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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new diver detection sonar to counter the threat of underwater attacks against ships, harbours, coastal industrial installations and offshore oil platforms has been unveiled by manufacturer Sonardyne International. The maker claims…

1st July 2007

Sonardyne diver detection

1st July 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new book by a Financial Times journalist lifts the lid on the journeys of everyday food products and in doing so hammers home the importance of the maritime industry.

1st July 2007

Food miles exposed

1st July 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

US manufacturer of terminal trailers, Capacity of Texas has increased the size of its standard 50 gallon step fuel tanks from 6in to 10in and now offers a seatbelt light option,where a…

1st July 2007

Capacity drives trailer development

1st July 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has launched an anti-sway spreader design to make cycle times for rubber-tyred gantry cranes faster and more efficient. 

1st July 2007

Kalmar product range progression

1st July 2007

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

ICTSI subsidiary Tartous Inter-national Container Terminal has contracted manufacturer Liebherr for two new mobile harbour cranes, a first for Syria. Tradition-ally, container handling in the country has been undertaken by geared vessels. 

1st July 2007

New mobile cranes for ICTSI Syria

1st July 2007

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World plans to issue both conventional bonds and Islamic bonds as a means of extending its debt maturity profile. 

1st July 2007

DP World commits to long-term financing

1st July 2007

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Four new berths have been commissioned at Saqr Port in the United Arab Emirates. These 795 metre long berths will bring to 12 the number of operational berths available to shipping. The…

1st July 2007

Saqr to boost berthage

1st July 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

Private-sector companies are going to be asked to bid for two large container terminals at South Africa' s Ngqura Port, which will require investment of € 841m ($1.1bn). These will be able…

1st July 2007

Two Ngqura box terminals

1st July 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africa is to introduce a National Ports Regulator, which will assume one of the two roles formerly undertaken by the National Ports Authority, whose own activities are now restricted to those…

1st July 2007

South Africa appoints regulator

1st July 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

A tender has been issued by Tanzania ports authority in respect of the construction of a port jetty at Mbamba Bay port on Lake Nyasa. Work is slated to commence later this…

1st July 2007

Lake Nyasa terminal planned

1st July 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

Nigerian Port Authority in Lagos has been divided into two separate elements: NPA Western Port and NPA Eastern port, in a bid to speed up response time at the ports and improve…

1st July 2007

Lagos management split

1st July 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

Grain Bulk Handlers Ltd, which operates a grain terminal at the port of Mombasa, is to undertake an initial public offering early next year. Listing of shares will take place on the…

1st July 2007

Mombasa grain float

1st July 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The US ports of Seattle and Tacoma and Canada’ s Vancouver have jointly pledged to reduce particulate matter from ships at berth by 70% and from cargo handling equipment by 30% by…

1st July 2007

Pacific Northwest pact

1st July 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Private equity fund Global Infrastructure Partners has bought a 25% interest in Chennai Container Terminal (CCT), India’ s second largest private container terminal in India overall by traffic volume.

1st July 2007

GIP buys into Indian dream

1st July 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Peruvian National Port Authority has given permission for tenders to be issued in respect of the purchase of four new cranes for the port of Callao. Contracts for two quayside gantry…

1st July 2007

: Quayside lift for Callao

1st July 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Mexican port of Ensenada registered a 4% drop in container traffic during the first four months of this year. This is the first time for at least 12 months that the…

1st July 2007

Maersk loss hits Ensenada

1st July 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Venezuelan port of Cabello has been nationalised. Previously, the port was managed locally by the Instituto Puerto Autónomo de Puerto Cabello (IPAPC). The move is viewed negatively by municipal and regional…

1st July 2007

Cabello loses regional control

1st July 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Several North American investors have put forward a project to build a new container terminal in Canso Straits, Nova Scotia. They plan to invest $300m in a 485,000 sq metre area, which…

1st July 2007

Nova Scotia terminal

1st July 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Proposed expansions at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could threaten the planned development of a new mega-port at Punta Colonet in Mexico' s Baja Californian region.

1st July 2007

Shadow cast on Punta Colonet project

1st July 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The port of Manzanillo in Mexico has reached virtual saturation point following a 20% hike in container traffic over the last few months. 

1st July 2007

Manzanillo Port reaches saturation point

1st July 2007