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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Chuck Raymond, ceo of Horizon Lines, has said that container security cannot become a reality unless there is " a coordination of all parties participating in cargo movement."

1st September 2003

Transhipment hubs warned

1st September 2003

ASIA

ASIA

China has formally joined the Container Security Initiative (CSI) to target and pre-screen containers shipped from Shanghai and Shenzhen to US ports.

1st September 2003

China signs CSI

1st September 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The UN-hosted Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries has come up with a plan to reinforce the right of all countries to enjoy secure access to the sea. The plan incorporates…

1st September 2003

Landlocked countries get relief

1st September 2003

EUROPE

EUROPE

Maersk Sealand is negotiating with Dragados with a view to basing its enhanced North African container services at Terminales del Sudeste, which the construction company is building at the southern Spanish port…

1st September 2003

Maersk diversifies across southern Spain

1st September 2003

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Freight Investor Services (FIS) has launched two new iron ore price estimates prompted by the buoyant 530m tonne seaborne trade. They will be known as Iron Ore 1 (C& F Rotterdam) and…

1st September 2003

Iron ore indices launched

1st September 2003

ASIA

ASIA 1st September 2003

Pusan loses transhipment customers

1st September 2003

EUROPE

EUROPE 1st September 2003

Grangemouth reactivates rail

1st September 2003

EUROPE

EUROPE

Gavin van Marle voyages to the Baltic states and assesses the need for extra port capacity in light of impending EU accession and the not always easy relations with a sometimes obstinate…

1st July 2003

LIVING WITH BIG BROTHER

1st July 2003

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Paul Eastaugh analyses the pros and cons of AIS in the context of growing VTS utilisation.

1st July 2003

AIS Boosts VTS Effectiveness

1st July 2003

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The mobile harbour crane is proving to be a popular cargo handling solution due to its versatility and cost effectiveness, writes Benedict Young

1st July 2003

Jack of all TRADES

1st July 2003

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

In the first of two articles Gustaaf de Monie considers what pricing principles landlord ports should adopt in an economic and structural environment that has changed dramatically for them.

1st July 2003

Show me the MONEY

1st July 2003

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Does shipping line self-interest serve box terminal operations? There is a growing debate in port circles as to whether shipping lines can make effective common-user container terminal operators.

1st July 2003

NORTH OR SOUTH – RESTRUCTURING BRINGS BOTH THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES

1st July 2003

ASIA

ASIA 1st July 2003

P&O Ports buys Adani

1st July 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Francisco Lopez Barredo has been awarded the concession to operate the Terminal Especializada de Contenedores box handling facility at the Mexican port of Lazaro Cardenas. His bid included investment of US$7m compared…

1st July 2003

Lazaro Cardenas box terminal out to concession

1st July 2003

ASIA

ASIA

The Port Authority of Thailand has earmarked 16bn baht (US$385m) to convert Laem Chabang into a dominant regional hub.

1st July 2003

Major upgrade for Laem Chabang terminals

1st July 2003

ASIA

ASIA 1st July 2003

Maersk India launches SMS service

1st July 2003

ASIA

ASIA

Pusan Newport Co (PNC) has received financial backing of US$480m for the construction of its new terminal in Pusan.

1st July 2003

Funding for Pusan project

1st July 2003

AFRICA

AFRICA

Steve Camerson reports with breaking news on the hard-fought concessions over the Luanda and Douala port privatisations

1st July 2003

On the horns of an African dilemma

1st July 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

According to Juan Carlos Alferez, manager of Dole Ecuadors new private port, near Guayaquil, throughput of mainly export bananas has pushed the facility up to 60% of capacity. However, Dole is not…

1st July 2003

Doles Ecuador banana port up to 60% of capacity

1st July 2003

AFRICA

AFRICA 1st July 2003

SA Airlift

1st July 2003