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EUROPE

EUROPE

With economic prospects now brighter, the latest Drewry report notes that a revival of expansion plans in some areas may be too slow to avoid congestion.

9th September 2010

Pressure on to revive expansion plans

9th September 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) says its priority is “keeping the port operational so that the essential food, fuel and other supplies needed by Christchurch can get through” despite suffering earthquake damage.

9th September 2010

Christchurch open but assessing quake damage

9th September 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new academic organisation has been launched with an inaugural lecture entitled, “The scope of the law ends where the port area begins - the anomalies of port law”, delivered by Professor…

9th September 2010

Eyeing the anomalies of port law

9th September 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The slight upswing in the global economy is prompting terminal operators to invest again in new equipment. Patrik Wheater reports.

9th September 2010

Economic upswing lifts STS crane sector

9th September 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

DB Schenker Rail Polska continues to invest in expanding its facilities at Szczecin and Swinoujscie Baltic Sea ports in order to increase its transhipment capacity.

6th September 2010

Continuing expansion in Baltic

6th September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port Manatee has gained a second Gottwald crane as it prepares for increased traffic from the Panama Canal. The new G HMK 6407 crane is technically very similar to the first, delivered…

6th September 2010

Manatee’s second Gottwald crane

6th September 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

New York & New Jersey Port Authority has acquired a 98-acre area occupied by Global Terminal, adjacent to the Northeast Auto Terminal. Global will now be offered a 37-year concession contract, allowing…

6th September 2010

Global given new terminal area

6th September 2010

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A user-friendly incentive for shipping lines that reduce emissions has been launched by Port Metro Vancouver.

3rd September 2010

Vancouver air awards

3rd September 2010

ASIA

ASIA

With buyers looking to diversify their purchases of iron ore to avoid reliance on Brazil and Australia, and India enjoying a shipping cost advantage into China, iron ore port developments have been…

3rd September 2010

Pursuing iron ore export opportunities

3rd September 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A user-friendly incentive for shipping lines that reduce emissions has been launched by Port Metro Vancouver.

3rd September 2010

Vancouver air awards

3rd September 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

Maputo Port Development Company in Mozambique has had its concession agreement extended for an additional fifteen years, taking the contract to 2033.

3rd September 2010

Maputo extends agreement

3rd September 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port owners and shipping companies are flexing their muscles when it comes to supply chain negotiations, according to an independent market survey of nearly 200 industry port owners, consultants and contractors.

2nd September 2010

Solutions suffering from ports’ power play

2nd September 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

While Ukraines government has delayed official quotas on grain exports, it seems customs at Odessa, Nickolayev, and Ilyichevsk ports have already put a de facto ban in place.

2nd September 2010

Ukraine ports hold up grain shipments

2nd September 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Indian trade is pushing new boundaries but port capacity is struggling to keep up, writes Michael King

2nd September 2010

A positive landscape for private investors

2nd September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Infraestructura Portuaria Mexicana (IPM) at Altamira, located on the Gulf of Mexico has opted for two Kalmar E-One2 RTGs and also agreed to upgrade its two existing quay cranes. The Port of…

2nd September 2010

IPM stays with Kalmar

2nd September 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

Tanzania has offered Uganda land adjacent to the port of Tanga, which is close to the Kenyan border, to build its own import-export facility. At present, landlocked Uganda has to make use…

2nd September 2010

Uganda offered land for port on Tanzania coast

2nd September 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Finance has been secured for an A$900m (US$807m) expansion at Newcastle, the world’s largest coal export port, with export capacity at the New South Wales port planned to reach 180m tonnes per…

2nd September 2010

Newcastle secures expansion funds

2nd September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kuenz has won the contract for another three intermodal container cranes at the Kombi-Terminal Ludwigshafen, Germany.

1st September 2010

Kombi-Terminal goes for Kuenz

1st September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes has upgraded its heavy forklift range, adding a new high specification 33 tonne option and three new machines at extreme capacities, encompassing 50 tonne, 55 tonne and 65 tonne lift models.

1st September 2010

Konescranes get heavy

1st September 2010

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

In the logistics business, you can’t always believe the plans and projects that are announced through press releases and conferences, which are, in turn, dutifully reported in the trade press and through…

1st September 2010

Navigating through the logistics maze

1st September 2010