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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

By bringing efficiencies to their shipowner principals, shipping agents can help solve the port congestion problem, argue the boys from Inchcape Shipping Services.

1st January 2004

CAN THE AGENT HELP BEAT CONGESTION?

1st January 2004

AFRICA

AFRICA

The award of the Luanda container terminal concession has not been without controversy, raising local and broad-based issues regarding the management and operation of container terminals by groups with strong shipping line…

1st January 2004

LUANDA DECISION RAISES FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS

1st January 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Strategy and future planning at Europes biggest inland seaport and logistics service centre, Duisburg on the Rhine, appeared under a cloud as the year changed after reports that both the German Government…

1st January 2004

CARVE-UP THREAT TO DUISURG EXPANSION STRATEGY

1st January 2004

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Simon Gradassi compares container scanning systems and argues for a step-by-step approach to implementation.

1st January 2004

Revealing All

1st January 2004

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Many things in the terminal industry cost the same wherever you happen to be. The crane and reach stacker suppliers will name you a price, off-the-shelf terminal management software will cost the…

1st January 2004

THE PRICE OF A STEVEDORE

1st January 2004

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

The diversity of activity surrounding a port never ceases to impress. Its a microcosm of trade and logistics, labour relations, security issues, IT, investment in equipment and infrastructure, insurance, the law, marketing,…

1st January 2004

SEEING THE BIGGER PICTURE

1st January 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

The three ports of Spains Comunidad Valenciana (Valencia, Castellon and Alicante) region will invest a combined € 397.25m in 2004, up 50% over 2002. Of this, € 115m will be contributed by…

1st January 2004

Spanish ports invest

1st January 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spains Aviles port authority is to undertake a feasibility study into building a new vehicles terminal on the southern area of the San Juan Quay.

1st January 2004

Ailes new vehicles terminal

1st January 2004

ASIA

ASIA

During the past year, 1,100 new longshoremen were hired, increasing employment for an industry that already supports 228,000 jobs in the region.Cosco Pacific, the Hong Kong-based subsidiary of China's largest shipping line,…

1st January 2004

Cosco to invest in Tianjin

1st January 2004

ASIA

ASIA

The South Korean port of Busan expects to be back to its previous operational state by April following repair to major damage inflicted by Typhoon Maemi last September. Eleven quayside gantry cranes…

1st January 2004

Busan back on track

1st January 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Thamesport (TMP) has resurfaced its 27,000 sq metre North Park with 70mm of DBM binder course, which was then finished with a 35mm layer of stone mastic asphalt surface course. The North…

1st January 2004

Thamesport resurfaces

1st January 2004

ASIA

ASIA

The Japanese Transport Ministry is to introduce three pilot projects aimed at streamlining container handling. Five ports are under consideration as being suitable locations for the trials, these being Tokyo-Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka-Kobe,…

1st January 2004

Japanese promote efficiency

1st January 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

At present, container terminals at these ports are divided into completely separate berth operations, often managed by totally distinct stevedoring outfits employing a bewildering variety of loading and handling systems. As part…

1st January 2004

Auction in Genoa

1st January 2004

ASIA

ASIA

The government of Bangladesh has ratified a contract awarded to China Harbour for the construction of the New Mooring container terminal at the port of Chittagong at a cost oUS$134m. Once built,…

1st January 2004

New Mooring terminal to go ahead

1st January 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Bilbaos ATM container terminal has stolen another client from rival port stevedore TMB.

1st January 2004

ATM steals from TMB

1st January 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

At present, container terminals at these ports are divided into completely separate berth operations, often managed by totally distinct stevedoring outfits employing a bewildering variety of loading and handling systems. As part…

1st January 2004

Montreal beats New York

1st January 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Although there is still no decision on whom to entrust with the terminal operations contract, Port of Spain has decided to expand its box facilities to 500,000 TEU capacity.

1st January 2004

Trinidad swithers

1st January 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Islamabad is very keen to present Gwadar as the gateway for trade to and from the Central Asian states.Moyresa, part of the multinational Bunge Group, has asked Bilbao Port Authority for permission…

1st January 2004

Oil seed mill for Bilbao

1st January 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Brazilian port of Itaqui is to receive investment totalling $68m over the next four year to fund upgrading and expansion work. $61m will come from the Federal Government and $6.82m from…

1st January 2004

Itaqui upgrades

1st January 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

At present Itaqui has six operational berths of which one is leased by CVRD, and a seventh is currently inactive.A consortium consisting of Dragados, Sato and Drace has 32 months to implement…

1st January 2004

Algeciras largest contract

1st January 2004