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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

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Temporary building manufacturer Spaciotempohas introduced a Ready Box range, offering easily retractable protection inindustrial applications.

28th December 2007

Ready Box offers ultimate storage flexibility

28th December 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ports can now be instantly alerted ondredging needs with Partracs environmental monitoring buoys.

26th December 2007

Partrac simplifies dredging demands

26th December 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new desiccant that turns moisture trappedin shipping containers into gel rather than a liquid, can protect cargo frommoisture damage for up to eight weeks, the manufacturers claim.

26th December 2007

Shipping stays dry

26th December 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Chinas largest steel maker, Baosteel, is to double the capacity of Majishan port, located at the estuary of the Yangtze River. The expansion will encompass new berths capable of accommodating vessels up…

24th December 2007

Chinese up capacity at Yangtze river port

24th December 2007