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Gulftainer, the Sharjah-based shipping port operator who enjoyed phenomenal success in 2012, has been awarded the concession to build and operate a new container terminal in the Port of Tripoli, in Lebanon. The concession, which has been agreed upon for a period of 25 years, will include an investment of more than US$60 million to [...]
At the moment, Ghana’s shipping ports are experiencing a pressing problem … bottlenecks. A lack of space at the existing facilities has meant that shipping vessels had to wait out at sea, sometimes for days. Without a doubt, this is both “risky and costly." Officials and industry experts believe that expanding capacity at Ghana’s ports [...]
The head of Djiboutian’s ports authority has announced that Djibouti is in negotiations with India, China, Brazil, Russia and Arab investors, to secure long-term financing for infrastructure projects, said to be worth upwards of $5.9 billion. The Horn of Africa nation, plans to develop rail links, ports, and oil and gas pipelines and already has commitments [...]
The S.C. State Ports Authority intends to make a sizable investment in South Carolina’s efforts, to become more of a regional shipping hub for the Southeastern United States. Motivated by prospering Asian markets, the SPA is positioning itself for an increase in shipping business, by investing more than a billion dollars in new and existing [...]
There can be no doubt as to the significance of the London Gateway project, that is currently underway on the banks of the Thames river. Scheduled for a grand opening in 2014, after nearly four years of construction, the London Gateway is an example of UAE investment and know-how being put to work in the [...]
Port of Salalah is located along the primary east-west shipping lane that links Europe and Asia. It also offers a strategic position for shipping lines, serving the upper Arabian Gulf, Indian sub-continent Red Sea and East African markets. APM Terminals holds a 30 percent share of the Port of Salalah, and manages the facility. The [...]
The Triple Es, which stands for economy of scale, energy efficiency and environmentally improved, will be able to transport goods more cheaply and efficiently; than the current fleet of container ships. The trouble is, they will are much too big for most of the world’s container ports. At the moment, not many shipping ports in [...]
Little more than six months after opening for business, Khalifa Port is preparing to take delivery of a second batch of automated cranes, to meet the rising demands of shipping clients.Widely renowned as the first fully-automated dockyard in the region, the Taweelah-based deep-water terminal has taken over from the aging Port Zayed, as the Emirate’s [...]
The Port of Antwerp in Belgium is looking for investments for it’s multi-billion-euro infrastructure expansion plans. Port officials are interested in partnering with Chinese investors but the ongoing European crisis has challenged the finalizing of any commitments thus far. However, the Antwerp Port Authority remains confident that it will only be a matter of time [...]
According to a recent U.S. Department of Commerce report, the U.S. State of South Carolina exported a record $25.3 billion worth of goods through the Port of Charleston, with final destinations in 197 countries all around the world. In 2012, the container volume was up nearly 10 percent, resulting in 1.5 million TEU being processed [...]