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ASIA

ASIA

To achieve this, it is estimated that the country will need 90 berths totalling 20 kilometres, while at present only 27 berths exist capable of accommodating major container traffic. India is expected…

1st October 2006

Yantian celebrates double berth

1st October 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Fraser Pump has unveiled a low pressure jet machine for cleaning and preparing surfaces up to 10m below water.

1st October 2006

Fraser relieves pressure of cleaning

1st October 2006

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Ro-ro tractor manufacturers continue to address market requirements for more capable, user-friendly tractors and greenermore environmentally friendly machines, as David Foxwell discovers

1st October 2006

Green for Go

1st October 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Although not in the overheated state of a couple of years ago, AsiaAustralia trades appear to be bouncing back from a lull in the first half of 2006.

1st September 2006

Australasia-Asian trade demand stifles shipper complaints

1st September 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australian ports are steaming ahead with expansion plans as cargo throughput surges.

1st September 2006

Riding the dry bulk wave

1st September 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealand’s ports are told to consolidate or risk losing out to the Australians in the battle for booming Asian cargo.

1st September 2006

Team up or bail out

1st September 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The prospect of Australian ports coming under Federal Government control has been mooted by Treasurer Peter Costello, and his suggestion that central direction could help ease bottlenecks and improve efficiency has met…

1st September 2006

Federal move mooted

1st September 2006

ASIA

ASIA

The first container terminal to be privatised in India is perhaps the most interesting one by far.

1st September 2006

NSICT: jewel in the crown

1st September 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

The London Olympics organisers are going for green - and the opportunities for the regions ports and waterways are obvious. Felicity Landon reports on the key role they could play in delivering…

1st September 2006

More than a sporting chance

1st September 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Grain volumes shipped via the St Lawrence Seaway rose 25.5% in the first quarter ended June 30 to 3.36m tonnes, according to Richard Corfe, chief executive and president of the St Lawrence…

1st September 2006

Seaway offers alternative outlet

1st September 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Questions are being asked, but many ports are still not serious about building facilities to support automation, reports David Foxwell

1st September 2006

Cautious curiosity

1st September 2006

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Despite so much talk of intelligent seals, the majority of containers still dont have any technical seal at all. " Most have normal physical seals which can easily be bolt-cropped, " says…

1st September 2006

Sealed and secured

1st September 2006

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

With two organisations now pledging to produce standardised container security measures, manufacturers are concerned that the message will become mixed. Felicity Landon reports

1st September 2006

Threat of standards stalemate

1st September 2006

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Over the last decade, management techniques have evolved substantially, with one of the most highly regarded being the so-called " strategic performance management" , or SPM, theory. Already in use worldwide by…

1st September 2006

The measure of management

1st September 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The PLA is responsible for all traffic on the tidal Thames as far as Teddington Lock to the West London. To date, smaller vessels have been exempt from mandatory Automatic Identification System…

1st September 2006

PLA seeks equipment supplier

1st September 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The PLA has long been a supporter of identification systems, despite the major expenditure required to introduce AIS equipment, as Alex Hughes found out

1st September 2006

London blazes trail

1st September 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Singapore has held on to the top box port crown for two years running, but can it hold off rival Hong Kong for a third? Peter Trevalyn thinks not

1st September 2006

Lion City port losing its roar

1st September 2006

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

In the case of London Gateway, it is already known that costs for the project have spiralled hugely since the original days of the projects conception and its early development under P&…

1st September 2006

Gateway spiral

1st September 2006

ASIA

ASIA

DP World Tianjin Holdings - a joint-venture between DP World and the Tianjin Port Group - is to build and manage a new container terminal at the Chinese port of Tianjin.

1st September 2006

Tianjin keeps pace with more box terminals

1st September 2006

ASIA

ASIA

Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) recorded a throughput of 2.24m teu in the first six months of 2006, cementing its place as the busiest port in Malaysia. The 2.24m teu represents an…

1st September 2006

Record first half for PTP

1st September 2006

ASIA

ASIA

Labour relations at the Indian East Coast port of Chennai continue to undermine productivity at the ports container terminal and have led to calls for the immediate creation of a second box…

1st September 2006

Chennai box terminal demands

1st September 2006

ASIA

ASIA

The current relationship between Chittagong Port Authority and local feeder vessel operators has recently become strained following the decision by the latter to impose a congestion surcharge on every container handled.

1st September 2006

Chittagong port authority at odds with feeder operators

1st September 2006

ASIA

ASIA

APM Terminals, CMA-CGM, DP World, ETA, ICTS, Gammon Infrastructure, IL&FS, GVK, Soma Enterprises and Concor are all interested in bidding. India's Mundra Port, managed by the Adani Group, will add four new…

1st September 2006

MUNDRA TO ADD MORE BERTHS

1st September 2006