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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Garden City container terminal at the Port of Savannah, administered by Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), first introduced fixed, direct-wired reefer plugs in the 1970s, but in recent years has had to…

13th August 2008

Reefer

13th August 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

VanOord has taken delivery of HAM 318, the worlds largest trailingsuction hopper dredger, after Chinese shipbuilder Cosco lengthened thevessel by 52m, increasing capacity from 23,783 m³ to 37,293 m³ .

13th August 2008

More capacity to take up the slack

13th August 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Hanjin Shipping subsidiary Total Terminal International Algeciras is going to build and run what is set to be the third container terminal at the Port of Algeciras Bay.

13th August 2008

Third terminal for Algeciras Bay

13th August 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK-manufacturer Highway Energy Systems is set to take the global ports industry by storm with its innovative kinetic energy recovery system.

13th August 2008

Movement capture all the rage

13th August 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Valparaiso Port Company has stated that the new jetty that it is going to develop will be taken forward using a mixed capital process. It has appointed BBVA Banco de Inversiones SA…

13th August 2008

Mixed funds for Valparaiso

13th August 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Chiles government is to invest in maritime infrastructure to improve connectivity in the countrys far south.

12th August 2008

Chile sets out future agenda

12th August 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A 50% stake in Odessa container terminal in the Brooklyn Kiev Port,Ukraine, has been sold to Terminal Link, part of the CMA CGMgroup. The terminal will open late 2008 and have a…

9th August 2008

Odessa stake for CMA

9th August 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Gap Sook Lee, president of Busan Port Authority (BPA), has resigned fromhis position. Mr Lee conveyed his appreciation to theemployees of BPA for their work toward the development of Busan Portand asked…

8th August 2008

Gap Sook Lee steps down

8th August 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Turnover at the Irelands Port of Cork has reached a record ¢ 24.9m ($38.6m) boosted by landmark throughput figures.

7th August 2008

Records for Port of Cork

7th August 2008

ASIA

ASIA

APM Terminals and Vinashins Pharung Shipyard Company have entered into a joint venture to develop a new container terminal in Vietnams Dinh Vu industrial zone.

7th August 2008

Joint venture for APM and Pharung Shipyard Co

7th August 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An innovative  new machine that is able to handle both the roles of a terminal tractor and a reach stacker has been designed by CVS Ferrari engineers.

5th August 2008

Tractor and stacker in one

5th August 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The concession for El Salvadors La Unió n port has been delayed for 60 days following the rewriting of bidding rules, Rolando Dí az concessions manager of CEPA, national ports authority CEPA…

5th August 2008

El Salvador concession hiccup

5th August 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Plans to share ownership of the Jasper Ocean Terminal site were put up for approval at the end of July.

3rd August 2008

Shared terminal on the Savannah

3rd August 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Tom Boardley, chief executive of CMA CGM (UK) Holdings Limited, has been appointed to the board of the Port of Tyne as a non-executive director.

2nd August 2008

New director for Port of Tyne

2nd August 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new warehouse at the Port of Dublin has been erected for one of the worlds largest peat producers, Bord na Mona.

31st July 2008

New port warehouse in Dublin

31st July 2008

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Boudewijn Jansen and Paul vanEulem of consultant MTBS explain how Port Authorities can maximise returns whenseeking outside investment

30th July 2008

Landlord rules

30th July 2008

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

An example of a port that effectively optimised itscapital structure is the Port of Sillamä e in Estonia.

30th July 2008

The value of creation principles

30th July 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ukraine has announced its intention to develop container transport and is interested in speaking to any companies that can help implement this policy in a partnership agreement.

30th July 2008

Ukraine seeks more boxes

30th July 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Transas Middle East is to install and commission a Vessel Traffic Management Information System at the new Bahrain port of Khalifa, which is slated to become a regional transhipment hub. The software…

30th July 2008

Transas presence in Khalifa

30th July 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Further port privatisation will be crucial to reducing trading costs for West African nations, as Mike King dscovers

30th July 2008

the irony of africa

30th July 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Chinas dizzying box growth is unparalleled in history,and Wing Kah-goh hears the high adrenaline container rollercoaster is far from over

30th July 2008

The ride of a lifetime

30th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Across the estuary from Navegantes lies the port of Itajai, the third biggest port for containers in Brazil, with more than 600,000 teu handled in 2006.

30th July 2008

Shipping lines want piece of Brazilian port action

30th July 2008

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Port planning should not be hampered by dredging-related environmental issues - provided all the relevant environmental issues are taken into account and the planning is carried out with due respect for the…

30th July 2008

Jan De Nul promotes proper planning

30th July 2008