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EUROPE

EUROPE

The ports of Holland and Belgium, together with their watery hinterlands, have long served as breeding grounds for innovation within the cargo handling and port construction sectors. Nick Elliott offers a sampling.

1st March 2006

Low Countries aim high

1st March 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ports and terminal operators are continuing to invest heavily in additional ship-to-shore container gantry cranes, in order to keep pace with the sizeable annual growth in box traffic volumes. Rowland Armstrong reports.

1st March 2006

Demand holds strong

1st March 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

" The importance of good maintenance cannot be over-emphasised, " says KS Won, president of Portek Indonesia. The company is part of Portek Group, and maintains a total of 28 quay cranes,…

1st March 2006

Selective outsourcing

1st March 2006

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Asked how wireless is received by those who have to use it, Frans Kok reckons very well. It is seen by workers as an endorsement of their operational role. Training is not…

1st March 2006

The human factor: friend or foe?

1st March 2006

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Surely, few parts of any industrial economy can approach the modern port or terminal for the variety of ways in which losses can occur. Sam Ignarski reports.

1st March 2006

Loss prone industry

1st March 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Handling equipment suppliers are getting involved much earlier in the port planning process, claiming more effective systems selection and, hopefully, faster payback. Neil Madden reports.

1st March 2006

The system approach

1st March 2006

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

One of the most comprehensive projects in which Kalmars capability has been used is the Port Est extension, on the Indian Ocean island of Ré union.

1st March 2006

Planned system migration

1st March 2006

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

In Belgium and Holland recently it was striking to see what a deep-routed culture of maritime tradition prevails. The history of maritime activity goes back centuries and as with any such region,…

1st March 2006

Maritime Centres and Democracy

1st March 2006

ASIA

ASIA

Sustained strong demand for Australian coal has led to a need for capacity expansion at the terminal to meet the needs of existing and potential mining customers.Shandong Province in eastern China is…

1st March 2006

SHANDONG

1st March 2006

ASIA

ASIA

Sustained strong demand for Australian coal has led to a need for capacity expansion at the terminal to meet the needs of existing and potential mining customers.According to Maersk, the Chinese port…

1st March 2006

QINGDAO

1st March 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Time-savings of up to 66% are expected from new IT-equipped truck " kiosks" Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has introduced to its container terminal reception area.

1st March 2006

LPC OPENS TRUCK KIOSKS

1st March 2006

ASIA

ASIA

Reports that the Indonesian government is postponing construction of the planned deepwater port of Bojonegara have been denied by officials.

1st March 2006

No Bojonegara rethink

1st March 2006

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The South Island New Zealand port of Greymouth that has never returned a commercial profit in its history is to undergo a US$13.4m upgrade to capitalise on a lucrative new coal deal.

1st March 2006

Coal deal signals renaissance at Greymouth

1st March 2006

ASIA

ASIA 1st March 2006

SHANGHAI

1st March 2006

ASIA

ASIA 1st March 2006

JNPT CONSIDERS FOURTH BOX FACILITY

1st March 2006

ASIA

ASIA 1st March 2006

US$370M EXPANSION FOR SHEKOU AND QINGDAO

1st March 2006

ASIA

ASIA 1st March 2006

PORT RATIONALISING FOR INDONESIA

1st March 2006

ASIA

ASIA

DP World were left with a clear shot at P& O Ports after the withdrawal of PSA Internationals bid. Singapores PSA decided it would not be increasing its 470p per share bid…

1st March 2006

DP Worlds bid prevails over PSA

1st March 2006

ASIA

ASIA 1st March 2006

SABAH

1st March 2006

AFRICA

AFRICA 1st March 2006

SEZ for Aqaba

1st March 2006