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ASIA

ASIA

Port Community Cards (PCC) has been introduced for truck drivers to access Customs electronic gatehouse at Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) and Shenzhen Customs. Using infrared technology, the card can automatically verify…

1st October 2004

YICT improves truck entry/exit process

1st October 2004

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.The ADB is to lend $570…

1st October 2004

$570M FOR SRI LANKA

1st October 2004

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.Taiwan-based Evergreen group has sent a…

1st October 2004

Majors move further into China

1st October 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

To reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality, a group of terminal operators has announced a plan for all 13 Long Beach and Los Angeles port container cargo terminals to phase in…

1st October 2004

..but Californians are still serious about it ?

1st October 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners and British Petroleum have agreed to a historic voluntary air quality improvement project that will allow BP vessels to cold iron - shut down their…

1st October 2004

..and BP too

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Passengers, terminal staff and residents are benefiting from the ports noise policies.

1st October 2004

Casella measures noise at Dover

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The dominance of Maersk can be seen in figures released by Algeciras port authority covering January and February 2005 during which throughput at the port amounted to 501,514 TEUs.Willem Scholten, former chief…

1st October 2004

Loans guarantee scandal escalates

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The long drawn-out privatisation process at Malta Freeport has finally been concluded with CMA CGM taking a 30-year concession from the government for $421m. P& O Ports will manage the Freeport which…

1st October 2004

Malta Freeport goes to CMA CGM

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Rotterdam is forecasting a 20% increase in port related land use over the next 15 years.

1st October 2004

ROTTERDAM TO GROW BY A FIFTH

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Rotterdam Shortsea Terminal (RST) expects throughput to grow considerably this year.

1st October 2004

EXPANSION WILL BOOST SHORTSEA

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The dominance of Maersk can be seen in figures released by Algeciras port authority covering January and February 2005 during which throughput at the port amounted to 501,514 TEUs.Container growth at Marseilles…

1st October 2004

MARSEILLES MAINTAINS BOX GROWTH

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Euro Tank Terminal (ETT) has started construction of a new tank terminal for mineral oils at Rotterdam.

1st October 2004

NEW TANK TERMINAL FOR EUROPOORT

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

A recent report identified Spain as Europes fourth most important country in terms of port traffic. While the UK attracts 18% of the combined 3.05 billion tonnes handled by the Continents ports,…

1st October 2004

Spanish ports rank fourth in Europe

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Dermot O' Mahoney, chairman, Port of Cork Company, referring to the port' s 2002 strategic development plan, says an investment of € 350m is required if the port is to stay in…

1st October 2004

Cork calls for investment

1st October 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Felixstowe has taken delivery of another STS quay crane from ZPMC, part of an order for ten RTGs and three quay cranes. The new crane will be amongst the largest in the…

1st October 2004

NEW CRANE FOR FELIXSTOWE

1st October 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Chiles national environmental board Conama has given the go-ahead for a $12m package of works at the northern port of Antofagasta.

1st October 2004

GO AHEAD GIVEN FOR ANTOFAGASTA PORT WORKS..

1st October 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port Everglades set a record among the nations top 15 container ports for the calendar year through July with a 22% increase in containerised cargo from 2003 to 2004. " Our container…

1st October 2004

..and Port Everglades follows the trend

1st October 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The port complex has increased its first half year traffic by 10% over 2003 with Asia continuing to drive the increase in containerised cargo. 630,000 TEUs to and from Asia were handled…

1st October 2004

10% rise for New York and New Jersey traffic..

1st October 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Chinese Zhe Jiang consortium has announced that it is to invest in a new distribution development at the port of Progreso, from where containers will be rotated out to markets in…

1st October 2004

.. WHILE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES AT OTHER MEXICAN PORTS

1st October 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

"It is no longer a question of if our nation's transport infrastructure will start to fail, but when," Mr Raymond said. Short-sea shipping services could move cargo from congested ports to ready…

1st October 2004

..WHILE VALPARAISO TO ADD LOGISTICS ZONE..

1st October 2004