Mejillones move

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Construction work at the new port of Mejillones in Chile's Region II are now slated to begin in September or October, as CPM, the arm of the...

Troon opens new ro-ro terminal

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A new �5 mill ro-ro terminal has been opened at Associated British Ports (ABP)'s Port of Troon, on the west coast of Scotland. Located at ...

Green light for ECT takeover

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The European Commission (EC) has conditionally cleared the takeover of ECT by a consortium comprising Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), Rotterd...

Port strike warning

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The European Commission has achieved the formidable feat of upsetting both sides of industry with its draft port reforms Directive. Having b...

Changes in San Juan

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San Juan International Terminals (SJIT), the terminal operating subsidiary of the Holt Group, has put a new organisation in place to accommo...

HHLA/BLG merger ruled out

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Following a round of talks between the Hamburg and Bremen Burgermeisters, the conclusion has been drawn that a merger between HHLA and BLG "...

Chittagong problems

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Port workers at Chittagong, Bangladesh's largest port, took strike action last month to protest against a fresh bid to allow Stevedoring Ser...

Flushing floaters

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Flushing Marine Terminal (FMT), the new Nico Vervat company due to open in the Port of Vlissingen's Quarleshaven in October (a little later ...

Power driving heavy lifts

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The continuing electrical power shortage along the West Coast of North America is generating new demand for heavy lift handling and transpor...

Brisbane spend up…

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The Port of Brisbane Corporation will spend A$87.5 mill in the current financial year on capital projects to boost trade efficiencies, accor...

Liverpool plays pontoon

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The Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast has started work on a contract to construct a floating pontoon and linkspan bridge for the Port of L...

FA row rumbles on

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RailAmerica-owned Freight Australia (FA) has applied to have the Victorian rail network "declared" under National Competition Council (NCC) ...

Bailey goes to Hollandia

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Bailey, one of the best-known names in Dutch crane making, has been bought by a new combination which groups Hollandia, the steel structures...

HHLA AGV commissioned

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The first of the new Gottwald AGVs has been commissioned at HHLA's new CTA Altenwerder container terminal in Hamburg, which was formally ope...

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