

El Salvador mulls ports privatisation legislation

10th December 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dubai Maritime City has ordered Cavotecs Panzerbelt system, designed to protect power cables from traffic damage by heavy port vehicles.

10th December 2008

Ports opt for cable protection

10th December 2008

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The global crunch has hit hard and fast, but there are still reasons to be cheerful as Felicity Landon finds out

9th December 2008

The main attractions

9th December 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Five stevedoring groups have been invited to tender to operate Port Botanys third container terminal.

9th December 2008

Five in line for Botany concession

9th December 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Over 50,000 animals have been re-housed as part of one of Britains largest environmental protection programmes at the site of the new London Gateway container port.

9th December 2008

Creature comforts – from DP World

9th December 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spains biggest ports group, Dragados-SPL, has been valued by its parent company at upwards of ¢ 1.5bn ($1.9bn).

9th December 2008

Dragados-SPL up for sale?

9th December 2008

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

There is still an appetite for financing the stronger port projects going forward, but banks and equity providers will be more cautious towards projects with higher risk profiles, says Karsten Saethre, associate…

8th December 2008

More caution

8th December 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

An ad hoc Senate Committee in Nigeria has accused the Bureau of Public Enterprises of awarding the concession for Tin Can Port to ghost companies.

8th December 2008

Ghost companies buy Nigerian terminals

8th December 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Finlands Mantsinen Group has developed two new generation models of electrically powered cranes to meet the demands of increasingly environmentally-aware customers.

8th December 2008

Mantsinen launches greener unloaders

8th December 2008

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Is finance still available for port expansions and acquisitions? The answer appears to be yes but it will cost more and it will be harder to get. Felicity Landon reports

5th December 2008

Safer than houses?

5th December 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Proof that rail mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) have a significantworking life can be seen by the two currently deployed at the UK portof Sheerness.

4th December 2008

Sheerness flies the RMG flag

4th December 2008