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POST SCRIPT

The time for the establishment of independent port regulators is, in our view, most definitely upon us. With the promise of objective rulings on port tariffs, handling charges and other key aspects…

23rd April 2008

PS PAGE

23rd April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

There is no doubt that port security is a growing concern. However, findings by the recent SSR Personnel corporate salary survey, although not specific to the marine industry, show that at the…

22nd April 2008

Responsibility links with opportunity for CSOs

22nd April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Rio Tinto mining company is to build a port in western Uruguay where it will dispatch iron ore from mines at Corumbá , in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This will…

22nd April 2008

Rio Tintos Uruguay connection

22nd April 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Africa has excellent growth potential, but theres a long way to go beforemany investors feel comfortable enough to part with their cash. Alex Hughesreports

21st April 2008

African Infrastructure article

21st April 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Clearer environmental policy from the European Commission is critical, if European ports are to understand European regulations and avoid delays in project development.

21st April 2008

EU ports seek greater legal certainty on environmental issues

21st April 2008

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

One of the world’s largest dredging contractors and marine construction companies (in terms of 2007 turnover), Van Oord is successfully deploying relatively new technology in its dredging activities.

21st April 2008

Developing “natural” dredging

21st April 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Five consortia have submitted bids for the 30-year concession to build and manage a container terminal at the Indian port of Vizinjam, situated on the countrys east coast. 

20th April 2008

Five bid for Vizinjam

20th April 2008

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

In 2002, the EcoPorts Foundation published a document listing the most significant threats to the environment in the ports industry.

20th April 2008

The business of pollution control

20th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Medcenter Container Terminal at the Italian port of Gioia Tauro reported a 9.2% hike in throughput last year to 3.44m teu, making it the Mediterraneans most important container transhipment hub. 

19th April 2008

Medcenter Mediterranean number one

19th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Colombias National Concessions Institute (Inco) has authorised Sociedad Cemas SA to invest $13.6m in the port of Buenaventura. 

19th April 2008

Major dry bulk investment at Buenaventura

19th April 2008

ASIA

ASIA

A 32-kilometre section on the upper Yangtze River close to the Three Gorges reservoir is to be cleared of rock reefs to enable deep draught vessels to access the port of Chongqing.…

18th April 2008

Deepening the Yangtze

18th April 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cavotec MSL has netted its first Scandinavian contract with an order for four MoorMaster 400 automated mooring units from Denmark-based Nordic Ferry Services.

18th April 2008

Cavotec celebrates Scandinavia first

18th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Lá zaro Cá rdenas Port Authority has issued a tender in respect of a terminal handling new vehicles. The terminal will cover an area of 400,000 sq m and have a quay…

18th April 2008

New Lázaro terminal

18th April 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Indias Union Shipping Ministry is reported to be struggling to find a consultant to prepare a detailed project report for the construction of a deep seaport on the coast of Bengal.

17th April 2008

Little progress on Bengal deep-sea port

17th April 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

This includes buying cranes and other equipment and expanding the terminal's quay by 149 metres, which will satisfy the company's needs through to 2012.

17th April 2008

LPC gets deep

17th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, has officially opened a world-class £ 1.75m port and international trade training facility on the UKs north west coast.

17th April 2008

Real-life £1.75m port training centre launched

17th April 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

SSA Terminals has deployed a position detection system (PDS) in its US Oakland International Container Terminal.

17th April 2008

Cell-level detection for Oakland

17th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Since opening a sales office in Brazil five years ago, crane manufacturer Liebherr claims to have boosted the mobile harbour crane (MHCs) population in the country from five to 22.

17th April 2008

Liebherr captures South American dream

17th April 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Money from vigourous cement demand continues to pour in for ports happy to handle this needy minor bulk, as Stuart Pearcey reports

16th April 2008

cement feature

16th April 2008

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Stowaways pose a significant threat to port security and should not be overlooked, as Felicity Landon discovers

16th April 2008

At the sharp end

16th April 2008