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DPC - LATEST ISSUE: JULY 2008

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HAM 318 has been enlarged and now has the world's biggest hopper capacity

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THIS MONTH'S FEATURES

Global Port Development
Our roundup looks at expansion plans at Salalah and Port Everglades, Cai Mep groundbreaking and two Greek ports looking for partners

Opening Colombias Golden Gate
Groynes or espalnes are key to controlling river flows at the Port of Barranquilla, explains Rafael Canizares

First And Almost Certainly Not The Last
Thats CEDAs trailblazing Middle East conference Tony Slinn reports on the Doha highlights

Just Another Day In The Office
...according to David Craft, of Edmund Nuttall, talking to Tony Slinn about building Great Yarmouths new Outer Harbour

Theres An Awful Lot Of Business In Brazil...
Ports minister Pedro Britos capacity-boosting strategys unleashed a dredging and port construction bonanza in Brazil, reports Rob Ward

Electronic Evolution
Bert Visser looks into progress on the one-man-operated bridge

Europes Biggest
Wholl pay for the Seine-Nord Europe Canal, asks Michel Neumeister

Taking The Crown
Van Oords TSHD HAM 318 went under the surgeons knife in China and emerged 52m longer Bert Visser reports

Can India Take The Strain?

The economys booming but can India seize the opportunity to improve its maritime infrastructure? Prof George Victor investigates

Selecting Sites For LNG
Criteria to consider when siting a terminal Jim Wilson writes

Round Table
Greg Miller hears about the serendipitous genesis of Ports America Group from CEO Doug Tilden

DPC EVENTS DIARY

JULY 2008

9-11: C40 World Ports Climate Conference, on climate change and its effects on ports, at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands
More info at www.portofrotterdam.com

SEPTEMBER 2008

23-26: SMM, the Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology trade fair, is at the Messe and Congress Centre, Hamburg, Germany
More info at www.smm2008.com

25-26: Southern Asia Ports, Logistics and Shipping 2008 at the Leela Kempinski Hotel Mumbai, India.
More info at www.transportevents.com