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OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Port Otago is predicting a 15-20% improvement in vessel-handling productivity from its recently-arrived ZPMC ship-to-shore crane.

1st April 2006

NEW CRANES AT TWO PORTS

1st April 2006

ASIA

ASIA

China is to invest US$1.25bn on upgrading maritime cargo facilities and eliminating bottlenecks on the Yangtze over the next five years. The River now offers a major gateway for international shipping to…

1st April 2006

YANGTZE

1st April 2006

ASIA

ASIA

Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau has issued terms covering bids for the first phase of the new International Container Terminal.

1st April 2006

New box terminal for Kaoshiung

1st April 2006

ASIA

ASIA

CMA CGM is now the only party interested in setting up an international hub port at Batam in Indonesia. Other potential investors failed to put forward bids for what is a US$218m…

1st April 2006

CMA CGM eyes Indonesian hub port project

1st April 2006

ASIA

ASIA

There are inherent difficulties with the bid which requires certain conditions that the Indonesian government might find difficult to approve.The United States Trade and Development Agency has awarded Namibian Ports Authority (NamPort)…

1st April 2006

NamPort secures US loan

1st April 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. The port authority of Setubal & Sesimbra in Portugal is…

1st April 2006

SETUBAL CONTINUES INVESTMENT

1st April 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Associated British Ports and Arkady Feed have made a new…

1st April 2006

MORE IMMINGHAM MUSCLE

1st April 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Environmental awards have been handed out to five UK ports in acknowledgement of Associated British Ports commitment to protecting local environments. Swansea, Talbot, Barry, Cardiff and Newport have all received Port Environmental…

1st April 2006

Gongs for going green presented

1st April 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Only one bid was received for each of the two multipurpose terminals to be built in the expansion area at Sagunto.

1st April 2006

TWO BID FOR SAGUNTO CONCESSIONS

1st April 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

A total of 12 national and international companies have presented expressions of interest in operating the new container terminal being built on Prat Quay, Barcelona. An award is due to be made…

1st April 2006

12 in the race for Prat Quay

1st April 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Maritima Valenciana put the Catos terminal management system into operation in March.

1st April 2006

MARVAL INAUGURATES CATOS

1st April 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Port of Tyne is pouring £10m into a drive to…

1st April 2006

TYNE INVESTS IN EXTENSION

1st April 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Dover Harbour Board is looking to create a new marina and four new ferry berths in a major re-development plan for the Western Docks. The Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal, expert consultants have…

1st April 2006

Dover Harbour Board

1st April 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Following the announcement that two Grand Alliance services will be…

1st April 2006

FEEDER LINES POUR INTO AMSTERDAM

1st April 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Rotterdam's new Euro Tank Terminal has welcomed its first tanker.…

1st April 2006

ETT OPEN FOR BUSINESS

1st April 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

Eurogate, Europes largest container terminal group, has secured the tender for the operation of Germanys future deepsea port JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven, after winning over an international group of shipping companies and port…

1st April 2006

JadeWeserPort goes to Eurogate

1st April 2006

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Sea Ports Organisation has expressed serious concern over European Commission plans to advocate " differential charging" for the port sector. ESPO has asked the Commission for clarification following a speech…

1st April 2006

ESPO alarm over differential charging

1st April 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

North Carolina State Ports Authority is seeking one or possibly two companies interested in building a new container terminal on Cape Fear River in Brunswick County.

1st April 2006

Operator sought for Cape Fear River

1st April 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Following the political outcry in Washington over P& Os change of ownership to Dubais DP World, both trade and private equity buyers have already expressed interest in P& Os US port assets…

1st April 2006

No shortage of interest in P&O

1st April 2006

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Long Beach is to see changes for the better in an environmental sense in the years to come.

1st April 2006

The greening of Long Beach

1st April 2006