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THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Last week it was announced in the UK that the supermarket chain called Tesco was claiming one pound in every eight spent in the UK retail market. The effects on surrounding shops…

1st May 2005

The Tesco Effect

1st May 2005

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

A UK election has been called and the last time this happened when there were any particular port issues on the agenda was when Margaret Thatcher was in power and overseeing a…

1st May 2005

UK Port Plans – No Election fever here!

1st May 2005

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Ben Hackett pursues his analysis of the port privatisation process to the Levant

1st May 2005

Privatisation: Israeili Style

1st May 2005

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ports must address the congestion problem to survive. Patrik Wheater reports from a recent BMT briefing.

1st May 2005

The Squeeze is on

1st May 2005

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Simulare Port Technology puts the case for the benefits of simulator training.

1st May 2005

Do simulators provide Effective Training?

1st May 2005

AFRICA

AFRICA

Following the renegotiation of leases with Unilever, Commercial Cold Storage and Agriport, South Africas National Ports Authority (NPA) has agreed terms with Bidvest for the consolidation of 42 leases into nine and…

1st May 2005

NPA & BIDVEST AGREE TERMS

1st May 2005

ASIA

ASIA

According to Xu Qiang of the Ningbo Reform and Development Commission, the leading investors in local port construction in China continue to be state-owned enterprises.

1st May 2005

Foreigners still wary of Chinese port investment

1st May 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Wei Jaifu, Chairman of COSCO Pacific Ltd, has highlighted the groups ambitious expansion plans in Chinas container handling sector which will see it raise annual handling capacity from 10.8mTEU to 36.5mTEU over…

1st May 2005

COSCOs ambitious plans

1st May 2005

AFRICA

AFRICA

In the port of Tianjin, serving the capital city of Beijing, COSCO Pacific, Tianjin Port and AP Moller will set up a container terminal by 2007 that will handle 2.1mTEU/year.Transnet has declared…

1st May 2005

SAPO FIRST

1st May 2005

ASIA

ASIA

12 companies have sought pre-qualification to build the $205m offshore container terminal at Mumbai. Among the international bidders are P& O Ports, Mitsui OSK, Dubai Port Authority, Evergreen Marine, Maersk and Hutchison…

1st May 2005

Mumbai terminal gains momentum

1st May 2005

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The new Salalah Free Zone is drawing significant investor interest according to chief operating officer, Tony Restall.

1st May 2005

Salalah Free Zone draws investment

1st May 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Work has started on the ¢ 580m expansion of the port of Gijon, the primary aim of which is to add new capacity for coal and iron ore cargo flows.

1st May 2005

GIJON BUILDS BULK CAPACITY..

1st May 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

By 2007, it is expected that Maersk will effectively control most of the traffic passing through ports around the Straits of Gibraltar due to its presence at Algeciras, Malaga and Tangier. The…

1st May 2005

Maersk will dominate Straits

1st May 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Also in northern Spain, Dragados is heading up the consortium that is building the initial phases of the new port at La Coruna at a cost of € 429m.

1st May 2005

..AND LA CORUNA NEW PORT

1st May 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Speaking on the occasion of the delivery of a new Panamax dimension quayside container gantry to ICTSIs Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia, Tom Falknor, president, BCT, unveiled the terminals further plans:…

1st May 2005

Post-Panamax units planned for Gdynia

1st May 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

After weeks of speculation that " something was cooking" between P& O Nedlloyd and PSA International in Italy, where the latter group has container handling interests, it has been announced that the…

1st May 2005

P&O Nedlloyd and Voltri alliance

1st May 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

APM Terminals is increasing its container handling capacity at its terminal in Los Angeles, USA with seven new Konecranes RTGs.

1st May 2005

KCI KONECRANES PENETRATES US WEST COAST MARKET . . .

1st May 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The mighty 38.000 HP "D'ARTAGNAN" is named after the famous character in The Three Musketeers. Two auxiliary vessels, "ARAMIS" and "BUCKINGHAM" were also christened at the same ceremony. The three vessels will…

1st May 2005

. . . AND OUTSOURCES PRODUCTION OF END CARRIAGES

1st May 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has established Kalmar Intelligence & Automation to focus on the marketing and development of on-board smart features for container handling equipment, integrated systems and remote maintenance products. Jorma Tirkkonen, formerly head…

1st May 2005

. . . and focuses on Smart features

1st May 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dear Sir With some delay I was informed about the serious, but anonymous allegations of PSC malpractices in the port of Antwerp that you published in the Jan/Feb 2005 number of Port…

1st May 2005

Letter to the Editor . . . Letter to the Editor

1st May 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Transas has announced the Multi-purpose Terminal Simulator in cooperation with Kymenlaakso Polytechnic. The new product replicates tankerloading principles, while the simulation of terminal operators and tanker cargo mates interaction is also available.…

1st May 2005

Transas develops simulator

1st May 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Tideworks has introduced its Wise Product Suite at SSA GULF Tampa Terminal in Florida. This is the first deployment of the product in the Americas although the Wise products are currently used…

1st May 2005

TIDEWORKS KICKS OFF BREAKBULK SYSTEM IN FLORIDA

1st May 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The ten-model Hyster ReachStacker range (A222 series) will be improved as from May.

1st May 2005

New features for Hyster reachstackers

1st May 2005