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EUROPE

EUROPE

The deepening of the Scheldt Estuary to give both greater tide windows and better draught access last week finally got underway on the Dutch side of the border – after a decade…

18th February 2010

Scheldt dredging finally underway

18th February 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Alex Macinnes and Nigel Moniz discuss the procedures to consider in the event of a collision

18th February 2010

Coping with the crash

18th February 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

For finance opportunities in Europe, the focus is firmly on transport infrastructure development.

17th February 2010

Cash for infrastructure projects

17th February 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Great improvements have been made in security at major ports worldwide over the last decade, led by implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, says David Hunt, head…

17th February 2010

Port and terminal insurance BOX

17th February 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Investment opportunities exist, but sources of port finance and investment choices are changing. Patrik Wheater reports

16th February 2010

The new reality

16th February 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Ports are happy to play it safe when it comes to insurance choices, reports James Brewer

16th February 2010

Port and terminal insurance

16th February 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Howeverultimately beneficial, a simulator can still represent a significantcost to some ports or operators. However, three ports in Brazil havefound a way to spread the cost.

15th February 2010

Join forces to realise cost savings

15th February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has launched an economy reachstacker, designed for medium capacity and average operational requirements. The company claims the DRF420-450L provides flexible container handling with increased customer value.

13th February 2010

Low-cost reachstacker

13th February 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Spanish port stevedoring company Sevasa is taking part in theOPTIMUS project, whose aim is to standardise simulation-based trainingused in many European ports by developing, testing and implementing acommon approach on how to…

12th February 2010

Sevasa takes standardising lead

12th February 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Learning institutions give the usual simulator suspects a run for their money. Alex Hughes reports

11th February 2010

Crane simulator article

11th February 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Nordana is moving its Spanish operations from Valencia to Sagunto port. The first vessel to call Sagunto was the MV Skanderborg on January 16, 2010. The service change pertains to the regular…

10th February 2010

Nordana moves to Sagunto

10th February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec, best known for its Hiab, Kalmar and MacGregor brands, is growing its Moroccan presence through the acquisition of the port service and equipment part of Maghrepic SA.

10th February 2010

Cargotec in Morocco

10th February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The busy west bank of the Pearl River is to grow a few more facilities to keep pace with the effects of the Chinese governments stimulus package.

9th February 2010

Pearl River push

9th February 2010

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

In the first Strategist column of the year, Id like to start with some simple suggestions for future port operations success.

8th February 2010

The strategist

8th February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Phnom Penh Autonomous Port will maintain a recovery into 2010 with projected 26% revenue growth, the facilitys director general, Hei Bevy has said as the inland port continues to benefit from connections…

8th February 2010

Phnom Penh Port figures

8th February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port turnaround times at US container terminals could be reduced if pilot projects to integrate radiation detection devices in container handling equipment are successful.

8th February 2010

Cargotec scanners negate turnaround concerns

8th February 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The actual weight of a container should be specified on documentation rather than its declared weight, so that a ships stowage plan can have more integrity, a new report has recommended.

8th February 2010

Report calls for actual weight of container on documentation

8th February 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The west coasts Port of Los Angeles has partnered with hybrid truck manufacturer Vision Industries to evaluate hydrogen fuel cell hybrid-electric trucks at its terminals.

6th February 2010

LA studies hydrogen trucks

6th February 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The chairman of Portuguese construction and services group Mota-Engil has said that if the government approves the repeal of the law granting it a 27-year concession to operate the Liscont container terminal…

6th February 2010

Liscont owner could seek compensation

6th February 2010

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Kotkas EcoQuay concept will be operational at the beginning of February 2010 - the EcoQuay was adopted taking into account several environmental aspects in designing, constructing and using the…

6th February 2010

Port of Kotkas new EcoQuay opens in February

6th February 2010