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Portland has released a strategy to cope with anticipated freight growth in the “ Green Triangle” – the area in the southeast of South Australia and western Victoria, served by the port.…

1st July 2007

PORTLAND FUTURE GOALS

1st July 2007

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OCEANIA

Port Otago is currently rolling out what is understood to be one of the first multi-terminal container operating systems in the world.The Jade Master Terminal container management software solution will provide an…

1st July 2007

OTAGO BREAKS GROUND

1st July 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Congestion problems continue to dog Australia’ s coal ports. Recently Queensland Rail rejected blame for queues at Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, saying the fault lies more with other supply chain issues, such…

1st July 2007

No end in sight to congestion blight

1st July 2007

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OCEANIA

A newly-completed 30,000 sq metre heavy-duty hardstand area is expected to provide improved container and project cargo handling efficiency at South Port. 

1st July 2007

NZs South Port expands hardstanding

1st July 2007

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OCEANIA

Port Marlborough’ s Shakespeare Bay facility has been selected as the spoolbase for the NZ$1bn ($766m) offshore Taranaki Kupe gas pipelaying project. 

1st July 2007

Marlborough nets lucrative pipeline contract

1st July 2007

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OCEANIA

Australia’ s Patrick Corp has firmed up orders for 15 seventh generation Kalmar straddle carriers for its terminals in Melbourne and Sydney. 

1st July 2007

Patrick expands straddle carrier coverage

1st July 2007

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OCEANIA

The Victorian Transport Association has told the state government that the dangers of avoiding channel deepening at the port of Melbourne and its approaches, far outweigh the risks of doing so. 

1st July 2007

Economic backwater threat

1st July 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

PSA has been named as an unexpected partner in Great Yarmouth’ s development plans. 

1st July 2007

PSA buys into Great Yarmouth

1st July 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

MSC has announced a wish to operate its own terminal in the port of Las Palmas, where it is currently a shareholder in OPCSA. The shipping line accounted for 50% of the…

1st July 2007

MSC Las Palmas dream

1st July 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

DP World has promoted Patrick Walters to the position of senior vice president and managing director for its fast-growing Europe and North Africa region. Mr Walters has been with DP World and,…

1st July 2007

Up in the World

1st July 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Activities at Barcelona' s multi-purpose Terminal Port Nou will be temporarily transferred to a 60,000 sq metres site on Adosado Quay during the summer, before finally relocated to a 130,000 sq metre…

1st July 2007

Port Nou becomes itinerant

1st July 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Las Palmas Port Authority is to build two new outer dykes at a cost of € 59m ($79.4m). One of these will protect an 800,000 sq metre area currently under construction, which…

1st July 2007

Las Palmas beefs up

1st July 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Organisers of the Port of Rotterdam Tournament taking place in Holland this summer claim the event brings together teams from “ four of the biggest port cities in the world” . The…

1st July 2007

Football frenzy

1st July 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

DP World says the first phase of its London Gateway container terminal should be operational in 2010, following approval of the development by the British government at the end of May. Construction…

1st July 2007

DP World gains approval for London Gateway

1st July 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Barcelona Port Authority has calculated that it has lost € 37.8m ($50.9m) following the collapse of part of the quayside at the new El Prat quay. This will delay transfer of the…

1st July 2007

El Prat collapse costs PA a bundle

1st July 2007

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EUROPE

The next phase in the revision of the UK’ s British Standard 6349 for Maritime Structures will focus on the design of quay walls, jetties and dolphins. This follows on from the…

1st July 2007

Quay walls come under scrutiny

1st July 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

The complexities of securing, and working with, European Union funding were highlighted at a Port-Net workshop on port financing, hosted by the Port of Tallinn. Tallinn itself has gained EU funding for…

1st July 2007

Port-Net delegates discuss finance

1st July 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Kent’ s Thamesport has opened its new East Park Gate complex, or ‘ Gate 2’ , as part of a new development to simplify and improve service levels to hauliers. It claims…

1st July 2007

Thamesport turnarounds

1st July 2007

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EUROPE

Spanish shipping line Contenemar will move its Canary Islands and Moroccan services from Vigo to a new 44,000 sq metre container terminal at the nearby port of Vilagarcía at the end of…

1st July 2007

Contenemar move

1st July 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port equipment specialist Kalmar has appointed Pekka Vauramo to take its president’ s chair on October 1 2007, after present incumbent Christer Granskog retires. 

1st July 2007

Changing of the guards at Kalmar

1st July 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Malta Freeport has contracted Konecranes for 10 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes,two reachstackers and one masted lift truck to be delivered between December 2007 and April 2008. 

1st July 2007

Konecranes receives order from Malta Freeport Terminals

1st July 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Marseilles Authority (PMA) is to develop two more new container terminals at Fos with a combined capacity of 2m teu per year. 

1st July 2007

Marseilles steams ahead with expansion drive

1st July 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Spreader specialist Bromma has unveiled an all-electric separating twin-lift spreader. A hydraulic powerpack means that the STS45E is lighter, quieter and cheaper to run, with the manufacturer claiming a saving of an…

1st July 2007

All-electric first for Bromma

1st July 2007