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EUROPE

EUROPE

Salonika Port in Greece says that it will have addressed all objections raised as part of the bidding process in respect of privatisation of port handling by the end of July.

6th July 2008

Three in the frame for Salonika

6th July 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A hard-hitting report on the New Zealand port sector by investment bankers Rockpoint Corporate Finance suggests that the vast majority of the increase in shareholders funds achieved by port companies over the…

5th July 2008

Financial Performance of NZ Ports Criticised

5th July 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Port Otago has narrowly avoided its first serious industrial action in 21 years, with two unions issuing notice of an overtime ban after failed mediation talkes on pay.

4th July 2008

Otago on strike notice

4th July 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A three-year collective employment agreement has been signed by Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) and the Combined Unions.

3rd July 2008

Agreement means stability for Lyttelton

3rd July 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Has a fewer and bigger mantra paid off for the ports industry down under ask Dave and Iain MacIntyre

2nd July 2008

50th Anniversary — Oz NZ Main Lead

2nd July 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Fifty years ago the wharves of Australia and New Zealands ports were lined with goods almost exclusively headed for and received from the Mother Country, namely the British Isles.

2nd July 2008

50th anniversary Oz-NZ 2nd story

2nd July 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The coastal shippingnetwork that bound New Zealands ports together fifty years ago wasstruck a severe blow following the introduction of the MaritimeTransport Act in 1994.

2nd July 2008

Oz-Nz 3rd story

2nd July 2008

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OCEANIA

Australasian ports have had to buy-in to the demands of cold chain monitoring, as the international meat trades have grown more sophisticated over the last 50 years.

2nd July 2008

50th anniversary 4th Oz NZ story

2nd July 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

An aerial view of most Australian and NewZealand ports 50 years ago would have revealed a profusion of narrowtimber wharves lining river banks and copious finger piers protrudinginto harbours and bays.

2nd July 2008

50th feature OZ NZ 5th story

2nd July 2008

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

The contrast between achievingmarket reach in mature and emerging economies has perhaps never beengreater. In northern Europe, for example, the battle is one ofdelivering enough capacity and removing the landside bottlenecks thatcan…

2nd July 2008

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2nd July 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new eight-year agreement for Hull Container Terminal includes a £ 4m investment by PD Ports to be used to implement IT systems, refurbish the existing ship-to-shore cranes and reconfigure the terminal…

2nd July 2008

Investment for Hull

2nd July 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Short sea shipping company Portline has recently defected from the port of Lisbon to the port of Setú bal.

30th June 2008

Setúbal boosts box throughput

30th June 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A tariff reform being considered for Israeli ports could save up to $290m over the next 10 years. In addition, port users willing to undertake operations outside normal daytime shifts will receive…

30th June 2008

Israeli port reform

30th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new port at Klaipeda in Lithuania is scheduled to be completed by 2017. This will be built on an artificial island and be used to handle oil products, fertiliser, containers and…

29th June 2008

Klaipeda 2017 port

29th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The port of Illichevsk in Ukraine believes it can boost throughput to 3.2m teu within five years following the upgrade of existing handling facilities. This compares with a throughput of 455,976 teu…

29th June 2008

Bullish Illichevsk forecast

29th June 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Doubts have emerged regarding the feasibility of the proposed Kenyan lake port of Lamu. Steady economic growth in the Great Lakes region has prompted the need for such a facility, but while…

28th June 2008

Kenya cool on Lamu

28th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Poland is to invest up to ¢ 780m ($1.2bn) on improving access to its ports by 2014. To date, ¢ 150m ($233.7m) has been spent on upgrades in this area.

28th June 2008

Poland access upgrades

28th June 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Port Klang terminal operator Northport is to spend $152m over the next two to three years on expanding existing facilities, including the construction of a 350-metre container berth that will boost the…

28th June 2008

Northport to invest in new facilities

28th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

According to Russias Federal Agency of Marine and River Transport, throughput at ports in Russia is forecast to grow by 10%-12% during 2008. By 2015, overall volume of cargo is expected to…

27th June 2008

Russia growth prediction

27th June 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) recently acquired new equipment for its leading port in Manila, Philippines.

27th June 2008

Manila gets new equipment

27th June 2008