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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Just as all hope seemed lost, Sydney’’s incumbent operators find they may yet be invited to the Botany concession hoedown.

31st October 2007

Sydney Third Terminal Operator

31st October 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Low-level merger discussions are understood to have commenced betweenLyttelton Port of Christchurch and Port Otago. 

30th October 2007

Southern NZ merger talks

30th October 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Maher Terminals Port Elizabeth facility is now the proud owner of two Rubb structures for equipment and vehicle repair.

30th October 2007

Maher gets the Rubb

30th October 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Barcelona Port Authority has approved construction of a bio-diesel plant on its Inflammable Quay. In the meantime, it has received five bids to undertake repair work on Prat Quay, most of which…

30th October 2007

…and for Barcelona

30th October 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

DP World is to invest ¢ 500m ($710.7m) in port facilities in Senegal, which is 25% more than originally agreed with the government. 

29th October 2007

DP World up Senegal investment

29th October 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Valencia Port Authority has issued a tender for a 248 metre extension of Levante Quay, which has a reference price of ¢ 12.4bn ($17.6bn). Alongside draught of 16 metres will be available…

28th October 2007

Valencia extends Levante Quay

28th October 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Russias Oleg Deripaska company is to build a new port at Imeretin Bay near Sochi capable of handling 5m tonnes a year. The port, which will cost $3bn to build, will accommodate…

26th October 2007

New Russian port

26th October 2007

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Qatars Finance Minister has announced the construction of a new $5.5bn port at Mesaieed, located to the south of Al Wakra. Driving the project is the perceived need to bring down import…

26th October 2007

Major new Qatari port

26th October 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

To head off the threat of shipping lines imposing a $200 Vessel Delay Surcharge on each teu handled at the Port of Mombasa, Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has introduced emergency de-congestion initiatives.

25th October 2007

KPA under threat of vessel delay surcharge

25th October 2007

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World is to raise a $2.7bn syndicated loan to finance overseas investment and gentle corporate costs. 

25th October 2007

DP World IPO?

25th October 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Colombian government has refused permission to build a new coal port at Barú , a decision partly influenced by lobbying from the tourist sector, which believes that additional coal loading facilities…

25th October 2007

No to coal port at Barú

25th October 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

At the helm of the largest port complex on the US East Coast, Rear Admiral Rick Larrabee takes it all in his stride, as Barry Parker finds out

24th October 2007

Interview: PANYNJs Admiral Rick Larrabee

24th October 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Raising a bridge to improve access to a port is a thorny undertaking at the best of times, but hoisting a bridge that in 2006 accomodated 8.4m vehicles and is one the…

24th October 2007

No immediate fix for bridge contraints

24th October 2007

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

I woke with a start this morning with the  realisation that economics is alive and well. What caused this? The public statements by transportation providers trying to convince us otherwise. Let me…

24th October 2007

Economic Principles: Ignore Them At Your Peril

24th October 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

With one of North Americas deepest harbours, Canadas Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal has opened for business, hoping to create a new high-speed, congestion-free trade Asia-North America corridor.

18th October 2007

Canadas Fairview eyes lucrative Asia trade

18th October 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Sines is another Iberian port to have experienced a rollercoaster ride in its fortunes in recent years. 

18th October 2007

Second chance for Sines

18th October 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

During recent years, Maersk has looked to offset congestion at Algeciras by making use of nearby ports, two of which have received unexpected, but highly welcome boosts in traffic.Early in the new…

18th October 2007

The unlikely beneficiaries of Algeciras battle with congestion

18th October 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

In north Portugal, Leixões, which can now receive panamax-size vessels, thanks to a major dredging programme, has celebrated a 14% first half hike in traffic, during which it handled 209,571 teu. A…

18th October 2007

Leixões ticks all the right boxes

18th October 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Fender specialists advise that taking take a holistic look at berthing aids will give long term solutions.

18th October 2007

Design and Deliver

18th October 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Cavotec MoorMaster is challenging port executives to relinquish rope-based vessel mooring systems and instead embrace technological advancement to achieve significant efficiency gains, writes Iain MacIntyre. Through its vacuum-based mooring systems, the company…

18th October 2007

A Challenge to Tradition

18th October 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

But a dwindling labour force pool is already having an impact on productivity, warns Alex Hughes

18th October 2007

Valencia shines

18th October 2007

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World believes it will be able to increase throughput at Jebel Ali to 40m teu within four years as a result of expanding regional trade.

16th October 2007

Jebel Ali to see major hike in trade

16th October 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

The privatisation of Nigerias container terminals, which took place 12 months ago, has reduced the turnaround time for vessels.

14th October 2007

Privatisation positive for Nigerian port

14th October 2007