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Kiwi merger plans not all black and white

News1 Oct 2007

There is renewed speculation of a tie-up between the New Zealand South Island ports of Lyttelton and Port Otago....

News1 Aug 2007

As speculated in the May 2007 issue of WorldCargo News (p1), ECT has ousted Embarcadero Systems Corporation (ESC) altogether from the Euroma...

News1 Jun 2007

Zim Integrated Shipping Services has acquired AP Moller-Maersk’s 20% stake in Antwerp Gateway Terminal (AGT) for US$18M. AP Moller-Maersk ...

News1 May 2007

South Africa Port operations (SAPO) has opened the door on privatisation in announcing that it will consider a joint venture partner for a n...

News1 Apr 2007

Not long after Ports of Auckland pulled out of merger talks with rival Port of Tauranga (see p9), it is being reported in New Zealand that t...

News1 Oct 2006

A surprise announcement by the New Zealand ports of Auckland and Tauranga that they are in detailed merger negotiations has sparked speculat...

News1 Sep 2006

After a three-year study, a group of twelve leading shipowners and six major yards has developed an industry standard on vessel speed trials...

News1 May 2006

Hapag-Lloyd is now the world’s fifth largest container carrier in terms of fleet capacity, which has rocketed from 225,000 to 412,886 TEU ...

News1 Feb 2006

Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has made its first foray into Australasia with an agreement to acquire a 49.9% stake in Lyttelton Port Company...

News23 Jan 2006

Hutchison Port Holdings of Hong Kong (HPH), the world’s largest container port operator, and Singapore’s PSA International, the second l...

News10 Nov 2005

ABB reports from Switzerland that its automation electrical systems contracts in relation to the P&ONL/ECT Euromax project in Rotterdam, whi...

News8 Nov 2005

The congestion suffered by NAWC ports last year may have been a blessing in disguise as it spurred changes that have kept cargo moving this ...

News12 Sep 2005

In something akin to the Australasian equivalent of the AP Møller-Maersk takeover of P&O Nedlloyd, Toll Holdings has announced a A$4.6 bill...

News14 Aug 2005

South African fruit and wine exporters have lodged an objection to the European Commission (EC) over the proposed takeover of P&O Nedlloyd b...

News14 Aug 2005

The Port of Singapore will be one of the biggest losers if Maersk Sealand is merged with P&O Nedlloyd (P&ONL), the world’s third largest c...