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    VLADIVOSTOK BOX TERMINAL

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Container Service of Vladivostok is to open a new container terminal at the port in mid-2008 capable of handling 100,000 teu annually. ZPMC has been asked to provide both gantry and yard cranes as part of a $15m contract.

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    CHENNAI CAR TERMINAL

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Six foreign companies and nine Indian companies have indicated in interest in the project to develop a RoRo car terminal at the port of Chennai costing € 142m ($193.7m). This will be undertaken on a BOT basis for a 30-year concession.

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    EVERGREEN KAOHSIUNG COMMITMENT

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Evergreen Marine Corp has extended its lease on one of its Kaohsiung, Taiwan facilities for 11 years and one month. The terminal occupies over 400,000 sq m of land and provides three berths with a total quay length of 815m.

  • ICTSI's introduction of the first twin-lifts in the Philippines underlines the company's commitment to port development
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    World Bank singles out ICTSI success

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has been praised by the World Bank for its successful public-private-partnerships in South America, Africa and Europe. 

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    Go slow on Vietnamese port projects

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    A lack of concrete progress on many of Vietnam’ s proposed port projects is being blamed on consultants. 

  • Tanjung Priok could soon be joined by a number of other international facilities in Indonesia
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    Indonesia plan to develop 25 international ports

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    The Indonesian Transport Ministry says it will develop 25 of the country’ s 141 ports into international facilities over the next few years. 

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    Bidding war for new Pakistani deepsea port

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Concerns have been raised over the bidding process for the Pakistan Deep Sea Container Port, which appears to have allowed some companies to simultaneously enter more than one bid. 

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    KLANG TO EXPAND NORTHPORT

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Port Klang Authority is seeking consultants to carry out a feasibility study on developing a plot of industrial land next to Sungei Puloh. This will be incorporated into the Northport concession. The area in question covers 800 hectares and has sea frontage, and is located just to the north of ...

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    MYANMAR DEEP AMBITIONS

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Myanmar is to build a new deep seaport on its western coastline at Mayday island near Kyauhphyu. Privately-owned Asian World will undertake construction; it originally carried out the project survey.

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    LIANYUNGANG BOND ISSUE

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Jiangsu Lianyungang Port Group, parent of Shanghai-listed Lianyungang Port Co Ltd (SHA 601008), has issued Yuan400m ($53m) worth of 365-day discount bills on the interbank bonds market to optimise its loan structure.

  • Cochin is taking a tough stance to improve productivity
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    Cochin hits back at labour rebels

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Cochin Port Trust has introduced a raft of new measures aimed at improving productivity, especially in the container terminal. 

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    Busan New Port secures Maersk calls

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    The fortunes of DP World flagship facility Busan Newport (PNC) have improved with confirmation that the world’ s  largest containerline is moving in. 

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    Vizinjam tender

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    The Indian ports minister has confirmed that the tender process for the development of the Vizinjam container terminal at the port of Thiruvananthapuram will be completed by the end of the current year. In all, 43 international and domestic companies have shown an interest.

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    More cash on the table

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Emerging nation ports were once the poor relations of the port business in terms of finance options but with interest in the emerging world at an all time high things are changing. Barry Parker reports

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    The outsourcing evolution

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Port authorities are increasingly reluctant to provide services themselves if somebody else can do it cheaper and more efficiently, as Alex Hughes finds out

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    A question of security

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    The introduction of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code in 2004 forced a sharp rethink on the best and most cost effective route to improving security at ports around the world. 

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    Shifting the sediment

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Maintenance dredging is an area where ports are increasingly seeking external input and Rotterdam has proved itself an expert in this regard – it has never undertaken this activity in house.

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    Technophiles hone in on computer-dependent ports

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Given the highly specialised nature of the IT industry it is little wonder that employing external IT providers is becoming more common in ports. 

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    B&B ACQUIRES MANUPORT

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Australian group Babcock & Brown Infrastructure has acquired a majority stake in Belgium’ s Manuport Group, which mainly handles dry bulk at the ports of Antwerp and Ghent, with annual traffic of more than 7m tonnes. The rest of the equity will remain with company management.

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    TAURANGA BIODIESEL PLUG

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Biodiesel producer Argent Energy New Zealand has confirmed the Port of Tauranga is in strong contention for a planned NZ$60m ($45.6m) production plant. With the findings of a recent feasibility study due to be announced soon, the port has indicated its capability and keenness to attract the new business.