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EUROPE

EUROPE

Valencia Terminal Europa is to invest¢ 15.7m in a new vehicles terminal at Dique del Este in the port of Valencia.

14th January 2008

Valencia vehicles development

14th January 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

ICTSI and IndiasHinduja Group have both been linked with a possible 45% equity acquisitioninvolving IransTidewater Middle East Marine Services Company, which is currently owned by thePorts and Shipping Organisation.

14th January 2008

Foreign groups linked to Iranian investment

14th January 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Malaysia is to relax laws allowinglocal operators to import cranes from abroad.

14th January 2008

Malaysia relaxes crane import restrictions

14th January 2008

ASIA

ASIA

CMA CGM, in partnership with Xiamen municipality and Hong Kong-based New WorldServices, is to undertake a joint-venture construction of a new containerterminal at Haicang, in the port of Xiamen. This is due…

14th January 2008

CMA CGM in Xiamen investment

14th January 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

It took a decade of searching before an Alaskan ship repair companycould find a suitable building to house some of its dry dockingfacilities -  but once it did, erection took only a…

9th January 2008

Testing the grade in Alaska

9th January 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Mitsui OSL Lines dedicated container terminal in the US port of Jacksonville is due to become operational in early 2009. It will be known as the TraPac Jacksonville terminal and will be…

9th January 2008

New box terminal in Jacksonville

9th January 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The proposed new Brasil Terminal Portuá rio (BTP), which is to be built in the port of Santos, will move 1.2m teu/year, the equivalent of 75% of throughput reported at the port…

29th December 2007

Extra 1.2 million TEU capacity for Santos

29th December 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Temporary building manufacturer Spaciotempohas introduced a Ready Box range, offering easily retractable protection inindustrial applications.

28th December 2007

Ready Box offers ultimate storage flexibility

28th December 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ports can now be instantly alerted ondredging needs with Partracs environmental monitoring buoys.

26th December 2007

Partrac simplifies dredging demands

26th December 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new desiccant that turns moisture trappedin shipping containers into gel rather than a liquid, can protect cargo frommoisture damage for up to eight weeks, the manufacturers claim.

26th December 2007

Shipping stays dry

26th December 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Chinas largest steel maker, Baosteel, is to double the capacity of Majishan port, located at the estuary of the Yangtze River. The expansion will encompass new berths capable of accommodating vessels up…

24th December 2007

Chinese up capacity at Yangtze river port

24th December 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

In 2008, the Columbian port of Buenaventura will become the countrys most important following an investment package of $70m. In all, $33m is to be invested in equipment and $30bn in infrastructure…

23rd December 2007

$70 million earmarked for Buenaventura

23rd December 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

RAM Spreaders new telescopic mobileharbour crane spreader, incorporating weight-saving features for maximum cranelifting capacity, has entered into service at the Port of Antwerp.

21st December 2007

RAM telescope fixed on Antwerp

21st December 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Maersk has put forward plans to build an inland container depot near the port of Chittagong as a means of reducing congestion at the seaport. The facility, which will cover 100,000 sq…

20th December 2007

Maersk to build ICD near Chittagong

20th December 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach take their environmental responsibilities very seriously, as Felicity Landon finds out

19th December 2007

Long Beach / Los Angeles profile

19th December 2007

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Just published by Dynamar B.V. is its Top 25 Container Liner Operators/TradingProfiles publication which is a must buy study for any organisationinterested in these 25 entities who collectively move 80% of theworlds…

19th December 2007

Liner insight

19th December 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Californian ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are predicted to handle 42.5m teu by 2030.

19th December 2007

Los Angeles ports to be handling 42.5 million TEU by 2030

19th December 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Russia Transport Minister Igor Levitin has revealed plans to build a new port at Nakhodka, near Vladivostok, capable of handling 5m teu/year.

18th December 2007

Russia expands port capacity

18th December 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Traffic at the port of Lisbon increased by 11.6% to 10.4m tonnes in the first three quarters of 2007. Container throughput increased by 10% and dry bulk tonnage by 16.6%. River traffic…

18th December 2007

Traffic up at Lisbon

18th December 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The northern Chilean port of Iquique is struggling to cope with an increasing amount of new vehicles traffic imported by the users of the adjacent Free Zone. As a result, the port…

18th December 2007

Iquique drowning under cars

18th December 2007

ASIA

ASIA

The Indian state government of Kerala is to develop five more ports in addition to the proposed Vizinjam container transhipment terminal. A consultant for the process is currently being sought.

18th December 2007

Kerala to build five ports

18th December 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Public consultation is beingsought on three maritime documents released by New Zealands Ministryof Transport - a draft sea freight strategy, Port and Harbour andSafety Navigation Management discussion, and discussion on fourinternational maritime…

17th December 2007

NZ Dec news snippets

17th December 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Mitsui, Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC), and Rubis Terminal haveteamed up in the Port of Antwerp to construct anew bulk liquid chemical terminal.

17th December 2007

Mitsui partners bulk liquid project

17th December 2007