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ASIA

ASIA

Yang Ming is to invest more than $360m in what will be the sixth container terminal at the port of Kaohsiung.

5th October 2007

Sixth box terminal for Kaoshiung

5th October 2007

ASIA

ASIA

The Malaysian Ministry of Finance has suspended the law requiring port authorities to source gantry cranes from one nominated manufacturer, on the back of complaints from ports who have experienced serious delivery…

5th October 2007

Malaysia eases equipment sourcing restrictions

5th October 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Vietnams Saigon Newport Company (SNP) has confirmed an order for a further ten E-One rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes, destined for Phase I of Tan Cang-Cai Mep International Container Terminal.

5th October 2007

Kalmars green crane popular

5th October 2007

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Ports and terminals which choose the outsourcing route for their equipment maintenance can remove the uncertainty of maintenance and life cycle costs, says Kalmars Rob van Hove. And increasing numbers appear to…

4th October 2007

Making the calculations

4th October 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ports need to integrate with the supply chain if they are to understand the changing focus of shipper selection, according exclusive paper from Adrian Sammons and Mateus Magala

4th October 2007

Port Modelling

4th October 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

Cargo volumes handled by the port of Mombasa have increased following the decision to extend the opening hours for gate services.

4th October 2007

Longer opening hours boost Mombasa cargo

4th October 2007

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

The last two or three years have seen burgeoning interest in investing in new port infrastructure and as part of this a new generation of investors have emerged, including parties such as…

4th October 2007

The end of an era for cavalier port purchases

4th October 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Cosco is looking into the possibility of establishing a major new transhipment hub in the Philippines, which would require investment of up to $3bn.

4th October 2007

Cosco to set up transhipment hub in the Philippines

4th October 2007

ASIA

ASIA

PSAs S$5bn ($3.3bn) decade-long investment in Singapores Pasir Panjang Terminal will take the operators total handling capacity to 35m teu when completed in 2009 and supports some 6,000 jobs locally, according to…

4th October 2007

PSA investment supports local economy

4th October 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A breakdown in collective employment agreement negotiations has seen about 250 Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) members undertake a two-day strike at Ports of Auckland this week, with more strikes in…

4th October 2007

PoA strike

4th October 2007

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Blame-shifting over investment in ports infrastructure has come under fire by ports lobby group the Association of Australian Ports and Marine Authorities (AAPMA), which says that bickering has stopped progress.

4th October 2007

Oz Blame Shifting

4th October 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Portcentric logistics is all the rage on the south coast of the UK, as the Port of Southampton commits to providing more space for companies that offer portcentric solutions.

4th October 2007

Rising star of portcentric logistics

4th October 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr has upgraded its smaller mobile harbour cranes, concentrating on features that will save the customer money and improve the environment footprint of the machines.

4th October 2007

Liebherrs new mobile harbour crane range

4th October 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Rises in raw material, energy and freight costs have forced tyre manufacturer Solideal to raise aftermarket prices in Europe by 4%-6%, with effect from November 1, 2007.

3rd October 2007

Solideal ups prices

3rd October 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

IMarEST has published a book on the Design for Safety of Marine and Offshore Systems which focuses on typical formal safety analysis methods and their application in the context of marine and…

3rd October 2007

Marine system manual

3rd October 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

There has been strong opposition in Chile to the granting of a concession to operate the port of Talcahuano, with dock workers fearing they will lose their jobs.

30th September 2007

Unions oppose Talcahuano privatisation

30th September 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Western Ports division of the Nigerian Port Authority reports that it had overspent its entire budget for 2007 by the beginning of August.

26th September 2007

NPA already overspent on budget

26th September 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Konsortium Logistik Bhd, a consortium of senior executives, and a listed state company have all bid to take over Malaysias Penang Port Sdn Bhd. 

26th September 2007

Penang Port to be privatised

26th September 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Peruvian ports network will have handled 1m teu by the end of this year, which will be a new annual record. Traffic is expected to double by 2017.

26th September 2007

Peruvian ports to handle one million TEUs

26th September 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Drewry Shipping Consultants has warned of an imminent serious global container terminal capacity shortage in its Annual Review of Global Container Terminal Operators 2007.

25th September 2007

Serious container capacity shortfall caution

25th September 2007