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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Gulf is a hotbed of port development as nations vie for cargo business.Alex Hughes makes sense of the frantic pace

1st November 2006

Middle Eastern riches

1st November 2006

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

While Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Fujairah and Sharjah have led the way in port development in the United Arab Emirates,Ras Al Khaimah has played something of a secondary role. However, rising cargo volumes…

1st November 2006

One to watch

1st November 2006

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Upper Gulf keen to secure its share of regions port business with additional terminals planned to serve the north

1st November 2006

Double take

1st November 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Bumper times for straddle carrier manufacturers look set to continue next year, despite escalating raw material costs. Felicity Landon reports

1st November 2006

Flying high

1st November 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Tyre availability is still an issue for industrial and earthmover type machines - and therefore for straddle carrier manufacturers, says Kalmars Ilkka Annala.

1st November 2006

Tight tyre

1st November 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Australias Isoloader has appointed a manager for Europe and is setting up a new company, Isoloader Europe, which aims to be up and running by the end of November.

1st November 2006

Isoloader outlet hopes to capitalise on European business

1st November 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Kalmar has developed a new heavy version of its Shuttle Carrier, the SHC 250 H. The 7g shuttle has capacity of 50 tons under the spreader and can handle twin 20-foot containers…

1st November 2006

Kalmar innovations designed to speed stacking and automation

1st November 2006

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The deal machinefor ports is finally gathering momentum. Mike Mundy reports on whats hot and whats not

1st November 2006

Ports on investors radar

1st November 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Apart from issues such as water depth and hinterland connections, there are a number of important constraints on development that need to be considered before transitioning to a multi-purpose terminal.These include: ●…

1st November 2006

Multi-dimensional

1st November 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Not all multi-purpose terminals have evolved out of older-style general cargo operations. Some, such as CuxPort in Germany, are purposedesigned multi-purpose terminals, CuxPort having been designed on behalf of Niedersächsisches Hafenamt Cuxhaven…

1st November 2006

Portfocus CuxPort finds niche

1st November 2006

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Southamptons sensible UKport development proposal throws yet more doubt on the increasingly expensive alternative options

1st November 2006

Party poopers

1st November 2006

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Very recent news from North Korea leads this correspondent to suppose that very soon the countrys shipping industry will come under further scrutiny and restrictions. To some extent the precedents have already…

1st November 2006

North Korean insurance blues

1st November 2006

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Labour has traditionally been a problem along the Spanish Mediterranean coastline and recent times have seen things getting worse.  

1st November 2006

Spanish labour bottleneck needs urgent attention

1st November 2006

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Space to expand, government backing and support from terminal operators - sounds like any port authoritys dream. But Rotterdam has never been one for dreaming. Heres a port that has always been…

1st November 2006

Foreign bodies

1st November 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Algerian government is contemplating the construction of a new port, which would help reduce congestion at existing facilities,many of which are operating at 75% capacity. Although no definitive site has yet…

1st November 2006

Algeria mulls Mediterranean hub port plan

1st November 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenya Ports Authority has acquired new handling equipment worth ¢ 3m, which forms part of a ¢ 5.44m modernisation programme begun in 2002.This includes 20 terminal tractors, five FLTs and a set…

1st November 2006

KPA EQUIPMENT BUY

1st November 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Kenyan government has put together a committee that will oversee the privatisation of the container terminal at the port of Mombasa. However, the rest of the port will remain within public…

1st November 2006

MOMBASA PRIVATISATION TEAM

1st November 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Shippers, fed up with delays in container processing at Durban Container Terminal, have threatened to impose a surcharge. Just last month, an MOL ship was delayed by 200 hours, however the average…

1st November 2006

Durban shippers congestion despair

1st November 2006

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Accelerated low water corrosion is becoming more widespread in sheet piling. David Foxwell looks at the latest thinking on how to tackle port nasties

1st November 2006

Eating into the Bottom Line

1st November 2006

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Visual inspection and ultrasonics may be the most used forms of inspection for ALWC,but RTD Group also recommends RTD INCOTEST (which stands for INsulated COmponent TEST), a unique corrosion survey method that…

1st November 2006

Alternative to ultrasonics

1st November 2006