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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

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Underwater tool manufacturer SUPRAMECA has launched a reference tool for port authorities, consulting companies and contractors to aid underwater operations.

3rd October 2009

Underwater fixing tool unveiled

3rd October 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Transnet Port Terminals has appointed former general manager of sales, logistics and commercial, Nosipho Damasane, as the companys new chief operating officer following Solly Letsoalos departure to the private sector.

2nd October 2009

Transnets new COO

2nd October 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Mike Burns, partner in the Marine & Transit Team of Weightmans Solicitors has his own angle on what issues are cooking at the moment, starting with the newly signed Rotterdam Rules.

1st October 2009

The Rules… and unexpected exposures

1st October 2009

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Among consultants there is a standard joke that if Europe had funnelled into the marketplace as much money as it has spent studying the idea of Motorways of the Sea then the…

1st October 2009

Motorway hold up is testing patience

1st October 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland is to postpone its Fuel Adjustment Factor (FAF) surcharges until January 1 in recognition of the current challenging trading environment.

1st October 2009

Auckland Port holds surcharges

1st October 2009