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EUROPE

EUROPE

Savona port authority in Italy has received three bids to operate a multipurpose terminal at Vado Ligure, which will handle both liquid bulk and containers.

1st September 2006

THREE BID FOR SAVONA TERMINAL

1st September 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

An area of 250,000 sq m will be reclaimed from the sea, giving the terminal alongside draught of 15 metres-20 metres. In all, 200,000 sq m will be dedicated to container handling…

1st September 2006

PORTEK IN MALTESE VENTURE

1st September 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Southampton Container Terminals has announced that it plans to open a fifth berth to handle containers at the Port of Southampton in a bid to attract more feeder traffic.

1st September 2006

Fifth SCT berth planned

1st September 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

A feasibility study undertaken on behalf of Ravenna Port Authority has shown that it would be both financially and technically possible to justify deepening the draught of the port to 14.5 metres.

1st September 2006

Ravenna to build new box terminal

1st September 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Rotterdam handled 186m tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2006, 1.1% more than in the first half of 2005.

1st September 2006

ROTTERDAM THROUGHPUT UP

1st September 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Rotterdam welcomed the worlds largest sailing Formula 1 racing carlast month, in the form of a car-boat built around an inland waterwayship. At 40 meters long and 12 meters wide, the car-boat…

1st September 2006

Rotterdams racing form

1st September 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Gioia Tauro has taken delivery of what it claims are the largest cranes in the Mediterranean.

1st September 2006

New record for Mediterranean crane size

1st September 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Robin MacLeod, technical director at DCT Gdansk in Poland, has told Port Strategy that terminal automation in Poland will only become an option when Polish wages increase substantially, or when it proves…

1st September 2006

Low wages delay automation in Poland

1st September 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr Container Cranes has committed to supply one post panamax crane to Cerescorps Termont Terminal during the third quarter 2007.

1st September 2006

Cerescorp opts for Liebherr cranes in Montreal

1st September 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A container scanner has been installed at Douala Port, Cameroon, in abid to beat customs fraud and speed inspection procedures. 

1st September 2006

DOUALA SCANNER

1st September 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

High oil prices and international moves to support environmentally friendly product and services were key drivers in the creation of this cranes, according to the company.A 500 metre new quay has been…

1st September 2006

Luderitz upgrades quay

1st September 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

High oil prices and international moves to support environmentally friendly product and services were key drivers in the creation of this cranes, according to the company.Kenya Port Authority reports a pre-tax profit…

1st September 2006

KPA PROFIT SLUMP

1st September 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

High oil prices and international moves to support environmentally friendly product and services were key drivers in the creation of this cranes, according to the company.Kenya is to build a second deepwater…

1st September 2006

KENYA PLANS SECOND DEEP-SEA PORT

1st September 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Following the Nigerian governments decision to award APM Terminals the concession to operate Tin Can Island container terminal, six local shipping lines have put together a consortium which aims to set up…

1st September 2006

Six gang up on APM at Tin Can Island

1st September 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

High oil prices and international moves to support environmentally friendly product and services were key drivers in the creation of this cranes, according to the company.Van Oord and Jandule have been awarded…

1st September 2006

DREDGING TO GO AHEAD AT CALABAR

1st September 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Tideworks Technology has announced the successful deployment of its container terminal management suite with P& O Ports North America in Tampa, Florida.

1st September 2006

P&O NA teams with Tideworks

1st September 2006

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