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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Beware bureaucracy creep and be aware that a freeport isn’t a panacea, says Jim O’Gara of AECOM.

25th May 2010

Bureaucracy creep

25th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

PSA Great Yarmouth has agreed a five-year contract with Cooper SH for the supply and maintenance of a fleet of port handling equipment, including three Konecranes reachstackers, one empty container handler and…

25th May 2010

Cooper wins PSA equipment contract

25th May 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

Maersk shipping line is switching 500,000 teu from Algeciras to its facility in TangerMed, because, it says, the Tangier facility has high productivity, lower costs and incorporates zero deviation for vessels.

24th May 2010

Algeciras loses to Tangier

24th May 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A public inquiry into a proposed new private port in the Brazilian state of Bahia has divided public opinion in Ilhéus.

24th May 2010

New Ilhéus port in doubt

24th May 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Indonesian state port operator Pelindo II is to build a 10m teu capacity hub port at Karawang, West Java. The development will take place over the next five to ten years at…

24th May 2010

New Indonesian port

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The turnaround in Ukrainian politics from west to east has dragged the port of Sevastopol with it – smoke bombs, eggs and punches were all thrown in the Ukrainian parliament as nationalists…

24th May 2010

Punches thrown as Ukraine port keeps Russian navy

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port unions in Spain called a series of strikes throughout May to protest against government measures that will allow port operators to contract stevedores who do not belong to Port Stevedoring Management…

24th May 2010

Spanish stevedores go on strike

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Eurogate has confirmed that it is postponing some planned investments, although it has stressed that it remains committed to its main terminal projects.

24th May 2010

Eurogate puts back investment

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

AP Møller-Maersk has been given a definitive go ahead to build a major container handling facility at the Italian port of Vado Ligure, Savona. The decision was made recently following the meeting…

24th May 2010

Vado Ligure box terminal to go ahead

24th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The first images of the £1.5billion London Gateway port and logistics park have been revealed. Futuristic animations of the site show what the development will look like once complete.

24th May 2010

Glimpse of the new London Gateway

24th May 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Free trade zones are evolving into another critical ingredient in slick supply chains, as Felicity Landon discovers

24th May 2010

Escape the red tape tangle

24th May 2010

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

ACTI Engineering first demonstrated the technology used in AMECS to reduce emissions from railroad locomotives and has since developed a version of the technology suitable for use with ships in port, whether…

21st May 2010

Devil in the detail

21st May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port companies around England and Wales seem close to victory in their battle against millions of pounds of backdated business rates, after the new coalition government pledged to cancel the retrospective demands.

19th May 2010

UK port business rates campaign close to victory

19th May 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

With shorter-term business contracts of around six months now the norm, ports, terminals and distribution operators are now looking for greater flexibility in rental agreements with equipment suppliers, according to Cargotec.

19th May 2010

Cargotec sees increased demand for pre-owned cranes

19th May 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The secondhand crane market is still languishing, depressed by a flood of units. Alex Hughes reports

18th May 2010

One careful owner

18th May 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The historic capital city port of Phnom Penh is being reborn after years of neglect, reports Michael King

17th May 2010

Cambodian rebirth

17th May 2010

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

Heres a call lto arms: everybody across the port industry should send media clips to the US 534 Senators and Congressmen.

17th May 2010

Kickstart a port funding campaign

17th May 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The 10 member countries of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have been taking rapid steps to build up trade between members and with other parts of Asia.

14th May 2010

Trade liberalisation to boost regions port business

14th May 2010

ASIA

ASIA

A comparatively quick recovery in South East Asia’s leading container ports has put shelved investment plans back on track. Michael King reports

13th May 2010

On the rebound

13th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Two political parties in Portugal are collaborating in an attempt to avoid Liscont container terminal from having its concession contract revoked.

12th May 2010

Politicians battle to keep Liscont

12th May 2010