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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Overall, he notes, Indian ports are beginning to lack competitiveness compared to other regional players, which places the country's overseas trade at risk.The Israeli government is offering port workers at Haifa and…

1st April 2004

Israel grants workers

1st April 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Damen Shipyards has delivered two workboats to the Black Sea port of Tuapse, the Damen Mini Cat 803 for mooring operations and general services, and a Multi Cat 1506 for debris collecting,…

1st April 2004

Mini and multi cats for Tuapse

1st April 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new form of aggressive, localised corrosion has occurred on unprotected steel marine structures over the past 20 years or so. It affects structures at or around the low water level and…

1st April 2004

CIRIAs Accelerated Low Water Corrosion solution

1st April 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Demonstrations of the innovative turnkey survey platform will take place during the coming months across the UK, USA and Canada.Thamesport has ordered 11 new Terberg terminal tractors. The first of the four…

1st April 2004

Thamesport orders Terbergs

1st April 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new X-Band radar system with a ' frequency diversity' technique designed for VTS operations, the Atlas 9760 RTX FD, has been unveiled Atlas Elektronik.

1st April 2004

New radar for VTS

1st April 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Turkish State Railways (TCDD) has ordered two Liebherrs for its port of Mersin - the first Turkish order for the company.

1st April 2004

Liebherrs Turkish Delight

1st April 2004

ASIA

ASIA

China has introduced a new law which aims to make investment opportunities in its port industry more attractive.

1st April 2004

New Chinese law eases foreign investment

1st April 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Traditionally known for their green conscience, Scandinavians are constantly pioneering new ideas to make the world a greener place.

1st April 2004

Scans lead with new oil filtration process

1st April 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Spanish Governments decision to put a half billion dollar price-tag on a place of refuge for ships in distress is counter-productive and in some situations could actually increase the threat to…

1st April 2004

Spains self-defeating decree

1st April 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Gavin van Marle examines the opportunities for foreign investors in Chinas burgeoning container handling sector - and in its hinterlands.

1st March 2004

THE CHINA FACTOR

1st March 2004

AFRICA

AFRICA

The International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) held its Pan African Ports Conference in Douala, Cameroon last December. Steve Cameron was there.

1st March 2004

AFRICAN PORTS PROGRESS

1st March 2004

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

At anywhere upwards of $6m apiece, ship-to-shore container cranes don' t come cheap. So it' s hardly surprising that price is an issue in this specialist sector where a handful of European…

1st March 2004

CRANE WARS

1st March 2004

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

As ports and stevedoring companies have struggled to meet the demands of an increasingly competitive environment by changing the way that people work, a variety of performance management or performance appraisal systems…

1st March 2004

MEASURING AND MANAGING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

1st March 2004

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

As with many other sectors of the shipping business, towage companies, especially those engaged in providing shiphandling services, are increasingly influenced by the effects of globalisation reports Jack Gaston .

1st March 2004

GLOBALISATION IMPACTS STOWAGE

1st March 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

New facts and figures underline that the UK Government still has time to take a more coordinated approach to adding new containerport capacity. Mike Mundy reports.

1st March 2004

UKS SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT TOO LITTLE BUT NOT TOO LATE

1st March 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Baltic Sea is a busy place with over 60 ports handling some 230m tons of cargo annually. The Russian port complex at St.Petersburg is the largest of these and, in its…

1st March 2004

A POLITICAL FAVOURITE

1st March 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

There has been a serious re-shuffling of the alliances on the trade routes between Europe and South America as lines seek to get to grips with an uncomfortable balance between imports and…

1st March 2004

BUOYANT TRADE PITY ABOUT THE IMBALANCE

1st March 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Coal reserves in Russia are generally agreed to be some of the best currently available, despite having problems with contamination from iron. Demand is nevertheless growing, with production increasing in 2003 by…

1st March 2004

RUSSIAN COAL EXPORTS ON FIRE

1st March 2004

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Fools wander in where civil engineers fear to tread but speak to the specialist insurers and they all know a thing or two about contact damage and ports. There are some rough…

1st March 2004

SALUTORY THOUGHTS ON QUAY WALLS AND CRANES

1st March 2004

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

No one wants government to have too strong an influence over a privatised port environment but some sort of architecture in which coordinated development can take place is essential. The international port…

1st March 2004

GOVERNMENT MUST GET IT RIGHT

1st March 2004