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ASIA

ASIA

India has the promise that port investors look for but there remains significant scope to enhance its attractiveness. Mike Mundy reports There is no disputing that India needs new port capacity and…

1st April 2007

Eastern Allure

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The need to boost productivity not only on the quayside but also in the yard is forcing the switch to twin- and quad-lift spreaders,reports Alex Hughes

1st April 2007

Double vision

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Portugals deep-sea container terminal, Liscont, is in the final stages of transforming its yard into a completely rubber-tyred gantry-based (RTG) operation.During Port Strategys visit to the terminal in February, a new yard…

1st April 2007

Liscont emerges from handling cocoon with full RTG operation

1st April 2007

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Gift-wrapped cash suddenly seems easy to come by in the port sector with financial figures rising deal-on-deal. Barry Parker reports

1st April 2007

Easy money

1st April 2007

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Chris Brown, partner at specialist law firm Norton Rose, has been in the thick of some exciting port-related finance transactions in recent years, including the Baltic Multi-Port project (at Helsinki, Kotka and…

1st April 2007

Law firm enjoys a rosy outlook on port finance deals

1st April 2007

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Recruitment specialists in the ports and shipping industry say demand for good quality staff is clearly outstripping supply.So how best to recruit - and retain - staff? Felicity Landon reports It is,says…

1st April 2007

A buyers market

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Alex Hughes investigates whether transhipment is the pot of gold everyone thinks it is for Mediterranean ports.

1st April 2007

Panacea or potential headache?

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

While Spanish ports continue to do well, future investment planning at Italys Gioia Tauro has been cast into doubt following recent strikes in both December and February.Relations between majority-owner Conthship Italia and…

1st April 2007

Contship faithful to Gioia Tauro

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Could Leixões be Europes most industrious box terminal? Alex Hughes finds that the Portuguese port is pushing productivity to impressive levels

1st April 2007

Productivity Portuguese-style

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Bottleneck or smooth security and processing system? Felicity Landon looks at the latest developments in container terminalgate systems

1st April 2007

Finessing the front end

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Optical character recognition (OCR) is a tremendously powerful technology which nicely complements an efficient gate operating system, says TideworksHarvey Bauer.

1st April 2007

The power of optical character recognition

1st April 2007

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

As gate automation becomes an increasingly complex mix of technologies and systems, the challenge is how to integrate all of these efficiently and cost effectively.

1st April 2007

Navis takes the middle road

1st April 2007

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

It is an interesting phenomenon of the 21st Century that the international container handling market has seen available containerport capacity dry up in so-called mature markets. It happened on the US West…

1st April 2007

Capacity drain

1st April 2007

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

So you want to be a ship-to-ship stevedore? Where do you start? What do you need for kit? Any suggestions on risk management?

1st April 2007

The not-so-simple port alternative

1st April 2007

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Let me start with an apology. I just cannot get away from the subject of port congestion. The most recent problems have been caused by weather, labour relations (or rather the lack…

1st April 2007

Empty congestion: what in the World is going on?

1st April 2007

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

There are problems at the new Prat Dock container terminal under construction in Barcelona where Hutchison has secured terminal operating rights. Around 500m of the new quay line, that will eventually extend…

1st April 2007

Troubles and tussles on Spains Mediterranean coast

1st April 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Neptune Orient Lines of Singapore and Chinese partner the SITC Maritime (Group) have established a joint-venture to build and manage the new container terminal at the Chinese port of Qingdao to implement…

1st April 2007

NOL QINGDAO PROJECT

1st April 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Stockholm-based Bromma Group has bought a 25% equity interest in Bromma Far East (Singapore) from Portek International, to give it sole ownership of the company.

1st April 2007

PORTEK SHARE SOLD

1st April 2007

ASIA

ASIA

The Port of Tanjung Pelepas is to upgrade its rubber-tyred gantry fleet with Kalmars Fleetview fleet management system.Marking the first order for the system in Asia, the upgrade will be completed by…

1st April 2007

PTP KALMAR LINK

1st April 2007

ASIA

ASIA

Saif Powertec Ltd has been awarded an exclusive cargo handling contract to manage Chittagong Container Terminal, bringing to an end the former stevedoring model previously preferred by the port authority. Initially, the…

1st April 2007

Chittagong embraces private sector

1st April 2007