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    NOL terminal spin-off

    2008-03-07T21:26:00Z

    Shipping line Neptune Orient Lines is to create a separate business for its container terminal unit known as APL Terminals.

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    Malta Freeport expands

    2008-03-07T21:26:00Z

    CMA CGM is to invest ¢ 130m ($188.6m) in expanding the Malta Freeport container terminal, which the group first acquired in 2004. This will boost throughput from 1.9m teu to 3m teu.

  • Port Strategy: The 4,200 teu Libra Mexico marks the maximum size that Itajaí port can currently handle
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    2008-03-07T21:26:00Z

    Brazil has admitted that many of its port access channels lack sufficient depth to accommodate modern ships meaning that ports such as Santos and Itaguaí cannot receive the latest generation of container vessel.

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    Colombian dream for Moffatt & Nichol

    2008-03-07T21:26:00Z

    Consultant Moffatt & Nichol is in the final stages of completing detailed design, construction drawings, technical specifications and bid documents for Phase I of a new container terminal on the Aguadulce Peninsula in Colombia for ICTSI. Phase I includes extensive land reclamation, dredging of the berths and turning basin to ...

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    Port of Seattle adopts regional Clean Air Strategy

    2008-03-07T09:25:00Z

    . The Port of Seattle Commission has voted to adopt the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy, a joint effort to reduce seaport-related air emissions with the Port of Tacoma and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.

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    Full house

    2008-03-06T21:26:00Z

    After much deliberation and no doubt plenty of sleepless nights, PD Ports has joined the chosen few in the circle of UK deepsea containerport development granted planning permission.

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    Private operators eye openings in Brazil

    2008-03-06T21:26:00Z

    Brazilian National Waterways regulator, Antaq, is reviewing the possibility of allowing new private port terminals to be established.

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    Congestion sidebar

    2008-03-06T21:26:00Z

    Making sure a terminal is able to run at its peak efficiency is the first thing port operators should strive for when seeking to eliminate congestion, according to the chief operating officer of the world''s largest container shipping company.

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    Congestion: Problem child or golden goose?

    2008-03-06T16:33:00Z

    Is the port congestion plaguing our industry a problem child or golden goose, asks Stuart Pearcey

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    Congestion shorts

    2008-03-06T16:33:00Z

    Iron Ore port Visakhapatnam in India has banned vessels that can''t manage to load at least 1,500tph from two of its jetties. Slower rates cause congestion, say Port Authorities.

  • Port Strategy: Beirut considers reclamation for expansion
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    Beirut looks to the sea

    2008-03-05T21:26:00Z

    The port of Beirut authority is considering a $40m project to reclaim an area of 150,000 sq m.

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    Varna to build box terminal

    2008-03-05T21:26:00Z

    The Bulgarian port of Varna is to build a new container terminal through a joint venture including municipal authorities in Varna. Private sector involvement in the ¢ 90m ($130.6m) will be restricted to 30%. Work is scheduled to start at the end of this year.

  • Port Strategy: Sepetiba invests in its future
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    Sepitiba to expand to hub status

    2008-03-05T21:26:00Z

    CSN is to invest $17m in the container terminal it operates at the Brazilian port of Sepetiba. Expansion of the terminal will allow it to function as a distribution hub for both cabotage and deep sea services.

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    2008-03-04T21:26:00Z

    The Japanese Bank for International Cooperation has reached an agreement with Kenya Port Authority to provide the finance for a new container terminal at the port of Mombasa. This will require investment of $240m. It will cover an area of 1m sq m and be able to handle 1.2m teu ...

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    Cavotec boss awarded PEMA role

    2008-03-04T21:26:00Z

    Cavotec MSL chief executive Ottonel Popesco has been elected as the new president of the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA).

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    Awareness campaign

    2008-03-04T09:18:00Z

    Castrol Marine, Eco Ports, IMarEST and ProSea have joined forces in a campaign to raise the awareness of the problem of environmental damage from oil leaks from ships in ports and harbours.

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    2008-03-03T21:26:00Z

    Mallam Abdusalam Mohammed, managing director of Nigerian Ports Authority, claims that the ports privatisation programme launched two years ago has been a success.

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    New port to take shape

    2008-03-03T21:26:00Z

    Work on new $62m Vietnam port jointly developed by forwarding company Gemadept (51%) and steel sheet manufacturer Hoa Sen Group (45%) is to start in April.

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    ICTSI enjoys healthy income

    2008-03-03T21:26:00Z

    Surging net profits for Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services Inc have cemented the port operator''s strong market position.

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    KGL rolls out ports fund

    2008-03-03T21:26:00Z

    KGL Investment Company has established a $500m fund to finance port projects in emerging markets.