First for GPA’s Rescue One

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The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA)’s “Rescue One” emergency container was subjected to its first real test last month when called upon ...

Itochu eyes Vietnam

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Japan’s Itochu Corp has submitted a proposal to Vietnam’s Transport Ministry to build a US$165M deepwater container port at Haiphong in ...

Oz angst over empty boxes

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A surplus of boxes jamming empty container parks in Australian ports has caused a major rift between road transport operators and shipping l...

Rupert rides recession

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The Canadian port of Prince Rupert in northern British Columbia lifted its container volume to 254,528 TEU in 2009, an increase of 45.8% ove...

Efficiency up at Dar es Salaam

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A report into standards at the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam has revealed much improved performance over the past two years. The report wa...

…as Hanjin takes over from APMT

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APM Terminals (APMT) and Hanjin Pacific Corporation (HPC) have entered into an agreement whereby Hanjin Pacific will take over APMT’s faci...

Guaymas container terminal tender

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A tender for the concession to build and operate a container terminal at the Port of Guaymas in Mexico’s Sonora state is scheduled to be l...

Gottwald ‘G5’ set for Irish debut

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Gottwald Port Technology GmbH has recently received an order from Irish Continental Group (ICG) for a new G HMK 6407 mobile harbour crane fo...

Botany boxes still booming

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Sydney, the Australian container port least affected by the global financial crisis, maintained its 2009 momentum with record container traf...

Sea Box aids Haiti with ShelterPak

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Prompted by company engineer Werner Guerrier, a Haitian native who lost his sister and nephew in the earthquake that hit the country on Janu...

Gothenburg on the way to landlord status

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The Port of Gothenburg’s three newly-established operating companies - for lo-lo containers, ro-ro other than cars, and cars - began opera...

PrimeLINE scores with Hamburg Süd

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Carrier Transicold’s PrimeLINE reefer container machinery package, equipped with a Copeland digital scroll compressor running on R134a, ha...

Gaussin signs ATT licence

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Gaussin has signed a 10-year production licence agreement with Electronic Power Systems Inc (EPD) for its innovative ATT (Automotive Termina...

Three vie for Steinwerder

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The Port of Hamburg will choose three investors from the 12 who have submitted proposals for its Central Terminal Steinwerder (CTS) site. Pl...

New port for Limbe

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South Korean consultants have completed a feasibility study into the construction of a new deepwater port at Limbe in Cameroon. Container, d...

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