Trans-Sahara highway push

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Following bilateral talks with Algeria, Nigerian Commerce Minister Idris Waziri has said that work on the Trans-Sahara Highway (TSH) will be...

Myanmar deepsea port plan

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Thailand and Myanmar have started building a deepwater port at Dawei in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi district as part of their economic cooperati...

NOSCO starts own train

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Arkhangelsk-based Northern Shipping Company (NOSCO) has started up a dedicated Arkhangelsk- Moscow container train, together with the Commer...

US intermodal rockets in Q4

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Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics, the quarterly publication of the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA), has reported an over...

Westgate gets Vic Dock nod

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The Port of Melbourne Corporation (POMC) has selected the Westgate Ports consortium as preferred bidder for the redevelopment of the Victori...

Third time lucky for Kandla?

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Kandla Port Trust (KPT) on India’s west coast has floated yet another tender for its proposed container terminal project - the third such ...

GD acquires Syltone

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Gardner Denver Inc, a US manufacturer of compressors and blowers for industrial applications and pumps used in the industrial and petroleum ...

GPA starts CB-8 construction

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The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), has started construction of Container Berth 8 (CB-8), which will boost the total berth length at the Port...

Tacoma chalks up new records

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The Port of Tacoma underlined its position as the leading seaport in the Pacific northwest last year by setting new records in container han...

Supervision programme from Alimak

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Leading crane access lift supplier Alimak AB has introduced a new “supervision programme,” aimed at ensuring that its customers receive ...

Ferrol plans box terminal

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According to the port authority of El Ferrol & San Ciprián in Spain, a tender covering a concession for a new 230,000 m2 container terminal...

Subic deal imminent

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Japan’s Penta Ocean Construction Co and its joint venture partners Shimizu Corp and TOA Corp are expected to bag the contract to build the...

Hupac on intermodal high

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Intermodal rail operator Hupac reports that its total traffic in 2003 rose 11 per cent to 398,000 shipments (almost 800,000 TEU), ahead of i...

Pipavav sell-off?

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Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd (GPPL), which owns India’s first private sector port, is seeking government permission to allow foreign investors...

ZPMC’s intelligent terminal solution

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ZPMC has received an order for an automated yard system from the Shanghai Port Container Company Ltd for delivery in February 2005....

UK ports debate heats up

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The British government has rejected a call from the House of Commons Select Committee on Transport for a national ports strategy (see last m...

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