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CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Funding new project development and acquisitions: what are the key criteria that lenders look to be fulfilled in today's environment?Green shoots of recovery, fact or fiction? When and where according to leading…

30th July 2008

10 key questions the conference will aim to address:

30th July 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Oakland is trying to divert attention away from the more familiar west coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, writes Alex Hughes

30th July 2008

Turning heads

30th July 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Chennai Port Trust will invest € 267m ($361.2m) over the next two to three years as throughput in the last financial year rose 13%. Half of this investment will be spent on…

30th July 2008

Chennai commits investment

30th July 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Spanish north-western port of Marín is to deepen its draught from 12 metres to 14 metres-15 metres in order to accommodate larger vessels. Currently, some large ships have to undertake very…

30th July 2008

Marín deepens draught to cater for box beasts

30th July 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Moroccan government has approved construction of a second port adjacent to the existing one at Tangier Med, where three additional container terminals will be built. 

30th July 2008

Morocco approves Tangier 2

30th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port equipment specialist Kalmarhas signed up for another USclean air initiative, this time on the US East Coast.

30th July 2008

Kalmar moves ahead with hybrid technology project

30th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) has announced a goal of carbon neutrality from its operations by 2010.

30th July 2008

PANYNJ aims for 2010 carbon neutral deadline

30th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Manzanillo International Terminal- Panama (MIT) has recently inaugurated work costing $100m. This includes the construction of 400 metres of berth for container vessels, an access ramp and a quay capable of accommodating…

30th July 2008

MIT completes $100m upgrades

30th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Spains Bergé group has announced its intention to build and operate anew vehicles terminal in the Mexican port of Altamira. This willhandle both imports and exports.

30th July 2008

Spanish interest in Altamira terminal

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NORTH AMERICA

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TPS wants investment restrictions eased

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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Terminal Pacifico Sur Valparaíso haslaunched a safety campaign aimed at the drivers of road haulage vehicles. 

30th July 2008

TPS launches new safety campaign

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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Modifications have been made to theconcession awarded by Aricaport authority to TPA to reflect investment of $25m it must make in newanti-seismic technology. 

30th July 2008

Extension to Arica port concession

30th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Deutsche Bank group company RREEF has been granted permission to acquire Maher Terminals by the Port Authority of New York-New Jersey. 

30th July 2008

Deutsche Bank buys assets in New York

30th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Uruguay plans to spend $160m over the next five years on reactivating tradeat the ports of Salto and Paysandú, as well as upgrading facilities at Montevideo, Fray Bentosand Colonia.

30th July 2008

Uruguay upgrading river port traffic…

30th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Attempts by the Chilean port of San Antonioto expand into an adjacent 88.6 hectare area are being opposed by many in thecity, as it would mean the destruction of the park that…

30th July 2008

San Antonio seeks to expand

30th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Goldman Sachs has acquired a 49% stake inSSA Marine, although it is not known how much was paid for the shares.

30th July 2008

Goldman Sachs buys into SSA Marine

30th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The $5.25bn extension of the Panama Canal will be undertaken through the placing ofeight contracts.

30th July 2008

Panama Canal expansion contracts awarded

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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

El Salvadors National Port Authority is looking into three possible methods ofawarding concessions at the ports of La Unión and Acajutla.

30th July 2008

Three ways discussed of privatising El Salvadors ports

30th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Confidence levels in North America are still falling, according to a survey from international shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens.

30th July 2008

US confidence levels still waning

30th July 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Dear Sir The story "Crane safety should not be optional" in your December issue was accompanied by a picture taken at the Port of Felixstowe, and a caption stating that the joint…

30th July 2008

Crane saftey clarification

30th July 2008

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Many investors have shown true interest in private ports or privateterminals. There are various port deals conducted in the last fewyears, some examples are presented below:

29th July 2008

On the acquisition trail

29th July 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A multi-purpose port situated in the Gulf of Vyborg, about 113km from St Petersburg, will be helped in its ¢ 233m ($366m)  modernisation by a ¢ 115m ($180.7m) loan from the European…

29th July 2008

Upgrade loan for Vyborg

29th July 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new port marker device designed to increase maritime safety and facilitate rendezvous manoeuvres for ships entering the port has been adopted by the Port of Barcelona.

29th July 2008

Marker lowers light pollution

29th July 2008