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THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

It is interesting to note that the privatisation of the Port of Izmir, Turkey has been temporarily suspended after a legal challenge by a union that it is contrary to the public…

30th April 2008

PS Opinion piece to go in news from Mike

30th April 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland has said it could potentially sell Queens Wharf with sufficient notice and an appropriate sale price and reinvest in alternative facilities for shipping lines currently use the wharf.

30th April 2008

Aucklands regal sale

30th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Truck turnaround times averaging in excess of six hours at the Brazilian port of Salvador allow it to claim the title of the countrys least efficient port.

30th April 2008

Salvador pegged as Brazils least efficient port

30th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Shipping agents and port workers in Chile have stoutly rejected any new port privatisations in the country.

30th April 2008

Protests against Chilean privatisation

30th April 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Indias ports and logistics sector offers extraordinary opportunities for investment, according to Alastair King, chief executive of British-based Eredene Capital.

30th April 2008

Eredene invests in India

30th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Terminal Pacifico Sur, in the Chilean port of Valparaiso, is taking delivery of the 12 rubber-tyred gantry cranes it ordered in 2005. These cost the company $1.3m each and can stack five…

29th April 2008

Valparaiso RTGs

29th April 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Science Applications International Corporation has been awarded a contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers (COE) Louisville District to provide engineering services and perform environmental studies in the Great Lakes and…

28th April 2008

SAIC awarded Army COE enviro-contract

28th April 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africas Transnet and Kalmar have extended their partnership to tackle South Africas growing container volumes through the order, by Transnet, of 22 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) for use at the countrys…

27th April 2008

Transnet heads for Kalmar

27th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Uruguay is seeking international cooperation to enable the Martí n Garcí a Channel, which gives access to the port of Nueva Palmira, to be maintained at a depth of 32 feet. It…

27th April 2008

Uruguay dredge partner

27th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Kalmar Industries has won an order from the Port of Tacoma on the US West Coast for the supply of seven CSC 340 straddle carriers to be delivered in October for the…

27th April 2008

Kalmar Tacoma order

27th April 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A new study ranks container ports as some of the US’ biggest polluters – but the movement to clean alternative fuels is gaining momentum.

27th April 2008

‘Perfect Storm’ survey urges action

27th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

MSC and Ceres Gulf Inc have put together a joint-venture, New Orleans Terminals LLC, to manage the first phase of the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal. This facility is currently operated by Ceres…

26th April 2008

JV for NO terminal

26th April 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Container volumes at the Port of Antwerp are continuing to climb. Last year the Port handled almost 183 million tonnes of freight, representing growth of 9.3 per cent compared with the 167…

26th April 2008

Extra capacity needed

26th April 2008

ASIA

ASIA

PSA India has signed an agreement with ABG Infralogistics and its subsidiary ABG Kolkata Container Terminal to take a 49% stake in ABG Kolkata Container Terminal. 

25th April 2008

PSA takes stake in Calcutta

25th April 2008

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

At the beginning of February dredging and marine contractor Van Oord completed the prestigious land reclamation project The World in the emirate of Dubai.

25th April 2008

Van Oord completes The World

25th April 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

The government of Nigerias Akwa Ibom state has reached an agreement with the Dersko Marine group to build a $5.2bn new port.

24th April 2008

Major new port slated for Nigeria

24th April 2008

ASIA

ASIA

The northern Chinese province of Hebei is to develop a cluster of three ports - Qinhuangdao, Tangshan and Huangyi - over the next three years, which will become the worlds largest combined…

24th April 2008

Coal cluster at Hebei

24th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Piraeus Port Authority has lost its legal challenge to have ruled illegal a strike by dockworkers protesting their opposition to the privatisation of container terminals in Greek ports.

24th April 2008

Greek port privatisation resisted by labour

24th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Existing concessionaires in Brazilian ports are alarmed by plans government to change current legislation governing the construction of private ports.

24th April 2008

Private sector concerns over Brazilian law changes

24th April 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Tokyo, Yokohama and Kawasaki have announced plans to integrate their respective port operations to enhance their collective international competitiveness.

24th April 2008

New Japanese super port born

24th April 2008