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P&O sale raises security fears

News1 Feb 2006

DP World (DPW) has beaten off a counterbid for P&O from PSA International with a revised offer of 520p per share, valuing P&O at £3.9B, but...

Indian rail in demand

News1 Feb 2006

Following the recent withdrawal of stateowned Container Corporation of India (Concor)’s monopoly on moving containers by rail from inland ...

Adelaide uncertain

News11 Jan 2006

Ownership of Adelaide’s international container terminal will come under scrutiny if DP World (DPW)’s bid for P&O is successful, observe...

India fears DPW monopoly…

News10 Jan 2006

Dubai-based DP World (DPW)’s move to take over P&O, and with it P&O Ports’ global container terminal assets (see page 1), has caused con...

Temasek’s spoiling tactics

News8 Jan 2006

DP World (DPW)’s bid to take over P&O appears to be coming off the rails thanks to disruption caused by canny share buying by the Governme...

Foreign investors target port projects

News14 Sep 2005

Throughput has been growing strongly in Russia’s seaports and they are struggling to keep up. According to the Russian Ports Association, ...

London Gateway approval…

News22 Jul 2005

P&O and the Port of London Authority have welcomed the British government's announcement that it is minded to approve the London Gateway sch...

Gottwald bags Antwerp ASCs

News19 Jul 2005

Gottwald Port Technology has signed a framework agreement with P&O (UK) for the supply of automated stacking cranes (ASCs) for the new Antwe...

CMA CGM’s eastern terminal moves

News1 Jul 2005

It is understod that CMA CGM is prepared to invest US$80-120 mill in the construction of a 200,000 TEU/year container terminal in the Port o...

Green light for London Gateway

News1 Jul 2005

P&O and the Port of London Authority have welcomed the British government’s announcement that it is “minded to approve” the London Gat...

Delays force Brisbane to reschedule

News1 May 2005

The Port of Brisbane Corporation (PBC) has been forced to reschedule the relocation of motor vehicle and general stevedoring operations from...

Stena/P&O in Irish Sea deal

News1 Mar 2004

P&O and Stena AB have signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding for Stena to purchase P&O’s Fleetwood-Larne route, including the three ...

Irish jigs

News1 Jul 2003

Stena Line has launched its new superferry, STENA ADVENTURER, on the Holyhead-Dublin service, increasing passenger capacity on the route by ...

Oz terminals in EDI link up

News1 Feb 2003

Fierce rivals Patrick and P&O are to establish a new joint venture company called 1-STOP Connections Pty Ltd to develop an integrated inform...

Trimodal Duisburg

News15 Aug 2002

Duisport (Duisburger Hafen AG) is much more proactive than when it was a "landlord" port authority....

P&O sale on the cards

News1 May 2002

P&O has confirmed that it is considering the possible sale of its Contract Logistics business, which forms the main part of P&O Trans Europe...