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    DREDGING TO GO AHEAD AT CALABAR

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    High oil prices and international moves to support environmentally friendly product and services were key drivers in the creation of this cranes, according to the company.Van Oord and Jandule have been awarded a ?56.8m contract to undertake dredging work in the 84 kilometre Calabar Port channel, in Nigeria. Work has ...

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    APM inks Vietnam and Jordan agreements

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    APM Terminals, together with Saigon Port Co, has reached an agreement to build a new container terminal at Cai Mep some 15 miles south of Ho Chi Minh City. Construction of the terminal is expected to start later this year and completion is scheduled for mid-2009.

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    ICTSI WINS TARTOUS CONCESSION

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Hopes are that the port will serve Vietnam's future in global commerce.ICTSI has been awarded a 10-year concession to operate Tartous Container Terminal in Syria, with scope for a five-year extension in the contract. Also bidding were CMA CGM, Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport/Gulf Stevedoring and OPM/PWC Logistics. Tartous, claims ...

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    South Australian ports come under fire

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The state of bulk ports in South Australia has copped criticism from a Perth mining company, which says the " poor standard" of ports has prevented a proposed major iron/copper/gold mining operation near Coober Pedy from securing a reliable export gateway.

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    SCS MANAGES METROBOX

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Container depot operator Specialised Container Services (SCS) has taken over the management of the south Auckland-based container yard MetroBox.

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    New mobile harbour crane for Napier

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    A NZ$6m Gottwald HMK300E mobile harbour crane is expected to become fully operational at the Port of Napier in early September.

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    TOLL FINDS BIG SAVINGS AT PATRICK

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    For the first half of 2008 overall, the index registered 13.7 days, which compares with the 22.9 days reported 12 months ago. Australia's Toll Holdings Ltd is expecting to make savings of more than ¢39m following its ?3.785bn acquisition of port operator Patrick Corp Ltd.

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    US Lines buoys Australasia ports with new service

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    US Lines (USL) is in the throes of expanding its existing Pacific schedule through the introduction of a new " ANZL" fixed-day service connection with New Zealand and Australia.

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    VOLUME INCREASE FOR AXIS INTERMODAL

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Ports of Auckland''s specialist container handling and terminal operating company Axis Intermodal has reported an 11% increase in export box volume and 7% rise in import containers during the past six months.

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    Immense interest in P&O Ports' US terminals

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Around 100 companies have declared an interest in terminal assets held by P& O Ports in the US.

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    Tacoma bond issue

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The Port of Tacoma has issued $100m in revenue bonds with an effective fixed interest rate of less than 4%. 

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    P&O NA teams with Tideworks

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Tideworks Technology has announced the successful deployment of its container terminal management suite with P& O Ports North America in Tampa, Florida.

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    Americas sustain containerport throughput

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Globalisation and the rise of China as the world''s manufacturing centre have accelerated containerport demand in the Americas in recent years, according to a study from Ocean Shipping Consultants Ltd.

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    Santos concession provokes outrage

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    A local councillor in the Brazilian city of Santos has criticised the decision by the local port authority to award an area of 80,000 sq m on the left bank to incumbent container terminal operator Santos Brasil without going through the process of an open tender.

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    PLA seeks equipment supplier

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The PLA is responsible for all traffic on the tidal Thames as far as Teddington Lock to the West London. To date, smaller vessels have been exempt from mandatory Automatic Identification System carriage, although this will all change as from June 1, 2007.

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    London blazes trail

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The PLA has long been a supporter of identification systems, despite the major expenditure required to introduce AIS equipment, as Alex Hughes found out

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    Big brother's watching

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    New tracking and identification regulations mean that ships can be monitored from port to port. Alex Hughes investigates

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    The measure of management

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Over the last decade, management techniques have evolved substantially, with one of the most highly regarded being the so-called " strategic performance management" , or SPM, theory. Already in use worldwide by government departments, major corporations, academic institutions and not-for-profit organisations, it promises to deliver substantial benefits similar to those ...

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    Belle of the ball

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    India offers great potential for investors but are ports still waiting for their Prince to come as delays dog privatisation efforts? S.N. Srikanth investigates

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    Lion City port losing its roar

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Singapore has held on to the top box port crown for two years running, but can it hold off rival Hong Kong for a third? Peter Trevalyn thinks not