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Maersk loss hits Ensenada
The Mexican port of Ensenada registered a 4% drop in container traffic during the first four months of this year. This is the first time for at least 12 months that the port has registered a downturn, which is due to changes in Maersk' s Asian services; these no longer ...
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Cabello loses regional control
The Venezuelan port of Cabello has been nationalised. Previously, the port was managed locally by the Instituto Puerto Autónomo de Puerto Cabello (IPAPC). The move is viewed negatively by municipal and regional governments, which may freeze planned investment in facilities.
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Nova Scotia terminal
Several North American investors have put forward a project to build a new container terminal in Canso Straits, Nova Scotia. They plan to invest $300m in a 485,000 sq metre area, which will be managed by SSA Marine.
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HPH woos Mexican hauliers
HPH, Mexico' s largest container terminal operator, is negotiating a strategic alliance with road haulage companies to improve its door-to-door service for customers.
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Shadow cast on Punta Colonet project
Proposed expansions at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could threaten the planned development of a new mega-port at Punta Colonet in Mexico' s Baja Californian region.
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Talcahuano remedial need
The Chilean port of Talcahuano requires infrastructure and dredging rehabilitation work or risks closure within two years. A single port operator is expected to be appointed, with all contracts placed by the first quarter of 2008.
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SSA invests in Tacoma
SSA Marine is to invest $300m in a new container terminal at East Blair Waterway in the port of Tacoma.
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Bolivian border port
The Bolivian government is to build a port terminal at Puerto Quijarro on the border with Brazil at a cost of $25.6m. This will enable Bolivian soya to access coastal ports via the Paraguay-Paraná inland waterway network.
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NewsManzanillo Port reaches saturation point
The port of Manzanillo in Mexico has reached virtual saturation point following a 20% hike in container traffic over the last few months.
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NewsBreaking the mould
HPH’ s muscling in on the Brisbane scene could have far-reaching implications for Australia’ s operations sector.
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NewsPatrick takeover cuts Toll in two
Toll Holdings,Australia’ s largest logistics and ports concern, has split into two following the takeover of container terminal operator Patrick Corp.
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Inland port scheme attracts key supporters
New Zealand railway network provider, Ontrack, is backing a NZ$6m-7m ($4.6m-$5.4m) plan to develop Ports of Auckland’ s Wiri inland port into a raillinked facility potentially capable of handling 200,000 teu per year, writes Iain MacIntyre.
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NewsDeepening Woes
Melbourne’s much-needed dredging programme is still a long way off becoming a reality.
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Log exports boom carves a path for NZ ports
New Zealand’ s forestry exporting ports are flourishing, with a construction boom in Asia and export log restrictions in Russia pushing the price of locally-produced logs up 20% over the past year,writes Iain MacIntyre.
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Coastal shipping waits for chance to shine
Coastal shipping advocates in New Zealand will soon discover if the Government intends putting their transport mode on an equal footing with road and rail in funding and policy decisions.
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NewsFirst hurdle fall
New Zealand’ s two key ports have walked away from the merger negotiating table, but at what cost?
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NewsStrength of Sydney
The Australian port welcomes a broad range of cargoes through its doors, as Iain MacIntyre reports
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Workers challenge the Indian dream
India wants to ramp up operations at the 13 ports it controls to 24/7 operation by December this year.
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NewsThe line on lashing
With hundreds of containers going overboard each year, Felicity Landon looks at the container lashing issue from the ports perspective
