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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Globalisation and the rise of China as the worlds manufacturing centre have accelerated containerport demand in the Americas in recent years, according to a study from Ocean Shipping Consultants Ltd.

1st September 2006

Americas sustain containerport throughput

1st September 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A local councillor in the Brazilian city of Santos has criticised the decision by the local port authority to award an area of 80,000 sq m on the left bank to incumbent…

1st September 2006

Santos concession provokes outrage

1st September 2006

ASIA

ASIA

It is easy to be lured by the headline figures emanating from China, but should investors be turning to Southeast Asia to reap rewards? Peter Trevalyn investigates

1st August 2006

Alternative to Chinese medicine

1st August 2006

ASIA

ASIA

Age old competition continues to drive Singapore to new heights, but Malaysian up-starts could put a spanner in the works, reports Peter Trevalyn

1st August 2006

Singapore vs Hong Kong: the same old story?

1st August 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Booming German coal imports are being hotly chased by ports in the know, as mainland Europe powers ahead with generation plant developments. Mike King sees what all the fuss is about

1st August 2006

Full steam ahead

1st August 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Plans to construct a series of new coal-fired power plants in Dutch ports are creating huge interest among terminal operators.

1st August 2006

Burning desire to win power plant business

1st August 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Turkeys ports would like nothing better than to steal the transhipment hub crown from Constantza, but are development options limited without private sector investment, asks Alex Hughes

1st August 2006

Top slot out of reach for Turkey

1st August 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Approximately 70% of current imports into the Black Sea region are being sourced in the Far East, but opinions are divided on the most effective way to actually reach these markets, writes…

1st August 2006

Feeders vie for Black Sea business

1st August 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Just 30 km separates the rival Ukrainian ports of Odessa and Illichivsk, but the management systems employed by the two are worlds apart, reports Alex Hughes

1st August 2006

Odessa snaps at Illichivsks heels

1st August 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

New study claims that increasing traffic to ports in the north of England will improve infrastructure throughout the UK, reports Felicity Landon

1st August 2006

Northern ports have more to offer

1st August 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Experience shows that used equipment can provide an efficient and timely alternative to new units, and the service base is more sophisticated than you might think

1st August 2006

Look beyond the second-hand stigma

1st August 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ports handling vehicles are finding more inventive ways to store cars, moving up rather than out. But authorities still find themselves juggling the needs of containers against cars, reports Felicity Landon

1st August 2006

Space: the final frontier

1st August 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

With many car manufacturers facing tough times, its no surprise that this filters through the supply chain, leading to significant pressure on port and stevedore rates. Felicity Landon finds out what the…

1st August 2006

Moving up a gear

1st August 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Simon Bird, chief executive, Bristol Port Company: The ships need fast and efficient turnround. They want to be in and out. We have to provide 24/7 service and 99 times out of…

1st August 2006

So what do customers want?

1st August 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

For Europes leading vehicle handling ports, loading and unloading units and watching over car parks is only a part of the equation.

1st August 2006

Driving beyond traditional port services

1st August 2006

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

It hits you right in the eye and begs that question - again - how can they do it?

1st August 2006

No way to do business

1st August 2006

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Between now and 2010, the container world will be largely augmented by massive ships according to the analyst Drewry. Between now and the end of this decade there are two ships on…

1st August 2006

Is big better?

1st August 2006

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Interesting to note the saga that is playing itself out in the Port of Marseilles whereby crane operators and other workers employed by the port authority recently stopped work - for three…

1st August 2006

Thumbs Down

1st August 2006

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

As I walked around Limassol port last month and watched the port manager calmly overseeing thousands of evacuees using his port as a springboard for other destinations, I have to say I…

1st August 2006

Expect the unexpected

1st August 2006

ASIA

ASIA

Simulator training for port operators has entered a new phase in the Indian Subcontinent with South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT) Colombo installing Sri Lankas first crane simulation facility.

1st August 2006

Crane simulator first for Sri Lanka

1st August 2006