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ASIA

ASIA

The Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) has given its approval to long-term project funding amounting to $25.13m for Kakinada Sea Ports Ltd (KSPL).

1st November 2004

Kakinada gets IDFC financing

1st November 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

With the benefits of Polands recent accession to the European Union we believe this healthy growth rate will continue. We are confident that WOG will strengthen HPHs port network in Europe with…

1st November 2004

Northern Way strategy embraces ports

1st November 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

P& O Ports and CMA CGM have signed a 36-year concession with the Port Authority of Le Havre to equip and operate two berths as part of the first phase of the…

1st November 2004

..and P&O Ports CMA CGM on Le Havre

1st November 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Speaking to the Major Projects Association (MPA) at the Royal Society in London in October, Dunwoody said: "We should learn lessons from the Port of Vancouver and not get trade indigestion."Having ordered…

1st November 2004

VALENCIA ON BUYING SPREE

1st November 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Public Inquiry has commenced into the proposed reconfiguration of the southern part of the Felixstowe involving the conversion of redundant areas into a new deep-water container terminal.

1st November 2004

Felixstowe South inquiry kicks off

1st November 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Commenting on the proposals, HPH's UK md, Richard Pearson, said: "This development will enable Felixstowe to berth more of the latest generation of large container vessels simultaneously, securing our position as a…

1st November 2004

CAPODISTRIA OPENS NEW BULK TERMINAL

1st November 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Commenting on the proposals, HPH's UK md, Richard Pearson, said: "This development will enable Felixstowe to berth more of the latest generation of large container vessels simultaneously, securing our position as a…

1st November 2004

RAVENNA TO DEEPEN PORT CHANNEL

1st November 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Commenting on the proposals, HPH's UK md, Richard Pearson, said: "This development will enable Felixstowe to berth more of the latest generation of large container vessels simultaneously, securing our position as a…

1st November 2004

International Power

1st November 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Norcontrol IT has released an ' off-the-shelf' version of its Port Management Information System (PMIS).The company says the PMIS Standard Edition is a cost-effective, scaleable solution designed to provide small to medium…

1st November 2004

Norcontrol IT launches port management software

1st November 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar is to sell the entire share capital in the cab manufacturer Velsa Inc to Finland' s Rautaruukki Corporation, part of its continuing strategy to concentrate on the marketing, development, assembly and…

1st November 2004

Kalmar sharpens its strategy

1st November 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The company says port marine departments are experiencing an ever-growing requirement to provide statistical data to either internal or external organisations. PMIS Standard Edition has been designed to meet this requirement. It…

1st November 2004

Liebherr Container Cranes

1st November 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In order to meet the USCG Automatic Identification System (AIS) requirements necessary for many commercial vessels, Shakespeare Electronic Products Group has introduced a new antenna.

1st November 2004

NEW ANTENNA MEETS AIS REQUIREMENTS

1st November 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr has been explaining the rationale behind its new LRS645 ' banana boom' reachstacker. " When LiebherrWerk Nenzing decided to enter the reachstacker market some three years ago, " says the company,…

1st November 2004

Liebherrs reachstacker rationale

1st November 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Gottwald has been promoting its range as an integral part of the intermodal process. " In view of the trend towards more efficient supply chains and the increasing combination of rail, road…

1st November 2004

Gottwald looks to logistics

1st November 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The curve-shaped telescopic boom offers so far unforeseen handling possibilities, says Liebherr. "In 4-high by 3-wide block stacks, LRS 645 removes the top container in the second row from either side without…

1st November 2004

AIS for Slovenias coast

1st November 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Doug J. Marchand, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), says when the Brunswick Harbor Deepening project is complete, opportunities will be greatly expanded for the port. " The ability to…

1st November 2004

GPA boss extols harbour deepening

1st November 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The " Quality of Port Services" report complied by Spains Polytechnic University of Valencia on behalf of the Andean Development Fund (CAF) has concluded that ports in Colombia have made the biggest…

1st November 2004

CAF report praises Colombia, slams Ecuador

1st November 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Mexicos Puerto Madera, also known as Port Chiapas, has issued a tender covering the privatisation of operations at its multi-purpose terminal for a period of five years, although including an option for…

1st November 2004

CHIAPAS PORT SEEKS MULTI-PURPOSE TERMINAL CONCESSIONAIRE

1st November 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

This will require investment of $95.65m up to 2006 and will make it possible to boost exports by $10 billion.Five companies have acquired the bidding rules to undertake dredging work at the…

1st November 2004

INTERNATIONAL DREDGING COMPANIES ATTRACTED BY BA

1st November 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

This will require investment of $95.65m up to 2006 and will make it possible to boost exports by $10 billion.Yang Ming and Port of Tacoma have signed an MOU acknowledging negotiations to…

1st November 2004

YANG MING AND TACOMA TO TIE THE KNOT

1st November 2004