Park on shipping containers / shipper expands op in Phily / Groundbreaking ceremony for grain termin

10 Aug 2009 - PTI Multimedia

New York\'s Pier 57 Will Become a Park on Shipping Containers

Not far from the High Line, another decaying piece of New York infrastructure is bound for a green revival: Pier 57, the decaying concrete hulk on New York\'s Hudson\'s River will be transformed into a rooftop park and open-air market sitting above a warren of art studios -- all of it made, appropriately for the port site, out of shipping containers. - Tree Hugger (For full story: www.treehugger.com)

Major shipping company to operate in Phila. port

At a time when shipping companies are shrinking because of the global recession, the second-largest container shipper in the world will expand its operations at the Port of Philadelphia, transporting cargo from Europe. - The Philadelphia Enquirer (For full story: www.phily.com)

Business leaders hold ground-breaking ceremony for grain terminal

Citing a growing demand for safe grain transport to Asia, backers of a $200 million grain terminal at the Port of Longview said Tuesday it fills a demand both at home and across the Pacific. - TDN (For full story: www.tdn.com)

Watchdog rebuffs wheat exporters\' terminal access plan

AUSTRALIA\'S competition watchdog yesterday rejected access arrangements for wheat exporters proposed by the nation\'s three major grain-export terminal operators and told them to resubmit their plans, which two immediately said they would. - The Australian (For full story: www.theaustralian.news.com.au)

Protests spark call for port security review

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) wants a review of security at the state\'s ports after protests at two coal terminals last week. - ABC News (For full story: www.abc.net.au)

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