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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The global supply chain is at risk of hijacking by terrorists with the intent to deliver and detonate weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), says US security provider SAIC. Stakeholders in the marine…

1st July 2004

SAIC supports Integrated Container Inspection System (ICIS)

1st July 2004

AFRICA

AFRICA

Uganda and Sudan are in discussions to develop a new trade route through Port Sudan as an alternative to Mombasa which the Ugandan government regards as inefficient.

1st July 2004

MOMBASA FACES LOSS OF UGANDAN TRADE

1st July 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

China Shipping is reportedly evaluating Malta Freeport against Valencia as the hub where it will deploy its new fleet of 8,100TEU vessels. In July 2002, the carrier agreed with Malta that it…

1st July 2004

Valencia woos China Shipping and MSC

1st July 2004

ASIA

ASIA

The Indian government has added Mumbai to a list of ports now licensed to handle new vehicle import traffic.

1st July 2004

MUMBAIS LUXURY MARKET

1st July 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spains rapid economic growth has spawned powerful terminal operators and the second biggest car industry in Europe.

1st June 2004

LOCAL STEVEDORING GROUPS DOMINATE BOX MARKET

1st June 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

" From the view of the MHC operating company (our customers), qualified crane personnel are an important requirement to achieve maximum cost efficiency. It is for this reason that Gottwald offers a…

1st June 2004

TRAINING A PRIORITY

1st June 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

In the first quarter of 2004 Gottwald received three new MHC orders from customers in the UAE. These include one HMK 330 EG fourrope grab MHC for professional bulk handling for Saqr…

1st June 2004

GOTTWALD SCORES IN THE GULF

1st June 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Given our ongoing coverage of ways to ease congestion at container terminals (see PS May 2004 and this current issue), it seemed only right to kick off our new personality series with…

1st June 2004

ITS ABOUT PROCESSES MANAGING AND PEOPLE

1st June 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Liebherr has just launched its LRS 645 reachstacker - a new product line for the Austrian company. The machine' s most notable feature is its curve-shaped telescopic boom which gives it extra…

1st June 2004

LIEBHERR UNVEILS ITS NEW MACHINE

1st June 2004

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Although generally speaking more resistant to corrosion and other forms of degradation than steel piles or many other marine structures, over the course of time concrete may itself need additional protection.

1st June 2004

SEALING THE SUBSTRATE

1st June 2004

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Concretes value within the port environment is almost unlimited. And fresh innovations incorporating its use are appearing all the time, as David Foxwell discovers.

1st June 2004

FROM BERTH TO BREAKWATER SOME VERY CONCRETE REASONS

1st June 2004

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A new deep water jetty for ro-ro ferries serving the Orkney Isles has recently entered service that makes extensive use of concrete, both in the decking for the jetty and as a…

1st June 2004

DECKING AND REINFORCEMENT FOR FERRY SERVICE

1st June 2004

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Well, not quite perhaps. But is there a reader of this magazine who simply doesnt give a stuff about the environment? I doubt it.

1st June 2004

SAVE THE PLANET WITH MODAL SHIFT

1st June 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Drewry Shipping Consultants believes that East Asian ports will lack 14m TEUs in capacity by 2007 unless more investment in facilities is made a priority. In that year demand will be 143.3m…

1st June 2004

Major capacity shortfall in the east

1st June 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Work will start in September on a € 24m project to expand vehicle handling in Bremerhaven, Europes second largest vehicle hub. Part of the Osthafen will be filled in by the end…

1st June 2004

More vehicle space for Bremerhaven

1st June 2004

AFRICA

AFRICA

Surprisingly, only three of seven companies were able to meet the technical specifications required by the Port of Mombasa to supply eight cranes as part of a recent tender. The contract, which…

1st June 2004

Mombasa rejects four equipment bids

1st June 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

ABPs port of Ipswich has moved closer to expanding its ro-ro facilities after accepting a £ 3.5m tender from Edmund Nuttall for a second ro-ro berth at the ports West Bank Terminal.

1st June 2004

Ipswich one step closer

1st June 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Peter Bingham, who has been in Iraqi as special advisor for the CPA explained that on his arrival last year his initial views were that the ports had deep water and were…

1st June 2004

Santa Fe to gain new access channel

1st June 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Peter Bingham, who has been in Iraqi as special advisor for the CPA explained that on his arrival last year his initial views were that the ports had deep water and were…

1st June 2004

Paranagua piles on capacity

1st June 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The state of Bremen has moved fast to pledge € 19m for infrastructure modernisation at Bremerhavens 30-year-old Container Terminal 1 to back the spectacular news that Eurogate and MSC will base their…

1st June 2004

New MSC-Gate venture gets Bremen cash backing

1st June 2004

AFRICA

AFRICA

MSC operates the world's second biggest container fleet whilst Eurogate is Europe's largest terminal operator. The partners say the new terminal, south of the Wilhelm Kaisen Container Terminal, will attract about half…

1st June 2004

Nigeria to build new port

1st June 2004

ASIA

ASIA

The 330,000TEU capacity Unity Container Terminal at the Sri Lankan port of Colombo was due to start operations in May. Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) granted a loan of $14.91m to…

1st June 2004

Unity box terminal opens in Colombo

1st June 2004

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

In 2003, Israels national ports authority made an operating profit of $74.75m on revenues of $459.35m, down 2% over 2002. Following a $90.13m transfer of cash back to the state, the organisation…

1st June 2004

Israels Jubilee Port stays within state

1st June 2004