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EUROPE

EUROPE

Pneumatic unloading specialist BMH Marine looks set to be swallowed up as Cargotec continues to strengthen its bulk handling hand.

1st August 2006

Cargotec swoops on BMH

1st August 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

A DP World management delegation recently made a working trip to Greece to review port operations there. The officials visited Piraeus, Thessaloniki and Tympaki in Crete.

1st August 2006

DP World eyes Crete

1st August 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Piraeus port authority has reported a 3.8% drop in revenue during the first quarter. This amounted to € 34.5m compared with € 35.9m in the corresponding 2005 period.

1st August 2006

REVENUE DECLINE AT PIRAEUS

1st August 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Lisbon Port Authority has conceded that it may knock down existing buildings in Alcantara Dock in order to double the operating area of Liscont Container Terminal, which is currently handling in the…

1st August 2006

Lisbon to expand Liscont

1st August 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Senator Lines has accused Italys ports of failing to invest adequately in terminal and hinterland infrastructure. Chief executive Hans-Hermann Mohr said that, with notable exceptions such as Contship, PSA and Cosco, investment…

1st August 2006

Senator Lines hits out at Italian ports

1st August 2006

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

At present, ships drawing up to 13m-13.5m can access the facility; dredging will deepen this to 15m. The work is needed to stop cargo migrating to either Djibouti or Durban. Kuwait terminal…

1st August 2006

KGL AWARDED DAMIETTA

1st August 2006

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World is to undertake an initial public offering within 18 months. The worlds third largest terminal operator has said that it must undertake an IPO given its global status, which has…

1st August 2006

DP World plans flotation

1st August 2006

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The $6.8bn that the company paid for P&O Ports last February and the $3bn it expects to invest in new container terminals and on expanding existing facilities will likely influence the eventual…

1st August 2006

LIEBHERR UPS KHORFAKKAN RTGS

1st August 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Durban Port manager Basil Ndlovu has said that throughput growth of 16%18% annually over the last five years means that the proposed ¢ 1.72bn expansion into the Bayhead area of the port…

1st August 2006

Durban port expansion sorely needed

1st August 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Namibian Ports Authority is to invest € 58.79m in expanding capacity at its ports in Walvis Bay and Luderitz. Walvis Bay presently generates an annual throughput of 3.3m tonnes, which is equivalent…

1st August 2006

Namibia invests in expansion

1st August 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

"We're expecting the permitting process to be cleared in November, " says Byron Miller, director of public relations at South Carolina State Ports Authority.The world's largest container liner Maersk has signed a…

1st August 2006

Maersk Line signs to GPA

1st August 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar Industries is to provide Gateway Terminals India (GTI) with a complete service, including equipment operators, under a five-year deal.

1st August 2006

KALMAR TIES UP INDIAN DEAL

1st August 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cia Vale do Rio Doces (CVRD) new 8,000 tonnes per hour capacity shiploader has been cleared to start operations at Pier III of the Ponta da Madeira Terminal in Sao Luis where…

1st August 2006

ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR CVRD

1st August 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A crane energy storage system launched in California promises to save on the consumption of diesel fuel and reduce emissions produced by gantry cranes on wharves and in shipyards.

1st August 2006

Crane energy recycling promises fuel and emissions savings

1st August 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A " total disregard" for the product offering of its competitors has seen Isoloader Australia recently celebrate 30 years in the design and manufacture of container handling machines.

1st August 2006

Different approach brings Isoloader success

1st August 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Isoloader business development manager Eric Ronco said the unique approach had enabled the company to develop products specifically to suit individual client needs.A consortium of Interbeton, Six Construct and Van Oord has…

1st August 2006

SOHAR DEVELOPMENT TEAM CHOSEN

1st August 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Building on its existing client base in New Zealand, Liebherr Container Cranes has commissioned two postpanamax cranes at the Port of Wellington. The Irish supplier has supplied several cranes over the years…

1st August 2006

Liebherr post-panamaxes in demand

1st August 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA

Arif Mohiuddin of CPCS Transcom charts the often rugged road to realising port privatisation in Nigeria

1st June 2006

Nigeria phase one privatisation complete

1st June 2006

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

A new study from Drewry rates liner shipping reliability and thereby provides an insight into the implications of this for others in the cargo chain. Mike Mundy explains

1st June 2006

Reliability Rating

1st June 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Steve Cameron put six critical questions to reach stacker producers and users. The answers supplied offer major assistance to identifying the right machine at the right price

1st June 2006

Reach stackers: six big questions

1st June 2006