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THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Ben Hackett considers whether the looming import peak in the US will benefit the all-water route via Suez to the East Coast

1st June 2005

East Coast Option

1st June 2005

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Mid-2005 will, in years to come, probably be seen as a pivotal moment for P& O. The jury is out, however, on whether it will be seen in a positive or negative…

1st June 2005

End of an era at P&O – so what next?

1st June 2005

ASIA

ASIA 1st June 2005

Simplex to build new JNPT box terminal

1st June 2005

ASIA

ASIA 1st June 2005

Calcutta to open intermodal terminal

1st June 2005

OCEANIA

OCEANIA 1st June 2005

Port Nelson scuttles MWS extension

1st June 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Tuticorin Port Trust has introduced a new 25% wharfage rebate on new cargo coming to the port in fiscal 2005-06.

1st June 2005

Tuticorin offers incentives and rebates

1st June 2005

ASIA

ASIA

A groundbreaking ceremony was held to commence phase II of Zhuhai International Container Terminals (Gaolan) (ZICT(G)). The project involves the construction of two new 50,000-tonne container berths with a total quay length…

1st June 2005

Zhuhai International Container Terminals

1st June 2005

ASIA

ASIA 1st June 2005

MASSIVE BOOST FOR VIZAG BOX TRAFFIC

1st June 2005

ASIA

ASIA 1st June 2005

NEW PORT FOR NORTHERN CHINA

1st June 2005

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A US$2.1m upgrade of the MetroPort Auckland inland port operation, jointly run with Toll NZ, and numerous improvements at its Sulphur Point Container Terminal are understood to be delivering significant customer service…

1st June 2005

Development completed at Port of Tauranga

1st June 2005

ASIA

ASIA 1st June 2005

Crane orders for Portek

1st June 2005

ASIA

ASIA 1st June 2005

RECORD REVENUE SHARE FOR KANDLA

1st June 2005

ASIA

ASIA 1st June 2005

KARACHI INVITES PROPOSALS

1st June 2005

ASIA

ASIA

For the first three months of 2005, Singapore reported a throughput of 5.31m TEUs, up 13% over the corresponding 2004 period. At the same time, terminals in Hong Kong handled 5.28 million…

1st June 2005

Singapore

1st June 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. In 2004, Bilbao box terminal ATM registered a 9.76% hike…

1st June 2005

TRUCK MAFIA HALTS BILBAO BOX TRAFFIC DEVELOPMENT

1st June 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port of Rotterdam and operator ECT have reached agreement to construct a new container terminal at Maasvlakte. This Delta Barge Feeder Terminal (DBF) is meant to handle inland and feeder vessels in…

1st June 2005

..and builds new container terminal

1st June 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

On 4 May, MSCs 8,000 TEU vessel RACHELE docked at Valencia, the biggest container ship ever to call at any Spanish port. The vessel will be deployed on services out of China…

1st June 2005

Valencia receives largest ever vessel

1st June 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. The second phase of Bilbao's Outer Harbour development will be…

1st June 2005

NEW BILBAO HARBOUR DEVELOPMENT TO OPEN IN 2006

1st June 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. The port of Rotterdam has commissioned the construction of the…

1st June 2005

Rotterdam commissions quay construction?

1st June 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Depending on your point of view, PD Ports plan to introduce a Northern Gateway container port on the Tees would either ease the UKs notorious southern port congestion, or - if youre…

1st June 2005

North seeks to ease Southern Discomfort

1st June 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Lloyd's List reports that port operators and regional development agencies in the north of England are calling for a delay on three outstanding applications to build additional facilities in the south (London…

1st June 2005

Rivals ATM and TMB set up joint venture company

1st June 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Lloyd's List reports that port operators and regional development agencies in the north of England are calling for a delay on three outstanding applications to build additional facilities in the south (London…

1st June 2005

TRAFFIC UP AT PORT NOU

1st June 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Secretariat of Ports wants these new concessions to be awarded as soon as possible so that existing terminal operators do not have to seek extensions to their existing contracts. In fact,…

1st June 2005

PMA

1st June 2005