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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Panama Canal Authority has initiated trials of simultaneous, two-way transits (Atlantic and Pacific bound) of large commercial vessels through the Canal.

1st July 2003

Canal Trials

1st July 2003

ASIA

ASIA

Shanghai handled a record 912,000 TEU in April, a month-on-month rise of 35%.

1st July 2003

Chinese ports reaching saturation point

1st July 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, which saw its Asian cargo volumes increase by 23% in 2002, has signed an agreement with the Panama Canal Authority to jointly promote…

1st July 2003

Panama teams up to boost Asia business

1st July 2003

ASIA

ASIA

The Ministry of Port Development and Shipping in Colombo has signed a US$ 10 million contract with British consultant Scott Wilson to realise plans for the development of the Port of Colombo…

1st July 2003

Scott Wilson appointed for Colombo expansion

1st July 2003

AFRICA

AFRICA

Fast track construction plans for the fourth phase of the Kingston Container Terminal are underway and the Port Authority of Jamaica has just signed a new five-year agreement with its number one…

1st July 2003

Kingston Signs Zim and Builds

1st July 2003

EUROPE

EUROPE

Elena Siems, Maersk Sealand general manager, noted recently that, " St Petersburg is the most expensive port in the whole of Europe."

1st July 2003

Maersk Sealand labels St Petersburg Europes most expensive port

1st July 2003

ASIA

ASIA

The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank, has loaned US$9.25m to the Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) project in Karachi which is being developed as part of…

1st July 2003

Karachi has new container terminal

1st July 2003

EUROPE

EUROPE 1st July 2003

La Spezia Anx

1st July 2003

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Panamas three container terminals, Manzanillo, Colon and Balboa which account for 97% of total traffic, registered a 14.3% first quarter growth in containers handled.

1st July 2003

Panama posts big first quarter numbers

1st July 2003

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has introduced a new generation of Smartpath, its container position verification system originally developed for straddle carriers. The company claims the technology can now be adapted for implementation on a range…

1st July 2003

Kalmars new Smartpath

1st July 2003

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Spanish power generating company Endesa Generacion has ratified an agreement with the port authority of El Ferrol in northwest Spain to build a major coal importing terminal on a 106,000 sq m…

1st July 2003

El Ferrol to host major coal terminal

1st July 2003

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Gothenburg-based TTS Ships Equipment, the ro-ro access equipment developer, has unveiled a new design of ro-ro trailer trestle with a built in cargo-lashing system.

1st July 2003

TTS trailer trestles promise manpower savings

1st July 2003

AFRICA

AFRICA

Additional clauses have been inserted into South Africas National Ports Authority Bill enabling Public Enterprises minister Jeff Radebe to direct state holding company Transnet to speed up the privatisation of its ports…

1st July 2003

South Africans progressing ports legislation

1st July 2003

EUROPE

EUROPE

Genoa has become the 14th member port of the Container Security Initiative (CSI). It joins Rotterdam, Le Havre, Bremerhaven, Hamburg, Antwerp, Singapore, Yokohama, Hong Kong, Gothenberg, Felixstowe, Vancouver, Montreal, and Halifax in…

1st July 2003

Genoa latest to institute CSI

1st July 2003

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new guide providing a useful insight into the complexities of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code which enters into force on 1 July 2004, has been published.

1st July 2003

ISPS guide published

1st July 2003

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A company specialising in training company and ship security officers in compliance with the ISPS Code has been formed by two maritime security specialists with nearly 50 years merchant navy and Special…

1st July 2003

Former commandos unite for ISPS deadline

1st July 2003

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Japanese car maker Mazda has moved its Southern Europe distribution hub from Antwerp to Barcelona, where it will make use of Barcelona Autoterminal. The move was prompted by better value added…

1st July 2003

Mazda switches distribution from Antwerp to Barcelona

1st July 2003

EUROPE

EUROPE

Container terminal strategies to suit every aspiration have evolved in the Mediterranean but can they keep pace with change? Nick Elliott reports .

1st June 2003

Med Medley plays the tune of DEMAND

1st June 2003

AFRICA

AFRICA

Steve Cameron considers the accelerating move towards the commercialisation of Africas ports.

1st June 2003

The scramble for Africa

1st June 2003

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

In the first of an ongoing series, Jordan Schwartz examines the uncertain future of private investment in port infrastructure within the developing world, with a particular eye this month on Africa.

1st June 2003

Private participation drying up?

1st June 2003