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ASIA

ASIA

Four bids have been lodged for the 35-year concession to operate the new container terminal in the port of Colombo, which will have a proposed handling capacity of 2.4m teu.

8th December 2007

Four bid for Colombo

8th December 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Associated British Ports has committed£ 4.5m to boost container handling at the Port of ImminghamsExxtor terminal.

7th December 2007

Exxtor to double handling capacity

7th December 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New ZealandsEmployment Relations Authority has been asked to resolve the collectiveemployment agreement impasse between Ports of Auckland and the MaritimeUnion of New Zealand, that recently saw five strike notices issued injust over…

6th December 2007

Auckland stalemate

6th December 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Five consortia have reportedly bid for the contracts to expand the Terminal XXI container handling facility at the Portuguese port of Sines.

6th December 2007

Sines goes ahead with expansion

6th December 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Theres a lot more to RMGs than meets the eye, not least a proven track record in container handling, as Alex Hughes discovers

5th December 2007

Scratch the surface

5th December 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

European crane manufacturer Liebherr had designed and supplied RMGcranes for over 30 years before developing its first RTG design in1998.

5th December 2007

Liebherr stays on track

5th December 2007

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

2007 promises to be remembered for the flood of new investor money into the sector but how long will it last, asks Mike Mundy

5th December 2007

Money talks

5th December 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

Shipping lines have agreed to grant Mombasa port two months to bring down congestion levels or face the imposition of a monthly vessel delay surcharge. This will raise $17.9m, consisting of $200…

5th December 2007

Mombasa heads off delay surcharge

5th December 2007

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

Last month, the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) gathered a groupof bankers and carriers in New York for an important RoundtableConference on Port and Infrastructure Investment. Rather thanshowcasing the same tired talk about…

5th December 2007

Opinion from the US (for Dec issue)

5th December 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Victorian Government must work towards allowing a thirdcontainer stevedore to operate in the state, according to the EssentialServices Commission draft Review of Port Planning.

4th December 2007

Threes no crowd for Victoria

4th December 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Barcelona port authority is to issue a concession for phase two development of its new Prat quay.

2nd December 2007

Barcelona eyes El Prat II

2nd December 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A report issued by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) has warned that the Brazilian port of Santos will have to double its capacity every four years in…

2nd December 2007

Latin America to double capacity every 4-5 years

2nd December 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A proposal to increase the Lyttelton Port of Christchurch directors fee pool by almost 11% has sparked the interest of local port worker unions.

30th November 2007

Union eyes LPD directors fee hike

30th November 2007

ASIA

ASIA

BusanPort Authority has signed an agreement with Trieste Port Authority to facilitatemutual development by strengthening exchanges and cooperation.

30th November 2007

Busan and Trieste tie-up

30th November 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Oil spills of the Prestige and Exxon Valdezproportions are guaranteed to splash across the front pages of mostnewspapers around the world but oil leakage from ships machinery isinsignificant to warrant such coverage…

30th November 2007

Machinery oil leakage has greater impact on marine environment than Exxon Valdez

30th November 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Castrol Marine has launched the worlds first comprehensive range of biodegradable marine lubricants to help shipping companies reduce their environmental footprint and protect the worlds oceans and ports.

30th November 2007

Castrol launches biodegradable lubes

30th November 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports along the US West Coast are all expecting further substantial increases in Asian imports, but as Felicity Landon reports, there is a balance to be struck with the increasing pressures of…

28th November 2007

US West Coast feature

28th November 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Transport Workers ID programme (TWIC) is one of the latest in a series of security measures being absorbed by US ports. Being rolled out in phases around the country, it is…

28th November 2007

TWIC rolls out

28th November 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

September was arecord month for the port of Portland, with 1.28m tonnes of cargomoving in and out of its terminals. Much of this was dry bulks -960,000 tonnes, divided between grain, potash…

28th November 2007

Record month for Portland

28th November 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Construction of Great Yarmouths new outer harbour is now well under way. Felicity Landon reports on the ambitions of East Port UK

28th November 2007

Yarmouth outer harbour moves ahead

28th November 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

Dockworkers belonging to the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria have commenced industrial action in protest over claimed anti-labour practices implemented by private-sector terminal operators.

28th November 2007

Nigerian dockworkers take on Maersk

28th November 2007

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

The human mind is an interesting thing. It can recognise economicfacts, stare them in the face and then reach the conclusion thatreality is not based on what we see. 

28th November 2007

Economic Reality May Bite

28th November 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

The storm surge that headed down the North Sea early in November hadport authorities on high alert - and gave the Port of Rotterdam and theDutch government the opportunity to test out…

28th November 2007

Storm surge puts ports on alert

28th November 2007