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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Seven bids have been received for the privatisation of the Chilean ports of Chacao and Punta Coronel, with 15 companies represented overall. Work is expected to commence in the second half of…

11th April 2008

Two new Chilean ports

11th April 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

CFM, the company that owns ports and rail companies in Mozambique, has been accused of violating workers rights following massive redundancies in recent years. 

10th April 2008

CFM accused of mistreating workers

10th April 2008

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

In the past month, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) announced its intention to work with the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal agency tasked with channel…

10th April 2008

U.S. Opinion- Barry Parker

10th April 2008

ASIA

ASIA

India should develop large-scale industrial and logistic clusters and encourage more private investment, a recent report on Indian ports prepared by the port of Rotterdam has found.

10th April 2008

Rotterdam delivers Indian view

10th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The government of Albania has received a ¢ 500m ($765.6m) proposal to build a new container port at Vlora. This was put forward by an Anglo-Swiss company, Zumax, which also proposes to…

10th April 2008

Albania port proposal

10th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Planners have given the go-ahead for the second phase of development of Liverpool Intermodal Freeport Terminal (LIFT).

10th April 2008

Planners approve major expansion in warehousing at Liverpool

10th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of London handled over 50m tonnes for the seventh consecutive year in 2007, increasing volumes overall by 800,000 tonnes compared with 2006, Port of London Authority (PLA) chairman Simon Sherrard…

10th April 2008

PLA reception

10th April 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar is celebrating a raft of new orders from Asia, cementing its position on the continent.

10th April 2008

Kalmar proves popular in the East

10th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Polish and German ports are vying for Northern European business but with so much to go around it seems no one will lose out. Stuart Pearcey reports

9th April 2008

germany/poland outstanding 1

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Polish port of Gdynia is to invest about ¢ 170m ($258.6m) between now and 2010 on a series of five enhancement schemes.

9th April 2008

germany/poland (second)

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal is to bebuilt at the Polish port of Ś winoujś cie at a cost of ¢ 350m ($523.4m), and isexpected to be commissioned in 2011.

9th April 2008

germany/poland (third)

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A major bottleneck to continued expansion of car handling atBremerhaven will be removed by 2010 with the completion of a ¢ 223m($339m) project to upgrade the 110-year-old Kaiserschleuse lock.

9th April 2008

germany/poland (fourth and final)

9th April 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Could variable speed generators be the RTG cost-saving measure they appear to be? Alex Hughes investigates

9th April 2008

RTG article

9th April 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Tandem lifts have come of age and both small and large terminals can now justify the benefits of multi-lifts. Alex Hughes reports

9th April 2008

Capacity spread

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Substantial insurance claims loom following accidents  at two UK ports this year, but the exposure of the major mutual insurer TT Club will be limited to $1m in each case. Reinsurers will…

9th April 2008

TT Club limits crane exposure

9th April 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Van Oord has signed the contract for the Maasvlakte 2 port expansion project in Rotterdam - which means the company will show off its capabilities at home after land reclamation projects in…

9th April 2008

Van Oord comes home to Rotterdam

9th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Marine Terminals Corporation, the biggest operator of ports on the US west coast, has declared an interest in bidding for the second container terminal at the Mexican port of Lá zaro Cá…

9th April 2008

MTC eyes Mexican terminal

9th April 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Mombassa Port has issued a tender in respect of seven new gantry cranes.

8th April 2008

New cranes for Mombassa

8th April 2008

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Few purchases ever get much cheaper, but one which does on a cyclical basis is the price of insurance. Ports and terminals operators can expect reductions in 2008 on their property and…

7th April 2008

Insurance Opinion

7th April 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A World Bank study has found that Israeli facilities lack efficiency compared with those in other countries, ranking them 33 out of 150. 

7th April 2008

Israel port ranking blow

7th April 2008