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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Port of Salalah is to increase capacity by more than 200% over the next seven years according to its new master plan. Berth 5 is due to come online by the…

1st May 2007

Salalah plans massive expansion

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Philadelphias maritime community has come out guns blazing in a battle to stop prime waterfront acreage falling into the  hands of a non-marine business.

1st May 2007

Philadelphia port plan under threat

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

An affiliate of the RREEF fund, a Deutsche Bank entity investing in infrastructure assets, has confirmed that it will be acquiring Maher Terminals - active in New York and gaining a foothold…

1st May 2007

RREEF finds nourishment in Maher

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

An environmental license granted to Palermo Port has been ruled illegal and may be revoked,putting port development in doubt.

1st May 2007

Palermo environmental study illegal

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Venezuelas Ministry of Infrastructure has been instructed to set up a joint company with Cuba, which will be known as Bolivariana de Puertos (BPSA), to modernise, rehabilitate, equip and build ports in…

1st May 2007

VENEZUELA AND CUBA IN PORT JV

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The government of Panama is to build a series of 12 quays in the province of Colón.

1st May 2007

PANAMA ADDS QUAYS

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

On March 17, DP World completed the sale of its former P& O Ports US assets to the AIG Global Investment Group, which will henceforth market them as Ports America.

1st May 2007

PORTS AMERICA GOES LIVE

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Cargo throughput at the Port of New York and New Jersey hit record levels in 2006. The rise has prompted the port authority to commit to a $2bn investment programme over the…

1st May 2007

NY/NJ SETS RECORD

1st May 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Short-sea shipping is the only answer to the US capacity crunch, according to Charles Raymond, chairman, president and chief executive of Horizon Lines. In his view,rising container imports are placing extreme pressure…

1st May 2007

US short-sea shipping call

1st May 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Specialist manufacturer Emotron has developed a new crane centre in Wernigerode, Germany, where customers can experience live simulation of crane control.

1st May 2007

Germany keeps crane control real

1st May 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Swedens spreader specialist Bromma Group has added an overheight frame to its product range.

1st May 2007

Overheight frame complements Bromma range

1st May 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hazardous area lighting specialist Victor Lighting has developed a new floodlight for harsh industrial environments.

1st May 2007

New floodlight shines bright

1st May 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Arizona-based PureTech System Inc has released version 8 of its PureActiv Wide Area Surveillance software.

1st May 2007

PureTech upgrades surveillance software

1st May 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Utah-based Flexsim Software Products has created a new simulation tool specifically geared towards container terminal planning.

1st May 2007

Flexsim first with container terminal tool

1st May 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Polands DCT Gdansk has selected Jade Software Corporations (JSC) port operating software for the management of the countrys only deepwater container terminal, scheduled to open on June 1, 2007.

1st May 2007

Jade outshines competition for lucrative Gdansk contract

1st May 2007

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Offshore vessel designer, Offshore Ship Designers (OSD), says going green is no longer just an expensive option, and it is no longer just about containing noxious emissions and oil spills. A global…

27th April 2007

OSD calls for greener designs

27th April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

You want a mess on the quayside, dust in the air and complaints from the neighbours? Try handling cement without the right kit. Felicity Landon finds out about best practice

1st April 2007

On solid ground

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A new cement import facility at the Port of Blyth will feature direct pipe discharge from ship to shed. The port has converted one of its newest warehouses on Battleship Wharf for…

1st April 2007

From ship to shed

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ports must make cement dust control their number one priority if they want to keep local residents and authorities on side, as Felicity Landon finds out

1st April 2007

Dust-busters

1st April 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The opening of long-awaited Brazilian box terminal Navegantes ahead of schedule could be a breath of fresh air for the countrys congested ports.Rob Ward reports

1st April 2007

Early doors

1st April 2007