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Cyprus embraces ship management system
The Republic of Cyprus has contracted Transas for the supply of a vessel traffic management and information system (VTMIS) to improve maritime safety and pollution prevention, and to restrict illegal activities.
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WALVIS BAY WORK
Namibia Ports Authority is to invest $145m on improving its container terminal at the port of Walvis Bay. Work will include deepening the draught to 16m.
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MOMBASA CHARGES PLEA
Business leaders in Rwanda have asked Kenya Ports Authority to reduce charges at the port of Mombasa. These push up the cost of transporting goods to the Great Lakes region by as much as 30%, it is claimed.
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MAPUTO SCANNING 'SCAM'
Business leaders in Mozambique have asked the government to either scrap or reduce charges levied at the port of Maputo for the scanning of containers. The scanner is operated by a private company, Kudumba, which is being accused of using it simply to make money.
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DAMIETTA TERMINAL AWARD
Two Egyptian construction companies, Arab Contractors and Archirodon, have been awarded a $240m contract to build 2.3 km of berthing line at a new container terminal at the port of Damietta.
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DURBAN EXPANSION AWARD
Transnet has awarded a € 182m ($248.7m) contract to Group Five to expand Durban Harbour.
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CLEARANCE REMAINS ONEROUS AT ONNE
Importers and exporters in Nigeria have complained that the ports privatisation process has failed to speed up cargo clearing. In fact, this appears to have collapsed entirely at the port of Onne, where government appointed agents show little interest in improving customs clearance processes. Even the deployment of a state-of-the-art ...
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DP World ditches LSE flotation
DP World has decided not to go ahead with a $5bn flotation on the London Stock Exchange as a means of funding future expansion and acquisition projects because it believes it will now be cheaper to issue debt.
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Ngqura looks to private sector
Private sector companies look set to be asked to participate in the development of two new container terminals at the South African port of Ngqura costing € 809m ($1.1bn).
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NewsTransas secures Mombasa VTS contract
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has commissioned Transas Marine UK for the supply, installation and commissioning of a vessel traffic management system (VTS) at its Port of Mombasa. Scheduled to be officially handed to KPA in February 2008, the main operator control room will be located inside the Port of Mombasa’ ...
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NewsTanger Med equipment orders roll in
A rash of new equipment orders for the Tanger Med port development in Morocco has materialised as the terminal prepares for opening this year.
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SUAPE HANDLING CHARGE BARRIER
Suape Port authority, Brazil is to negotiate with container handling companies in the port on reducing export handling costs to increase productivity. The authority believes this will particularly help fruit exports from the region.
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RIO GRANDE INVESTMENT REQUEST
Rio Grande Port authority, Brazil is negotiating with the federal government for increased investment of € 54m ($73.8m). Part of the money will be spent on revitalising the Porto Novo area and the rest on deepening the draught from 31ft to 40ft.
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APL OAKLAND CHARGES FOR RAM
APL has taken delivery of three RAM model 2640 Twinlift spreaders for retrofitting to existing MHI Cranes at its Oakland Terminal in California. The installation included an upgrade of the control and communication system between crane and spreader to allow the twinlifting operations to be performed.
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NewsPanama expansion boon to NY/NJ
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) has confirmed its plans to remain at the forefront of the Eastern US cargo marketplace as the Panama Canal expansion takes shape.
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ICTSI dumps Argentina for Montevideo
ICTSI has apparently lost interest in the project to develop Terminal 6 in Buenos Aires, which was formerly operated by Inteferna.
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GPA supports Savannah growth
Buoyed by record container movements, Georgia Port Authority has announced a swathe of infrastructure improvements, equipment purchases and personnel additions at its Port of Savannah.
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RIO NEEDS CASH INJECTION
According to Brazil’ s National Logistics and Transport Plan (PNLT), Rio de Janeiro will require investment of € 5.11m ($7m) over the next 15 years, if it is to fulfil its role as the nation’ s distribution capital. This will include construction of a new port at Campos and a ...
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EASTER ISLAND PORT DREAM
A feasibility study is to be undertaken on Easter Island, Chile in respect of the construction of a new port. Most importantly, it will determine the optimum location for this new facility, which will have to cater for both tourist and cargo traffic.
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SOUTH CAROLINA AMBITIONS
Development team Shipyard Creek Associates is looking at the feasibility of building a variety of port-related facilities on a 135 acre site in South Carolina, including an intermodal hub.
