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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Hidden within a perfectly innocent cargo, adirty bomb is created by combining radioactive nuclear waste material andconventional explosives.

28th May 2008

Down and dirty

28th May 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Portek chairman Larry Lam and executive director Ooi Boon Hoe examine the cascade effect in container shipping and the future implications for regional and feeder ports

28th May 2008

Portek article

28th May 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

· MPX (mid panamax) - 2,000 teu-3,500 teu · LPX (large panamax) - 3,500 teu-4,500 teu · PPX (post panamax) - 4,500 teu-6,000 teu · LPPX (large post panamax) - 6,000 teu-8,000…

28th May 2008

Containership cascade

28th May 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Tauranga boss Mark Cairns talks candidly to Dave MacIntyre about why he believes there is a pressing need for an overhaul in New Zealand port ownership.

28th May 2008

Time for change

28th May 2008

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is a company thathas a reputation for introducing modern container handling expertiseinto nations that have previously been bereft of this asset and thelatest chapter regarding its…

28th May 2008

PS PAGE

28th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Russian Black Sea port of Yuzhny is to make all payments to foreign shipowners, consignors and consignees in euros. Existing payments are made in dollars, which are generating considerable losses.

28th May 2008

Yuzhny ditches the dollar

28th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Irelands Department of the Environment has issued a special protection order increasing the area it protects in Dublin Bay by 30%.

28th May 2008

Dublin expansion challenges environmental protected area

28th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Poti seaport in Georgia has issued an international tender for dredging work in its approach channel. The 1.6 km channel is to be deepened to 12.5 metres.

28th May 2008

Poti to dredge channel

28th May 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Lajes Logí

28th May 2008

Manaus terminal project

28th May 2008

ASIA

ASIA

China Container Industry Association has predicted that world demand for containers could drop by 10% to 20% if another economic crisis emerges this year.

28th May 2008

Economic crisis could scupper 2008 box growth

28th May 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

On 8 April 2008 the Environment Committee of the European Parliament adopted in second reading again the amendment on the proposal for a Waste Framework Directive which foresees exclusion of nonhazardous sediments.

28th May 2008

Clean sediments and the EU Waste Directive

28th May 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Western Australian port developer James Point has committed to stage two of its plan to build a container terminal at Kwinana, as an alternative port to Fremantle.

27th May 2008

Plan for Fremantle alternative powers ahead

27th May 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Liebherr has finalised a contract with the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand for the supply of a super post panamax container crane, which will have a lift height of 36.2m and an…

27th May 2008

Liebherr NZ return

27th May 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A weak dollar and increasing water levels on the Paraguay River have resulted in its ports becoming increasingly congested in recent months.

27th May 2008

Paraguay ports clogged

27th May 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Forklift operation is at the heart of port productivity but in the general pressure, drivers often override the warning lights on their machines - and this eventually means expensive downtime.

27th May 2008

Overriding the riders

27th May 2008

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

“The shipping industry welcomes the move by Tesco to start eco-labelling the food it sells, states the British Shipping Chamber. “

27th May 2008

Shipping welcomes Eco-Labelling

27th May 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Container crane manufacturer Paceco has agreed with Vycon to promote Vycon’s Regen technology to its existing and prospective RTG customers - as an option on new cranes or a retrofit on existing…

26th May 2008

Paceco commits to Vycon

26th May 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Modernisation of the Peruvian port of Paita will require investment of approximately $290m, while similar work at Pisco will involve $100m. Both ports are due to be transferred to private operators between…

25th May 2008

Paita and Pisco modernisation

25th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spains Gijón Port Authority has issued a tender for a concession to build and operate a wind farm in the outer dykes in the new expansion area of the port. The concession…

24th May 2008

Gijón windy plan

24th May 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

California-based Nautilus International, which controls Metropolitan Stevedore and Metro Cruise Services among others, recently announced its purchase of the Savannah International Terminal (SIT).

24th May 2008

Nautilus prospects for Savannah terminal

24th May 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Xiamen Songyu Container Terminal (XSCT), has placed an order with Vycon, the designer and manufacturer of flywheel-based energy storage systems, for six Regen systems for new ZPMC RTG cranes scheduled for delivery…

24th May 2008

XSCT orders Regen

24th May 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Argentinian state of Corrientes is to build five new ports as part of its Strategic Territorial Plan Argentina Bicentennial. These will be located at Ituzaingó , Itá Ibaté , Bella Vista,…

23rd May 2008

Five new Corrientes ports

23rd May 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Ennore Port Ltd is to develop a container terminal with 1,000 metres of quay and capacity for 1.5m teu at a cost of $326m. Private operators have been asked to request qualification…

23rd May 2008

Ennore box terminal bid

23rd May 2008