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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port rankings produced by the World Economic Forum have placed Peru at the very bottom when it comes to infrastructure.

11th March 2008

Callao inefficient port slur

11th March 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Oakland and its partner, CleanAir TransPort, recently announced an initiative that will help clear the air, “Early Action for a Healthy Community.”

11th March 2008

Oakland’s Clean Air Programme

11th March 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Shanghai has remained the worlds leading port for the third successive year. In 2007, it handled 560m tonnes, up 4.2% over the previous year. Container throughput, at 26.1 5m teu, represented an…

10th March 2008

Shanghai still number one

10th March 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealands Lyttelton Port Co has recorded a near 10% growth in revenue over the first six months of its 2007/08 financial year.

10th March 2008

Lyttelton figures buoyed by container growth

10th March 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

ChinasHarbour Contracting Engineering Company in partnership with localcompany the Rafid Group has been awarded a $586.7m contract toundertake infrastructure work at Saudi Arabias proposed Ras Al-Zourport. To be completed by 2010 this…

10th March 2008

Chinese land Saudi contract

10th March 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Terminal Pací fico Sur Valparaí so (TPS) is to overhaul its fleet of equipment this year with the purchase of three reachstackers and six terminal tractors at a cost of $2m, and…

10th March 2008

TPS in major investment initiative

10th March 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Shaw Group has announced that its Environmental & Infrastructure Group has been awarded a contract by the General Electric (GE) Company for work on the Upper Hudson River dredging project.

10th March 2008

Shaw Group awarded contract by GE

10th March 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Piraeus Port Authority has agreed to put out to concession for 30 years Berths 2 and 3, which are dedicated to container handling operations. These have backup land of 690,000 sq m.…

9th March 2008

Piraeus box handling offer

9th March 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has acknowledged the growing importance of Mexico to its orderbook by establishing a newsales office in the Americas.

9th March 2008

Kalmar plants stake in Mexican turf

9th March 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar Industries has received an order for14 forklifts trucks from one of the Beneluxregions leading suppliers of concrete products - a first for the Swedish manufacturer.

9th March 2008

Firm set for concrete debut

9th March 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

ICTSIhas contracted Kalmar to supply 13 fork lift trucks, four emptycontainer handlers and 18 terminal tractors for its Contecon Guayaquilcontainer terminal in the Ecuardorian port of Guayaquil.

9th March 2008

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9th March 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A traffic management plan in place on roadsleading to the UKs Port of Felixstowe to combat port-inducedcongestion has been revised.

8th March 2008

Operation Stack gets an overhaul

8th March 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

TheBrazilian port of Paranaguá has issued a dredging tender worth $61.6m.It is the first ever issued in that country allowing internationalcompetition in this sector. The contract is for five years and involveswork…

8th March 2008

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8th March 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Shipping line Neptune Orient Lines is tocreate a separate business for its container terminal unit known as APLTerminals.

7th March 2008

NOL terminal spin-off

7th March 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

CMACGM is to invest ¢ 130m ($188.6m) in expanding the Malta Freeportcontainer terminal, which the group first acquired in 2004. This willboost throughput from 1.9m teu to 3m teu.

7th March 2008

Malta Freeport expands

7th March 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Brazilhas admitted that many of its port access channels lack sufficientdepth to accommodate modern ships meaning that ports such as Santos andItaguaí cannot receive the latest generation of container vessel.

7th March 2008

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7th March 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

. The Port of Seattle Commission has voted to adopt the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy, a joint effort to reduce seaport-related air emissions with the Port of Tacoma and the Vancouver…

7th March 2008

Port of Seattle adopts regional Clean Air Strategy

7th March 2008

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

After much deliberation and no doubt plentyof sleepless nights, PD Ports has joined the chosen few in the circle of UK deepseacontainerport development granted planning permission.

6th March 2008

Full house

6th March 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

BrazilianNational Waterways regulator, Antaq, is reviewing the possibility ofallowing new private port terminals to be established.

6th March 2008

Private operators eye openings in Brazil

6th March 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

TheBulgarian port of Varna is to build a new container terminal through ajoint venture including municipal authorities in Varna. Private sectorinvolvement in the ¢ 90m ($130.6m) will be restricted to 30%. Work…

5th March 2008

Varna to build box terminal

5th March 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

CSN is to invest $17m in the container terminal it operates at the Brazilian port of Sepetiba. Expansion of the terminal will allow it to function as a distribution hub for both…

5th March 2008

Sepitiba to expand to hub status

5th March 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

TheJapanese Bank for International Cooperation has reached an agreementwith Kenya Port Authority to provide the finance for a new containerterminal at the port of Mombasa. This will require investment of $240m.It will…

4th March 2008

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4th March 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cavotec MSL chief executive Ottonel Popescohas been elected as the new president of the Port Equipment ManufacturersAssociation (PEMA).

4th March 2008

Cavotec boss awarded PEMA role

4th March 2008