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EUROPE

EUROPE

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port is trying to acquire port assets in both the Black Sea and in the Baltic.

23rd January 2008

Novorossiysk on acquisitions trail

23rd January 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Saudi Ports Authority has signed a $586m contract with China HarbourEngineering Company (CHEC) for the design and construction of a new port in RasAl-Zour following an international bidding process.

23rd January 2008

Saudi seals new port construction deal

23rd January 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

AIG Highstar Capital, owner of and investor in Ports America, MTC Holdings and Amports, has restructured its business to create a single management structure for the entire enterprise.

23rd January 2008

America witness birth of ports goliath

23rd January 2008

ASIA

ASIA

A consortium consisting of Gammon India, Gammon Infrastructure and Dragados-SPL of Spain has been awarded a 30-year concession to develop an offshore container terminal at the Port of Mumbai. 

23rd January 2008

Spaniards invest in India

23rd January 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Port equipment specialist Transas is to supply,install and commission a Vessel Traffic Management System (VTS) at Cochin Port.

23rd January 2008

Transas nets Cochin VTS order

23rd January 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Mexican port of Manzanillo handled 1.5m containersin 2007 compared with 1.25m containers in 2006, equivalent to growth of 20%. Thesefigures have led the port to claim its place among the three…

20th January 2008

Manzanillo fastest growth claim

20th January 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Rotterdam became the first European port to break through the 400m tonnes throughput barrier in 2007 after final figures for the year revealed a 6.4% increase over 2006, to 406m tonnes.

18th January 2008

Rotterdam celebrates European first

18th January 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Gulf state of Qatar is to spend $6bn on developing a deep sea port to the north of Mesaieed covering an area of 20 sq km. Initial capacity will be 2m…

18th January 2008

Qatar throws $6bn at port development

18th January 2008

ASIA

ASIA

In 2007, Chinese ports breached the 100m teu mark at the end of November, with a special ceremony held at the port of Tianjin.

18th January 2008

China powers past 100m teu mark

18th January 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund (MKIF) is to invest $277m in Busan New Port Container Terminal - the concession company with the right to develop, operate and maintain the Busan New Port Phase…

18th January 2008

Macquarie invests in Busan

18th January 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Motorways of the Seaservices should double traffic at the port of Vigo within five years to 4mtonnes/year with an expected eight additional vessel calls a day. These willoperate on the route linking…

17th January 2008

MoS services to double Vigo throughput

17th January 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

The chairman of CFM, Rui Fonseca, Mozambiques publicly-owned ports and rail company, has commented that it was a serious mistake leasing the port of Maputo to a single private consortium.

14th January 2008

CFM chairmans slams Maputo monopoly

14th January 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Valencia Porthas issued a tender in respect of a new outer protection dike, which willenable expansion of Levante quay to go ahead.

14th January 2008

Valencia advances Levante expansion

14th January 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Valencia Terminal Europa is to invest¢ 15.7m in a new vehicles terminal at Dique del Este in the port of Valencia.

14th January 2008

Valencia vehicles development

14th January 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

ICTSI and IndiasHinduja Group have both been linked with a possible 45% equity acquisitioninvolving IransTidewater Middle East Marine Services Company, which is currently owned by thePorts and Shipping Organisation.

14th January 2008

Foreign groups linked to Iranian investment

14th January 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Malaysia is to relax laws allowinglocal operators to import cranes from abroad.

14th January 2008

Malaysia relaxes crane import restrictions

14th January 2008

ASIA

ASIA

CMA CGM, in partnership with Xiamen municipality and Hong Kong-based New WorldServices, is to undertake a joint-venture construction of a new containerterminal at Haicang, in the port of Xiamen. This is due…

14th January 2008

CMA CGM in Xiamen investment

14th January 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

It took a decade of searching before an Alaskan ship repair companycould find a suitable building to house some of its dry dockingfacilities -  but once it did, erection took only a…

9th January 2008

Testing the grade in Alaska

9th January 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Mitsui OSL Lines dedicated container terminal in the US port of Jacksonville is due to become operational in early 2009. It will be known as the TraPac Jacksonville terminal and will be…

9th January 2008

New box terminal in Jacksonville

9th January 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The proposed new Brasil Terminal Portuá rio (BTP), which is to be built in the port of Santos, will move 1.2m teu/year, the equivalent of 75% of throughput reported at the port…

29th December 2007

Extra 1.2 million TEU capacity for Santos

29th December 2007