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ASIA

ASIA

China Shipping Container Lines and Cosco Container Lines, as well as the stevedoring company Sekou Terminals, have indicated a willingness to make use of the Spanish port of Las Palmas, which currently…

1st October 2006

Chinese companies flirt with Las Palmas

1st October 2006

ASIA

ASIA

Shanghai International Port Group is reportedly seeking investment opportunities in European ports.

1st October 2006

Shanghai investors seek European port possibilities

1st October 2006

ASIA

ASIA

Ports in India are to receive ¢ 9.35m over the next seven years as part of a national development plan to help them achieve a throughput target of 20m teu.

1st October 2006

Seven-year ports investment plan for India

1st October 2006

ASIA

ASIA

To achieve this, it is estimated that the country will need 90 berths totalling 20 kilometres, while at present only 27 berths exist capable of accommodating major container traffic. India is expected…

1st October 2006

DP WORLD QASIM BOOST

1st October 2006

ASIA

ASIA

To achieve this, it is estimated that the country will need 90 berths totalling 20 kilometres, while at present only 27 berths exist capable of accommodating major container traffic. India is expected…

1st October 2006

SOUTHERN BOX BOOST

1st October 2006

ASIA

ASIA

To achieve this, it is estimated that the country will need 90 berths totalling 20 kilometres, while at present only 27 berths exist capable of accommodating major container traffic. India is expected…

1st October 2006

URGENT JNP DREDGING CALL

1st October 2006

ASIA

ASIA

To achieve this, it is estimated that the country will need 90 berths totalling 20 kilometres, while at present only 27 berths exist capable of accommodating major container traffic. India is expected…

1st October 2006

Yantian celebrates double berth

1st October 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Fraser Pump has unveiled a low pressure jet machine for cleaning and preparing surfaces up to 10m below water.

1st October 2006

Fraser relieves pressure of cleaning

1st October 2006

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Ro-ro tractor manufacturers continue to address market requirements for more capable, user-friendly tractors and greenermore environmentally friendly machines, as David Foxwell discovers

1st October 2006

Green for Go

1st October 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Although not in the overheated state of a couple of years ago, AsiaAustralia trades appear to be bouncing back from a lull in the first half of 2006.

1st September 2006

Australasia-Asian trade demand stifles shipper complaints

1st September 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australian ports are steaming ahead with expansion plans as cargo throughput surges.

1st September 2006

Riding the dry bulk wave

1st September 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealand’s ports are told to consolidate or risk losing out to the Australians in the battle for booming Asian cargo.

1st September 2006

Team up or bail out

1st September 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The prospect of Australian ports coming under Federal Government control has been mooted by Treasurer Peter Costello, and his suggestion that central direction could help ease bottlenecks and improve efficiency has met…

1st September 2006

Federal move mooted

1st September 2006

ASIA

ASIA

The first container terminal to be privatised in India is perhaps the most interesting one by far.

1st September 2006

NSICT: jewel in the crown

1st September 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

The London Olympics organisers are going for green - and the opportunities for the regions ports and waterways are obvious. Felicity Landon reports on the key role they could play in delivering…

1st September 2006

More than a sporting chance

1st September 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Grain volumes shipped via the St Lawrence Seaway rose 25.5% in the first quarter ended June 30 to 3.36m tonnes, according to Richard Corfe, chief executive and president of the St Lawrence…

1st September 2006

Seaway offers alternative outlet

1st September 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Questions are being asked, but many ports are still not serious about building facilities to support automation, reports David Foxwell

1st September 2006

Cautious curiosity

1st September 2006

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Despite so much talk of intelligent seals, the majority of containers still dont have any technical seal at all. " Most have normal physical seals which can easily be bolt-cropped, " says…

1st September 2006

Sealed and secured

1st September 2006

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

With two organisations now pledging to produce standardised container security measures, manufacturers are concerned that the message will become mixed. Felicity Landon reports

1st September 2006

Threat of standards stalemate

1st September 2006

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Over the last decade, management techniques have evolved substantially, with one of the most highly regarded being the so-called " strategic performance management" , or SPM, theory. Already in use worldwide by…

1st September 2006

The measure of management

1st September 2006