This article was published in the October 2011 issue of World Port Development.  Paying subscribers only can receive a pdf of the article in its original format including charts and pictures by sending an email to archive@worldportdevelopment.com

Can Michigan Become a Hub for Global Transport?

The government of the US State of Michigan believes that a sound and modern infrastructure is vital to attracting and retaining jobs.

This article was published in the October 2011 issue of World Port Development.  Paying subscribers only can receive a pdf of the article in its original format including charts and pictures by sending an email to archive@worldportdevelopment.com

Cable Guys

Tim Newbound talks to suppliers of crane cable solutions and finds that, just like their products, they’re made of tough stuff…

This article was published in the October 2011 issue of World Port Development.  Paying subscribers only can receive a pdf of the article in its original format including charts and pictures by sending an email to archive@worldportdevelopment.com

World Port Development reviews the performance of several  leading Spanish ports to see how they are faring following the economic  recession.

DCT Gdansk tested 5 crane operations for 10 hours on an E class vessel during discharge on 9th of November 2011.

Despite the financial storm clouds in many parts of the world, it is clear that economies in the Gulf and wider Indian Ocean region are weathering turbulent times better than most.  Further evidence of this trend was shown in October when Gulftainer's UAE Terminals - Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT) and Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT) - had their best ever monthly volumes both individually and combined.

In what is being described as a significant vote of confidence in the strategic direction of the UK's busiest trust port, the Government has today formally given the go ahead for Dover's second ferry terminal (Terminal 2). 

Materials handling supplier, Barloworld Handling, has reported greatly improved financial performance for the year ended September 2011, with divisional revenue rising to R4709million (£362million).

Subic Bay International Terminal Corp. (SBITC), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.'s (ICTSI) subsidiary operating the Subic Bay Freeport container terminal, recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with J-PAC Logsitics, Inc., a cargo consolidator and logistics service provider at the Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ), to jointly promote and market the Subic port.

Stuveribolaget Gävle (Gävle Stevedoring Company) is in the process of deploying a successful and market leading solution from Hogia Terminal Systems, and will in conjunction with the Port of Gävle, take yet another step in the development of creating an efficient logistics hub on the Swedish east coast.