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Gap Sook Lee steps down
Gap Sook Lee, president of Busan Port Authority (BPA), has resigned from his position. Mr Lee conveyed his appreciation to the employees of BPA for their work toward the development of Busan Port and asked them to continue their efforts to make Busan the hub port of Northeast Asia.
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Joint venture for APM and Pharung Shipyard Co
APM Terminals and Vinashin''s Pharung Shipyard Company have entered into a joint venture to develop a new container terminal in Vietnam''s Dinh Vu industrial zone.
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NewsHutchison switches insurers
One of the biggest shake-ups in ports and terminals insurance in recent years has been revealed, with the leading operator, Hutchison Port Holdings, transfering the majority of its cover out of the TT Club.
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Chennai commits investment
Chennai Port Trust will invest € 267m ($361.2m) over the next two to three years as throughput in the last financial year rose 13%. Half of this investment will be spent on a new dedicated elevated expressway linking the port with National Highway 4.
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NewsThe ride of a lifetime
China''s dizzying box growth is unparalleled in history,and Wing Kah-goh hears the high adrenaline container rollercoaster is far from over
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Chittagong to go private
Pacific International Line in collaboration with Container Terminal Services are favourites to be awarded the concession to operate Chittagong Container Terminal. Other bidders are Everest Enterprise Ltd and incumbent terminal operator SAIF Powertec.
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NewsBirth of the super-port
Hong Kong and Shanghai have barely stopped for breath over the last 50 years, as Wing Kah-goh explains
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NewsAn eastern man of port power
Turning 80 this July, Li Ka-shing has done more to revolutionise container terminals than just about anyone else. He has also been at the forefront of the fortunes of both Hong Kong and Shanghai ports.
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NewsPhilippine initiatives for ICTSI
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has supported its presence in the Philippines, through two initiatives.
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Ennore compiles shortlist
Ennore Port Trust is to put together a shortlist of six bidders from the 22 that originally made offers for the concession to build the $305m 1.5m teu container terminal at the Port.
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Tanjung Priok needs congestion relief
The Indonesian Exporters Association says that Indonesia needs additional import-export facilities to relieve congestion at Tanjung Priok port. Sites at Bekasi and Karawang have been suggested as possible locations for the new ports.
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Rising imports swamp Vietnamese
The deputy Vietnamese prime minister has ordered the Ministry of Transport to expedite the clearance of imports and exports that are building up at ports serving Ho Chi Minh City.
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Indo-Malaysian group gets Vizhinjam
The Malaysian company Penbinan Redzai, along with Indian partners Lanco Infratech and Lanco Kondapalli Power, has been awarded a 33-year concession to build a container terminal at the Indian Port of Vizhinjam.
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DP World falls short of Chennai performance targets
Chennai container terminal operator DP World has agreed to pay $22m in compensation for not having covered minimum container throughput figures for non-transhipment traffic between December 2006 and November 2007.
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NewsRubber Gantries Part of Green Initiative in HK
Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) is deploying 17 electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes (eRTGs) in the first phase of a HK$140m (US$18m) crane-electrification programme that will reduce emissions at Kwai Tsing Container Port.
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Traffic slowing at Shanghai
China Merchants Holdings predicts that Shanghai International Port will handle 30m teu this year, despite the slight downturn in the global economy. However, in the four months to the end of April, throughput had risen by 11.4%, compared with an increase of 20.4% the previous year.
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Northport to invest in new facilities
Port Klang terminal operator Northport is to spend $152m over the next two to three years on expanding existing facilities, including the construction of a 350-metre container berth that will boost the existing amount of quay given over to this activity to 3,600 metres.
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NewsHK Port operator braves cooler market
China Merchants Holdings International, the Hong Kong-listed port operator, has launched a five and 10 year dollar bond, braving some rough conditions in the international markets.
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India cash for Burma
India has signed a $120m agreement with the government of Burma (Myanmar) to build a port and transport system. India continues to make significant investments in its neighbour''s infrastructure.
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Colombo South on schedule
The Colombo South expansion project is on schedule to open on time, according to Sri Lankan Port authority chairman Saliya Wickramasuriya. The breakwater is alone is costing $400m, as will the first container terminal to be built in the new area.
