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ASIA

ASIA

India should develop large-scale industrial and logistic clusters and encourage more private investment, a recent report on Indian ports prepared by the port of Rotterdam has found.

10th April 2008

Rotterdam delivers Indian view

10th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The government of Albania has received a ¢ 500m ($765.6m) proposal to build a new container port at Vlora. This was put forward by an Anglo-Swiss company, Zumax, which also proposes to…

10th April 2008

Albania port proposal

10th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Planners have given the go-ahead for the second phase of development of Liverpool Intermodal Freeport Terminal (LIFT).

10th April 2008

Planners approve major expansion in warehousing at Liverpool

10th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of London handled over 50m tonnes for the seventh consecutive year in 2007, increasing volumes overall by 800,000 tonnes compared with 2006, Port of London Authority (PLA) chairman Simon Sherrard…

10th April 2008

PLA reception

10th April 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar is celebrating a raft of new orders from Asia, cementing its position on the continent.

10th April 2008

Kalmar proves popular in the East

10th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Polish and German ports are vying for Northern European business but with so much to go around it seems no one will lose out. Stuart Pearcey reports

9th April 2008

germany/poland outstanding 1

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Polish port of Gdynia is to invest about ¢ 170m ($258.6m) between now and 2010 on a series of five enhancement schemes.

9th April 2008

germany/poland (second)

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal is to bebuilt at the Polish port of Ś winoujś cie at a cost of ¢ 350m ($523.4m), and isexpected to be commissioned in 2011.

9th April 2008

germany/poland (third)

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A major bottleneck to continued expansion of car handling atBremerhaven will be removed by 2010 with the completion of a ¢ 223m($339m) project to upgrade the 110-year-old Kaiserschleuse lock.

9th April 2008

germany/poland (fourth and final)

9th April 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Could variable speed generators be the RTG cost-saving measure they appear to be? Alex Hughes investigates

9th April 2008

RTG article

9th April 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Tandem lifts have come of age and both small and large terminals can now justify the benefits of multi-lifts. Alex Hughes reports

9th April 2008

Capacity spread

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Substantial insurance claims loom following accidents  at two UK ports this year, but the exposure of the major mutual insurer TT Club will be limited to $1m in each case. Reinsurers will…

9th April 2008

TT Club limits crane exposure

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Van Oord has signed the contract for the Maasvlakte 2 port expansion project in Rotterdam - which means the company will show off its capabilities at home after land reclamation projects in…

9th April 2008

Van Oord comes home to Rotterdam

9th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Marine Terminals Corporation, the biggest operator of ports on the US west coast, has declared an interest in bidding for the second container terminal at the Mexican port of Lá zaro Cá…

9th April 2008

MTC eyes Mexican terminal

9th April 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Mombassa Port has issued a tender in respect of seven new gantry cranes.

8th April 2008

New cranes for Mombassa

8th April 2008

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Few purchases ever get much cheaper, but one which does on a cyclical basis is the price of insurance. Ports and terminals operators can expect reductions in 2008 on their property and…

7th April 2008

Insurance Opinion

7th April 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A World Bank study has found that Israeli facilities lack efficiency compared with those in other countries, ranking them 33 out of 150. 

7th April 2008

Israel port ranking blow

7th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Local members of Parliament in Peru have called on the government to invest urgently in the port of Paita, which has a key export function. Local authorities have also put together a…

7th April 2008

Paita privatisation no

7th April 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Busan Port Authority (BPA) in Korea has established cooperative ties through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dafeng Port, located in Chinas Jiangsu Province.

6th April 2008

Korean and Chinese ports to cooperate

6th April 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Optical character recognition-specialist Hi-Tech Solutions (HTS) and port automation provider Dalosy Industrial Systems (DIS) have teamed up to provide a Europe with innovative solutions for port security, container handling, and automatic license…

6th April 2008

Security venture improves automated options

6th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Trade unions representing road haulage companies in Genova, Italy, are taking out a class action against PSA International, claiming damages in excess of ¢ 5m ($7.7m) because of the decision to temporarily…

5th April 2008

Crisis deepens at Genova

5th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Perus Transport and Communications Minister, Veró nica Zavala, has announced that the ports of Pisco, Pucallpa, Iquitos and Paita will be offered for concessions between July and September this year. The government…

5th April 2008

Peruvian privatisation plan unveiled

5th April 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A $5-million grant program to help fund environmentally friendly cargo cranes and improve air quality at the Port of Long Beach has been approved by the Board of Harbor Commissioners.

5th April 2008

Cargo cranes to get $5 million environmental upgrade

5th April 2008