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EUROPE

EUROPE

Zeeland Seaports and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have been cited as reasons for the lacklustre past relations. Hans Smits, chief executive of the  port authority, said: It is to our advantage…

1st November 2006

Rotterdam still keen on cooperation with Zeeland

1st November 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Canary Islands Port of Fuerteventura is considered obsolete and is strangling the economy of the small island. 

1st November 2006

Fuerteventura needs revamp

1st November 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Grangemouth is expanding its container handling capability. Forth Ports, operator of the container terminal at Grangemouth, has added two new quayside gantries, upgraded the terminals landside handling equipment, expanded…

1st November 2006

Grangemouths great aims

1st November 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

An agreement between Associated British PortsPort of Ipswich and Solvay Chemicals will remove in excess of 100,000 lorry miles from the UKs roads annually.

1st November 2006

IPSWICH DEAL STUNTS TRUCKS

1st November 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new container terminal in Belgium has been officially opened at the Albert II dock,Zeebrugge. The multi-user facility has a 16 metre deepwater draft and no lock or river restrictions. Seven post-panamax…

1st November 2006

Zeebrugge welcomes new box handling arrival

1st November 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

The positive decision moves the project away from parliament and into the hands of the port authority and local, regional and national authorities, who will now focus on the land reclamation. The…

1st November 2006

Felixstowe deal extends Savis UK cover

1st November 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The shortlist of US companies in the running to take over terminal facilities currently owned by DP World now numbers five to eight.

1st November 2006

SHORTLIST GO HEAD-TO-HEAD FOR DPWS US TERMINALS

1st November 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Louisiana-based Shaw Groups Environmental and Infrastructure operating unit has bought maritime engineering and design firm Gottlieb, Barnett & Bridges (GBB) to enhance its portfolio of services to government and commercial port and…

1st November 2006

Shaw expands maritime services with GBB purchase

1st November 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port planning specialist and engineer Moffatt & Nichol has been awarded a $3.4m contract to develop a marine container terminal at the former Charleston Naval Base in North Charleston, South Carolina.

1st November 2006

MOFFATT & NICHOL $3.4M CHARLESTON CONTRACT

1st November 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Perus National Ports Authority has announced that it will make an award in respect of new quayside gantry cranes for the port of Callao by the end of the year.The manufacturer will…

1st November 2006

PERU END-YEAR DEADLINE FOR CRANE CHOICE

1st November 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US security firm Savi Networks has won a contract to install Radio Frequency Identification based (RFID) technology information services at Virginia Port Authority terminals to enhance the security and efficiency of cargo…

1st November 2006

SAVI SECURES VIRGINIA TRACKING CONTRACT

1st November 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Chiles leading container hub, San Antonio, has released its Master Plan governing future development. The aim is to convert the port into a future logistics platform, which will make it the leading…

1st November 2006

San Antonio maps out future

1st November 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Mexican Ministry of Transport and Communications (SCT) has ordered SSA México to stop all reconstruction work it was undertaking on the quayside at the port of Cozumel, claiming it has not…

1st November 2006

Cozumel reconstruction grinds to a halt

1st November 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Plans have been put forward to reactivate the dredging of the access channel at the port of Buenaventura, which had to be suspended because of a fall in the dollar-peso exchange rate.…

1st November 2006

Call for return to Buenaventura dredging

1st November 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Flexsim Software Products has released a 3D discrete-event simulation softwaretool to model and simulate container port and terminal operations.  

1st November 2006

Ports simulator removes operational uncertainty

1st November 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

West Africas ports are setting the commissioning pace for the continent as private operators prove their worth. Steve Cameron reports

1st October 2006

African sun spot

1st October 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Oil and gas revenues continue to stimulate investment up and down Africas western coast with Nigeria and Angola being the main beneficiaries.  

1st October 2006

Liquid gold keeps money pouring in.

1st October 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Despite concerns that South Africas port developments are being dragged out,large capital investments are planned for 2006 and 2007.  

1st October 2006

No let up in investment

1st October 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

After years of debate on privatisation, the South Africa Treasury has finally laid down some principles for proposed public/private partnerships.  

1st October 2006

PPP decision marks the start of new era

1st October 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Still with two months to go, it has already been quite a year for African concessions.  

1st October 2006

A year to remember

1st October 2006