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ADB BANKROLLS CHITTAGONG
The Asian Development Bank has approved a US$30.6m loan, which will be used to improve efficiency at the port of Chittagong and also enhance port security and environmental measures to meet international standards. Part of the money will be spent on introducing a new IT system which will help lower ...
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CHITTAGONG NEEDS PRIVATE MANAGEMENT
First phase investment will require US$100m to develop roads, a 600 metre long quay, a reservoir, a bonded warehouse and upgraded power supply, allowing the facility to open by 2007.Chittagong's Chamber of Commerce and Industry has recommended that management of Chittagong port should pass to the private sector as a ...
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FIVE BID FOR JNPT STUDY
First phase investment will require US$100m to develop roads, a 600 metre long quay, a reservoir, a bonded warehouse and upgraded power supply, allowing the facility to open by 2007.Five companies have bid to undertake a technoeconomic feasibility study for the proposed US$687,600 expansion of JNPT. Expansion plans encompass a ...
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NewsKarachi International Container Terminal
First phase investment will require US$100m to develop roads, a 600 metre long quay, a reservoir, a bonded warehouse and upgraded power supply, allowing the facility to open by 2007.Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT) has entered into an agreement with the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) for development of its Phase ...
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MYANMAR TO BUILD DEEP-SEA PORT
First phase investment will require US$100m to develop roads, a 600 metre long quay, a reservoir, a bonded warehouse and upgraded power supply, allowing the facility to open by 2007.Myanmar has announced plans to build a deep-sea port at Kyaukphyu in Rakhine State on the country's western seaboard. The aim ...
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NewsThe Naha Port Authority
The Naha Port Authority (NPA) of Japan has chosen a subsidiary of Philippine-based International Container Terminal Services, Inc.
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Jurong terminal contract awarded
Dubai-headquartered Horizon Terminals Limited (HTL) has awarded construction contracts for a US$200m bulk liquids terminal to be built on 39 hectares of land at Banyan, Jurong Island in Singapore. The contract for consultancy was awarded to Singapore''s Jurong Consultants and made on behalf of Horizon Singapore Terminals Pte Limited (HSTL) ...
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NewsPSA ravenous for acquisition
PSA International is unclear whether its bid for Asian Container Terminals Ltd will be allowed to go ahead. Originally, its offer to buy a 50% stake in the terminal from Sun Hung Kai Properties was accepted on 30 November last year.
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PROES AND MUSC JOIN FORCES
He was there during many defining moments in his chosen professional sphere.PROES, creators of SECUREPORT, have joined forces with MUSC to support the programme of security enhancements for the ports of Spain. PROES developed SECUREPORT, the port security assessment tool created for the National Spanish Port Administration, Puertos del Estado ...
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Rail wagons to ease congestion
(ICTSI), Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI) to operate a container terminal in Naha City, Okinawa.Kenya Ports Authority is to place an order for 400 railway wagon flats as a means of easing congestion at the port of Mombasa. 200 will be purchased outright and the rest leased. At present, ...
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US SUPPORTS PRIVATISATION OF CHITTAGONG
(ICTSI), Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI) to operate a container terminal in Naha City, Okinawa.The US has pledged its support for the modernisation of Bangladesh's Chittagong Port and Export Processing Zone. US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, Torkel Patterson, emphasised this would mean the privatisation of ...
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JAPAN TO FINANCE SECOND BOX TERMINAL AT MOMBASA
(ICTSI), Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI) to operate a container terminal in Naha City, Okinawa.Japan is to provide financial help amounting to $99m to build a second container terminal at the port of Mombasa. The terminal, which will occupy a 46-hectare site, will be built within three years.
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BANGLADESH TO BUILD NEW DEEPSEA PORT
(ICTSI), Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI) to operate a container terminal in Naha City, Okinawa.The Bangladeshi government is to undertake a technical and economic feasibility study commencing in January 2005 for the development of a deepsea port. Three possible sites have already been identified, two of which are in ...
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CHINA SHIPPING TO DEVELOP JINZHOU BOX TERMINAL
Difficulties in reaching the tsunami stricken areas can be overcome with the use of the multimodal facilities available in Johor which is close to Sumatra. The port says the multimodal synergy between Senai and PTP will enable effective redistribution of essential relief items by sea or air.China Shipping Terminal Development, ...
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Hong Kong needs 10th container terminal
A Hong Kong government study forecasts that the territory will require a brand new container terminal by 2015, but also that handling costs must be capped to remain competitive with competing facilities at the neighbouring Chinese port of Shenzhen. Hong Kong is already losing market share to its rival, which ...
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NewsPSA Singapore Terminals
PSA Singapore Terminals handled 20.6TEUs) last year, up 2.5mTEUs on 2003, a 14.1% jump. In addition to strong organic growth in volumes from existing customers, the PSA harvested a bumper crop of 36 new services in 2004 - more than double the 15 services it took on the year before. ...
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Shanghai now world's busiest port
Shanghai overtook Rotterdam to become the world''s busiest port in 2004. Growth this year of 20% brought total throughput to 370 million tonnes, compared to the 350 million tonnes handled by Rotterdam, which is itself a record. Box traffic rose by 25% to14.5mTEUs, while that at Rotterdam was on course ...
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Chennai unhappy with Ennore box terminal development
Ennore Port has issued a Request for Qualifications from terminal operators interested in building a US$160m container terminal at what is India''s first corporate port.
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PSA MARINE FORMS JOINT VENTURE WITH FUZHOU PORT AUTHORITY
(ICTSI), Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI) to operate a container terminal in Naha City, Okinawa.PSA Marine has established a new joint venture with Fuzhou Port Authority Shipping Division, to provide towage services to lines calling at Jiangyin including PSA's Fuzhou-Jiangyin International Container Terminal. The joint venture represents PSA Marine's ...
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PSA EYES HAZIRA
(ICTSI), Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI) to operate a container terminal in Naha City, Okinawa.According to press sources in India, PSA has reportedly made a bid for a 74% stake in the multi-cargo port project being developed by Royal Dutch Shell at Hazira which includes an LNG facility and ...
