New options in virtual training
NewsCrane simulator prices have fallen, but for some terminal operators renting or outsourcing training remains a more cost-effective option....
Vostochniy share swap
NewsRussia’s Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has approved a share swap deal within DP World regarding the 25% stake the port operator has in Vostoc...
NZL renews Tauranga push
NewsNew Zealand’s NZL Group has ramped up its efforts to reactivate what it claims are historic rights to container terminal operations at the...
Battle lines drawn in Colombo
NewsThe government of Sri Lanka is evaluating five bids to build and operate a 2.4M TEU/year container terminal at Colombo’s South Harbour dev...
Rostima launches Enterprise Plus
NewsRostima of the UK has launched a container port workforce management solution called Enterprise Plus....
AIG to acquire MTC Holdings
NewsAIG Global Investment Group (AIG-GIG), which recently acquired P&O Ports North America’s US and Canadian terminals from Dubai Ports World ...
DP World rebrands
NewsDP World is to rebrand P&O Ports and update the branding of the rest of its marine terminal business to emphasise both its global network an...
Visual tracking technology
NewsAPS Technology of San Diego has developed a camera-based system for tracking containers and equipment in marine terminals. APS is well estab...
DP World to boost handling capacity
NewsNew container terminals will boost DP World (DPW)’s annual handling capacity by 20M TEU to 70M TEU over the next four years, senior vice-p...
Canadian ports at the gate
NewsCanadian ports are taking steps to capitalise on their long-touted potential as gateways to the US....
Northern option for PB3T
NewsThe New South Wales government’s decision to rule that neither Toll/Patrick nor P&O Ports/DP World will be able to bid for the third Port ...
Simon Group to make US bid?
NewsIn a surprise move, the Simon Group may bid for P&O Ports’ US operations that DP World has been forced to put up for sale....
…AICTL pushes forward
NewsAustralian International Container Terminals Ltd (AICTL), the joint venture between Anglo Ports and International Container Terminal Service...
Duopoly to be excluded from PB3T…
NewsThe New South Wales Government has decided that neither P&O Ports/DP World nor Patrick/Toll will be permitted to operated the planned third ...
Banks eye port assets
NewsTwo investment banks, Deustche Bank and Australia’s Macquarie, are competing to buy a 49% stake in Peel Ports, the UK’s second biggest p...