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NewsTaiwan Power orders coal unloaders
Two Siwertell screw unloaders, each designed to discharge coal at 2,200t/h, have been ordered from the MacGregor Group for the Ta-Lin Power Station in Taiwan. Favoured over traditional bucket chain and wheel constructions, the ships that they will unload will be in the range of 80,000 dwt to 150,000 dwt.
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Deepening the Yangtze
A 32-kilometre section on the upper Yangtze River close to the Three Gorges reservoir is to be cleared of rock reefs to enable deep draught vessels to access the port of Chongqing. Work, which is expected to be completed before August, will enable 10,000 dwt vessels to access the port.
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Little progress on Bengal deep-sea port
India''s Union Shipping Ministry is reported to be struggling to find a consultant to prepare a detailed project report for the construction of a deep seaport on the coast of Bengal.
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PSA box traffic system first
PSA International has introduced the first Containerised Traffic System (CTS) in Asia at its facility at Pasir Panjang terminal in the Port of Singapore.
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Tideworks Asian debut
Software developer Tideworks has opened a regional office in Singapore to better serve its growing Asian clientele.
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MISC dedicated to PTP
MISC has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Port of Tanjung Pelepas to create a joint-venture to manage a dedicated container terminal at the port.
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Rotterdam delivers Indian view
India should develop large-scale industrial and logistic clusters and encourage more private investment, a recent report on Indian ports prepared by the port of Rotterdam has found.
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NewsKorean and Chinese ports to cooperate
Busan Port Authority (BPA) in Korea has established cooperative ties through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dafeng Port, located in China''s Jiangsu Province.
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NewsXiaman chases Kaohsiung's tail
China''s southeast city of Xiamen is fast looking to surpass Kaohsiung across the Taiwan Strait, with operating major HPH already well established and new entrant APM Terminals opening a $380m terminal there last year.
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Take note of overlooked Chongqing
Chongqing at the upper most reaches of the navigable part of the Yangtze is also leading the box rush down the river.
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New concession agreement for Indian ports
The Indian government has approved a new model concession agreement governing private participation in ports.
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L&T in Rotterdam link up
India''s Larsen and Toubro is reportedly in negotiations with the Port of Rotterdam Authority in respect of a greenfield port development in the subcontinent. L& T has also reportedly been given the go-ahead to build a $758m port and shipyard in south India.
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NewsDalian IPO mooted
Dalian Port Company Ltd is considering the possibility of an initial public offering in 2009 to finance capacity expansion involving the construction of 12 additional oil storage tanks with a combined capacity of up to 1.2m tonnes.
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Hai Phong new wharf
The Vietnamese port of Hai Phong has begun work on a $31m wharf in the Dinh Vu Industrial Zone. This forms part of a 139,000 sq m development which aims to service import-export companies.
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Chinese ports post record numbers
China''s Ministry of Communications has revealed that in 2007 Chinese ports handled a combined 112.7m teu, while total throughput amounted to 6.4bn tonnes. China now has 14 ports each handling 100m tonnes, which is more than any other country in the world.
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NewsAtkins wins China design bid
Atkins' holistic design beat off international competition to winThe project - to be built on Mei Shan Island, near Ningbo - will include a manufacturing zone, business, research and design districts, and leisure facilities.
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Indonesian portal simplifies imports
Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta has introduced a ''National Single Window'' scheme.
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Vietnamese JVs for APM and PSA
Saigon Port is awaiting authorisation to enter into joint ventures with PSA International and APM Terminals. The former will involve a four-berth container terminal with a capacity of 1.5m teu, while the latter involves two berths capable of handling 950,000 teu, costing $187m. The project with APM Terminals should be ...
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Shanghai still number one
Shanghai has remained the world''s leading port for the third successive year. In 2007, it handled 560m tonnes, up 4.2% over the previous year. Container throughput, at 26.1 5m teu, represented an increase of 20.4%.
