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EUROPE

EUROPE

Dear Sir The story "Crane safety should not be optional" in your December issue was accompanied by a picture taken at the Port of Felixstowe, and a caption stating that the joint…

30th July 2008

Crane saftey clarification

30th July 2008

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Many investors have shown true interest in private ports or privateterminals. There are various port deals conducted in the last fewyears, some examples are presented below:

29th July 2008

On the acquisition trail

29th July 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A multi-purpose port situated in the Gulf of Vyborg, about 113km from St Petersburg, will be helped in its ¢ 233m ($366m)  modernisation by a ¢ 115m ($180.7m) loan from the European…

29th July 2008

Upgrade loan for Vyborg

29th July 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new port marker device designed to increase maritime safety and facilitate rendezvous manoeuvres for ships entering the port has been adopted by the Port of Barcelona.

29th July 2008

Marker lowers light pollution

29th July 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Latvias is set to carve out a role for itself as a transhipment and handling centre for containerised cargo to and from Russia, China, Korea and other Asian states, according to officials.…

28th July 2008

Latvia eyes Russian/Asian cargo

28th July 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new rapid deployment perimeter protection system claims to provides a cost effective covert security solution to protect portable assets, such as plant and high value metals, as well as perimeter locations.

26th July 2008

Protect your assets

26th July 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new deep water port is to be built at Karelian Belomorsk in Russia, 376 kilometres from Petrozavodsk.

25th July 2008

Russia goes deeper

25th July 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Pacific International Line in collaboration with Container Terminal Services are favourites to be awarded the concession to operate Chittagong Container Terminal. Other bidders are Everest Enterprise Ltd and incumbent terminal operator SAIF…

24th July 2008

Chittagong to go private

24th July 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Capacity of Texas is powering ahead with five alternative fuel routes for its Trailer Jockey terminal tractor line.

24th July 2008

Capacity seeks energy alternatives

24th July 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Hemmed in and battling congestion, Australian ports are in a state of flux, as Dave MacIntyre and Iain MacIntyre report.

23rd July 2008

Oz Feature

23rd July 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealands port industry is set to gain the fruits of a coastal shipping growth.

23rd July 2008

Revitalising coastal shipping

23rd July 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Facing a decline in its bulk exports of pulp, paper and lumber to intermodal markets, the Canadian Port of Prince Rupert had to seek alternatives.

23rd July 2008

The Prince of intermodalism

23rd July 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Port Kembla could get seven new berths as part of a makeover of its outer harbour, under a master state ports plan for New South Wales.

23rd July 2008

Kembla facelift mooted

23rd July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Autonomous Port Executive Commission of El Salvador is seeking private sector investors to take over management of its ports.

23rd July 2008

El Salvador port privatisation overhaul

23rd July 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A joint venture between Boskalis Westminster Middle East and Dredging International will see both companies mobilise some of the biggest trailing suction hopper dredgers in the world for the construction and expansion…

21st July 2008

Giant dredgers for Dubai

21st July 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Forklift optimiser Transmon claims that port operators could do more to improve forklift performance beyond the installation of fleet management systems.

21st July 2008

Forklift management tips

21st July 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Thermal imaging is fairly new in the security and surveillance sector, but Flir Systems is positioning itself for break into the market by two technological acquisitions.

21st July 2008

Turn up the heat on security

21st July 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

According to Michael Hansen, managing director of APM Terminals in Nigeria, the local economy has benefited to the tune of $400m following privatisation of many of the countrys ports.

20th July 2008

Nigeria private cash boost

20th July 2008

ASIA

ASIA

International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has supported its presence in the Philippines, through two initiatives.

20th July 2008

Philippine initiatives for ICTSI

20th July 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Continuing high bulk vessel charter rates are seeing New Zealand forestry product exporters increasingly investigating containerising their consignments.

19th July 2008

Logs take care of empties

19th July 2008