News from May 2010 - Page 1 of 2
MBJI lands Gulfport contract
31st of May, 2010
31/5/10: The Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport has awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Michael Baker Jr Inc (MBJI), an engineering unit of US-based Michael Baker Corporation (MBC), to provide coastal engineering design and other services in support of the $570m Port of Gulfport Restoration Program.
Antwerp takes stake in Beverdonk
31st of May, 2010
31/5/10: Antwerp Port Authority has announced that it is taking an unspecified stake in the Beverdonk Container Terminal, an open access terminal along the bank of the Albert canal in Grobbendonk, Belgium.
Cam Ranh upgrade underway
28th of May, 2010
28/5/10: Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has officially commenced work on a VND 520bn ($27.4m) upgrade of Cam Ranh Port in Vietnam’s Khanh Hoa province.
SIPG buys into APMT Zeebrugge
28th of May, 2010
28/5/10: The Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) has acquired a 25% stake in APM Terminals (APMT) Zeebrugge for €27.2m.
VTTI expands in Europoort
28th of May, 2010
28/5/10: Vitol Tank Terminals International (VTTI) has acquired additional land and facilities adjoining its Euro Tank Terminal within the Port of Rotterdam’s Europoort.
Boskalis to construct Polish LNG port
25th of May, 2010
25/5/10: The Netherlands’ Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a contract by the Maritime Office of Poland to construct a new LNG port at Swinoujscie near Szczecin.
COSCO remains committed to Piraeus
24th of May, 2010
24/5/10: China’s COSCO Group has informed the Greek government that it intends to “deepen [its] win-win business collaborations with the Greek shipping and port communities” despite the current economic turmoil sweeping the country.
Oakajee Port gains Australian public funding
24th of May, 2010
24/5/10: The Government of Western Australia (WA) has included A$339m ($281.7m) in capital funding for the development of Oakajee Port in its 2010-11 budget.
DP World to invest $1bn in Port of Cochin
21st of May, 2010
21/5/10: DP World is reportedly set to invest up to $1bn in its new container transshipment terminal at Vallarpadam Island within the Port of Cochin in Kochi, India.
SCWH acquires ZPD stake
20th of May, 2010
20/5/10: According to the China Daily newspaper, Shenzhen Chiwan Wharf Holding (SCWH) has secured a 40% stake in Zhonghai Port Development (ZPD), the container operator at the Port of Laizhou in Shandong, China, for RMB 750m ($109.8m).
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