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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Sennebogens new 310 multihandler promises versatility and flexibility in port and warehousing applications.

11th October 2009

Versatile Sennebogen unit handles well

11th October 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Crane manufacturer Liebherr has boosted its Indian subcontinent presence with the delivery of six LHM 400 mobile harbour cranes to ABG Infralogistics Ltd.

10th October 2009

Liebherr drives Indian sales

10th October 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

The challenge of running South Africas national transportbusinesses is hardly academic, and yet its been put into the hands ofone - Geoff Everingham, a university professor.

9th October 2009

Professor takes the Transnet helm

9th October 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

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9th October 2009

Ports must lending a helping hand says Drewry

9th October 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Libra Terminais has presented proposals to the authorities to unify its two operational areas into a mega-terminal handling containers.

9th October 2009

Libra to consolidate three terminals operation

9th October 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africas port regulator is pushing ahead with expansion plans across the board. Stuart Pearcey reports

8th October 2009

Transnet pushes ahead with expansion

8th October 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A report on the consequences of a merger between the South Islands two largest ports is to be delivered by Auckland consultancy Antipodes in October.

8th October 2009

Southern NZ merger report commissioned

8th October 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Making money out of straddle carriers at the end of their front line working lifeis not a job for the fainthearted.

7th October 2009

Re-sale values dont stack up

7th October 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Maersk Angola is to invest $95m in the construction of a second line terminal in Luanda as a means of improving the overall port infrastructure. Investment would be carried forward in stages.…

7th October 2009

Maersk invests in Luanda

7th October 2009

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

There is a fine line between great foresight and lemming-like marches, so which camp do the major container carriers fall into, as they continue to support their orders of dozens of mega-ships,…

7th October 2009

New Yorker OPINION, October 09 issue

7th October 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Tianjin Port Development ended the first half of 2009 with a net loss of $2m. Container traffic handled by the company was down by 6.7% and bulk by 8.4%. Revenue reached $83m…

7th October 2009

Tianjin posts loss

7th October 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The increased complexity of modern electronics and diagnostic systems, in Iain Robertsons view, is a good thing.

6th October 2009

Auckland Rs

6th October 2009

ASIA

ASIA

PSA International aims to raise $500m through a bond issue, being arranged by JP Morgan, Nomura International and DBS Bank.

6th October 2009

PSA issues bonds

6th October 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Telestack has recently been awarded the contract for it describes as an innovative and unique grain handling ship-loading project in the Ukraine.

6th October 2009

Unique grain unloader for Ukraine.

6th October 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Australian state of Victoria has launched a new state port plan which merges the Melbourne and Hastings port authorities and outlines future developments for Hastings and Geelong.

5th October 2009

Victoria unveils state port plans

5th October 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Bulgaria port of Burgas is to make 20% of its workers redundant as a result of the economic crisis. This will mean that 275 employees out of a total of 1,300…

5th October 2009

Burgos cuts a fifth of its workforce

5th October 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Electronic equipment marketplace Mascus has breached the 85,000 barrier for the number of pieces of used equipment available around the world, with over 8,000 available in the material handling sector.

5th October 2009

Mascus marketplace in demand

5th October 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

PD Ports has teamed up with the UKs Teesside University to launch a Foundation Degree for port industry workers.

4th October 2009

PD Ports gets down to study

4th October 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Concessioning of Puerto Ricos Las Americas port (PLA) will go ahead, law firm Mayer Brown partner Joseph Seligman has said.

4th October 2009

Puerto Rico

4th October 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Figures released in the US suggest that the countrys ports will handle 12.3m teu in 2009, equivalent to an 18.8% year-on-year drop - the fewest containers handled since 2002.

3rd October 2009

US traffic down to 2002 levels

3rd October 2009