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EUROPE

EUROPE

The president of the port of Lisbons administrative authority,Manuel Frasquilho, has indicated that it will not be necessary to expand  Terminal da Trafaria to accommodate major flows of container traffic in the…

1st May 2007

LISBON DELAYS THIRD BOX TERMINAL

1st May 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Infrastructure & Transport Department of the Valencia regional government has issued a tender in respect of the initial phase of construction of the northern road access to the Port of Valencia.…

1st May 2007

ROAD ACCESS IMPROVED TO VALENCIA

1st May 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

IHC Holland Merwede is anticipating a 35% increase in turnover this year on the back on improved results from its dredging, offshore and marine businesses. In a booming year, the companys sales…

1st May 2007

GOOD YEAR FOR IHC

1st May 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Federation of Inland Ports and the European Sea Ports Organisation are to establish a Platform of European Sea and Inland Ports to strengthen co-operation between both organisations.

1st May 2007

FREIGHT FORUM PROMOTED

1st May 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Nigerian Port Authority has made a further 3,000 workers redundant, bringing to 6,000 the number offloaded in the last eight months. It has borrowed ¢ 91m ($123m) to finance the cuts.

1st May 2007

MORE NPA WORKERS CUT

1st May 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

The government of Mauritania has issued a tender in respect of expansion and upgrade work at the port of Nuadibú for ¢ 20.4m ($27.6m).

1st May 2007

NUADIBÚ UPGRADE

1st May 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kuwait and Gulf Link Port International have signed an agreement to build a series of deep water berths in Mwambani Bay, which forms part of the Tanzanian port of Tanga.The work, which…

1st May 2007

KUWAITIS TO EXPAND TANGA

1st May 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

A master plan covering the next 25 years, which was put together by Kenya Port Authority and approved by the government, proposes to concentrate bulk grain handling at a single terminal at…

1st May 2007

Grain monopoly at Mombasa

1st May 2007

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Port of Salalah is to increase capacity by more than 200% over the next seven years according to its new master plan. Berth 5 is due to come online by the…

1st May 2007

Salalah plans massive expansion

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Philadelphias maritime community has come out guns blazing in a battle to stop prime waterfront acreage falling into the  hands of a non-marine business.

1st May 2007

Philadelphia port plan under threat

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

An affiliate of the RREEF fund, a Deutsche Bank entity investing in infrastructure assets, has confirmed that it will be acquiring Maher Terminals - active in New York and gaining a foothold…

1st May 2007

RREEF finds nourishment in Maher

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

An environmental license granted to Palermo Port has been ruled illegal and may be revoked,putting port development in doubt.

1st May 2007

Palermo environmental study illegal

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Venezuelas Ministry of Infrastructure has been instructed to set up a joint company with Cuba, which will be known as Bolivariana de Puertos (BPSA), to modernise, rehabilitate, equip and build ports in…

1st May 2007

VENEZUELA AND CUBA IN PORT JV

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The government of Panama is to build a series of 12 quays in the province of Colón.

1st May 2007

PANAMA ADDS QUAYS

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

On March 17, DP World completed the sale of its former P& O Ports US assets to the AIG Global Investment Group, which will henceforth market them as Ports America.

1st May 2007

PORTS AMERICA GOES LIVE

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Cargo throughput at the Port of New York and New Jersey hit record levels in 2006. The rise has prompted the port authority to commit to a $2bn investment programme over the…

1st May 2007

NY/NJ SETS RECORD

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Short-sea shipping is the only answer to the US capacity crunch, according to Charles Raymond, chairman, president and chief executive of Horizon Lines. In his view,rising container imports are placing extreme pressure…

1st May 2007

US short-sea shipping call

1st May 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Specialist manufacturer Emotron has developed a new crane centre in Wernigerode, Germany, where customers can experience live simulation of crane control.

1st May 2007

Germany keeps crane control real

1st May 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Swedens spreader specialist Bromma Group has added an overheight frame to its product range.

1st May 2007

Overheight frame complements Bromma range

1st May 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hazardous area lighting specialist Victor Lighting has developed a new floodlight for harsh industrial environments.

1st May 2007

New floodlight shines bright

1st May 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Arizona-based PureTech System Inc has released version 8 of its PureActiv Wide Area Surveillance software.

1st May 2007

PureTech upgrades surveillance software

1st May 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Utah-based Flexsim Software Products has created a new simulation tool specifically geared towards container terminal planning.

1st May 2007

Flexsim first with container terminal tool

1st May 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Polands DCT Gdansk has selected Jade Software Corporations (JSC) port operating software for the management of the countrys only deepwater container terminal, scheduled to open on June 1, 2007.

1st May 2007

Jade outshines competition for lucrative Gdansk contract

1st May 2007