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EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has come out on top in a $26m claim lodged by Commerzbank. A Rotterdam court dismissed the claim, which stemmed from the end of August 2004,when it…

1st March 2007

ROTTERDAM LEGAL SUCCESS …

1st March 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Valencias new MSC Terminal has struggled with a lack of available equipment at peak times and has been forced to introduce emergency measures at the gate. The dearth of available equipment has…

1st March 2007

MSC Valencia introduces operational changes

1st March 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Savi Networks real-time tracking service is to be installed at the Port of Rotterdam.The companys Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) infrastructure automatically tracks the location and security status of cargo containers around the…

1st March 2007

… AND SECURITY SEAL

1st March 2007

EUROPE

EUROPE

Forth Ports and Cemex have signed an agreement which will involve the building materials company investing £ 27m ($53m) in a cement grinding and blending facility at the Port of Tilbury.

1st March 2007

Cement deal binds Tilbury with Cemex

1st March 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new combined radar and closedcircuit TV security system has been launched by British company Navtech Radar,which is targeting ports, airports, large industrial sites and other highvalue installations with the product.

1st March 2007

Dual-purpose security solution

1st March 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Seawater scrubbing technology could have an important part to play in the future as ports come under increasing pressure to reduce air pollution, says manufacturer Krystallon. The company, a joint venture between…

1st March 2007

Krystallon: scrubbing vital in ports

1st March 2007

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

International facility developer Trans- Development Group recently contracted Rubb Buildings for a relocatable structure to process automotives in Dundalk,US.

1st March 2007

Rubb drives automobile storage

1st March 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

Nigeria is to build a major deepwater port in the Niger Delta.The project is to be taken forward in four phases, the first of which will commence in March for an eventual…

1st March 2007

NIGERIA PLANS NEW DEEPWATER PORT

1st March 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

ICTSI subsidiary,Madagascar International Container Terminal Services,has commissioned a new Gottwald heavy duty mobile crane at its Toamasina container terminal to increase handling power and berth coverage.

1st March 2007

MADAGASCAR BOOSTS HANDLING POWER

1st March 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

Konecranes has confirmed reachstacker orders from three African port operators. Six units will be supplied to the Namibian Port Authorities, three to Kenya Ports Authority and four to Ghanas Meridian Ports Services.…

1st March 2007

KONE NETS AFRICAN ORDERS

1st March 2007

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Saudi Trade & Export Development Company (Tusdeer) and Seaport Terminal of Malaysia, which helped established the successful transhipment port of Tanjung Pelepas, have signed a joint venture agreement to develop a…

1st March 2007

Third Jeddah box terminal confirmed

1st March 2007

AFRICA

AFRICA

A new grain and fertiliser terminal was inaugurated at Djibouti at the end of 2006 following the award by Compagnie Djiboutienne de Gestion du Terminal Vraquier of a contract to Vigan SA…

1st March 2007

New grain and fertiliser terminal at Djibouti

1st March 2007

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

At the end of January, Oman International Container Terminal inaugurated Phase 1 of its Terminal B expansion at the port of Sohar.

1st March 2007

OICT inaugurates Sohar expansion

1st March 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Authorities in the ports of Guayquil and Puerto Bolívar have until June 30, 2007 to transfer existing terminal operations to private-sector companies.

1st March 2007

PRIVATISATION SPEEDS UP

1st March 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Hutchison Port Holdings has handed over the Ecuadorian Port of Manta to Terminales Internacionales del Ecuador (Tide),marking the start of a 30-year concession.The original  agreement, which had seen the transfer taking place…

1st March 2007

MANTA HANDOVER COMPLETE

1st March 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Small port terminal operators in Ecuador are somewhat worried by the emergence of major port development projects, such as Manta and Posorja.

1st March 2007

Ecuadorians fear competition from outsiders

1st March 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Kalmar has acquired American service company Port Equipment Service to strengthen its position in US ports.The deal, sealed at an undisclosed sum, will see the founders of PES, Dan Stevens and Tom…

1st March 2007

US PURCHASE FOR KALMAR

1st March 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Container radiation scanning specialist VeriTainer and shipping optical character recognition developer APS Technology have teamed up to offer high-tech box identification at ports.

1st March 2007

Scanning partnership to improve security

1st March 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Libra Group, Brazils leading port container operator, is looking to invest $12m in Terminal 37 at the port of Santos, which would also involve the acquisition of two quayside gantry cranes,…

1st March 2007

Libra moots Santos investment increase

1st March 2007

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Santos Port Authority (Codesp) has asked the Port Authority Council (CAP) to be allowed to keep offering 50% discounts for transhipment and cabotage traffic in the port for at least a further…

1st March 2007

Port wants to keep short sea discounts

1st March 2007