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ASIA

ASIA

According to a local survey, Hong Kong's share of traffic emanating from southern China fell continuously from 1996 to 2003. This decline may well be halted if the reduced charges can persuade…

1st October 2005

YANGSHAN

1st October 2005

ASIA

ASIA

A recent diagnostic study undertaken on the Indian port of Jawaharlal Nehru has suggested delaying implementation of the proposed fourth container terminal and also taking away from the port trust operational responsibility…

1st October 2005

JNPT Port Trust could lose control of box terminal

1st October 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

These meet the three major aims of sustainability: economic benefit, environmental balance and social development.Port of Rotterdam Authority is inviting tenders for the design and construction of Maasvlakte 2, the port site…

1st October 2005

MAASVLAKTE 2

1st October 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Liverpool, Belfast and Cork are all gearing up for expansion with plans being laid to improve facilities at all three ports. Liverpool hopes to get the go-ahead for construction of its £…

1st October 2005

Irish Sea spawns expansion plans

1st October 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Rotterdams plans for supplying LNG are advancing on two fronts. Petroplus International has taken a next step in the development of an import terminal. Having planned to have the terminal operational by…

1st October 2005

Rotterdams LNG plans solidify

1st October 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

An investment of several hundred million euros is to go into the new terminal, which will have an initial capacity of a minimum of six billion cu metres per annum and will…

1st October 2005

ALGECIRAS

1st October 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

An investment of several hundred million euros is to go into the new terminal, which will have an initial capacity of a minimum of six billion cu metres per annum and will…

1st October 2005

CAGLIARI

1st October 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Max Stable features an eight-rope reeving system without auxiliary ropes and a new angular sheave scheme that in combination stabilise the load allowing faster, more accurate positioning of the spreader,Kalmar claims.Kenya Ports…

1st October 2005

Kenya Ports Authority

1st October 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Max Stable features an eight-rope reeving system without auxiliary ropes and a new angular sheave scheme that in combination stabilise the load allowing faster, more accurate positioning of the spreader,Kalmar claims.Navis is…

1st October 2005

NAVIS

1st October 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Max Stable features an eight-rope reeving system without auxiliary ropes and a new angular sheave scheme that in combination stabilise the load allowing faster, more accurate positioning of the spreader,Kalmar claims.Wilhelm Wilhelmsen…

1st October 2005

UNITOR

1st October 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Max Stable features an eight-rope reeving system without auxiliary ropes and a new angular sheave scheme that in combination stabilise the load allowing faster, more accurate positioning of the spreader,Kalmar claims.Tideworks has…

1st October 2005

TIDEWORKS

1st October 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Max Stable features an eight-rope reeving system without auxiliary ropes and a new angular sheave scheme that in combination stabilise the load allowing faster, more accurate positioning of the spreader,Kalmar claims.Liebherr has…

1st October 2005

Liebherr

1st October 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Gottwald has recently received its first order from Thailand. Two 100-tonne HMK 260 E cranes have been ordered by the leading Thai agency and stevedoring group, Ngow Hock nd, the two new…

1st October 2005

Gottwald Thais things up

1st October 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Prior to the arrival of the 345 metre Queen Mary II at Invergordon on the Cromarty Firth recently, Fathoms conducted a pre-dredging multibeam swath survey of the entire port area for the…

1st October 2005

FATHOMS

1st October 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

As a special feature the two cranes are equipped with six axles. Usually, the HMK 260 E features a 5-axle chassis but is designed such that a sixth axle can be fitted…

1st October 2005

KALMAR

1st October 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has received an order for one post-Panamax shipto-shore (STS) container crane from Bristol Port Company, destined for the Royal Portbury Dock. With an outreach of 45 metres, this heavy-duty crane will…

1st October 2005

Kalmars Royal success

1st October 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

VECON LPNR and CNR systems will be installed on the six berths at the Busan New Port North Container Terminal, whilst in Hong Kong AVT will provide the River Trade Terminal, which…

1st October 2005

Latvians choose Transas

1st October 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) is to build a US$200m container terminal at Jacksonville, which will open within two years. The 30-year lease agreement was signed in August with the Jacksonville Port Authority.

1st October 2005

MOL builds Jacksonville terminal

1st October 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port of Olympia has announced a US$1.5m a year deal with timber company Weyerhaeuser which plans to move its log export business to the Washington State port from Tacoma, just up the…

1st October 2005

OLYMPIA

1st October 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Having learned last years hard lessons, Americas ports are successfully avoiding gridlock after investing in both equipment and personnel. More contingency time has been built into schedules, and while ships are still…

1st October 2005

So far so good with US war on congestion

1st October 2005