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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.
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SSA PLOUGHS MONEY INTO MEXICO
Stevedoring Services of America (SSA) is to invest $57m in equipment and terminal development at the Mexican ports of Manzanillo, Veracruz and Acapulco. After registering box growth of 20% last year, the company expects to be handling in excess of 3m containers within three years.
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FINAL CHILEAN TERMINAL CONCESSION
The multipurpose terminal at the Chilean port of Talcohuano, the last one in the country to be operated by the state, is to be offered as a concession to the private sector this year. It is hoped that the arrival of a private company will enable sufficient investment to be ...
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NewsMaher partners Kalmar
Canada’ s Maher Terminals has chosen Kalmar as it sole equipment supplier for container handling operations at Fairview Terminal in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
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NewsFourth iron ore pier at PDM
Ponta da Madeira port terminal in Brazil is to gain a fourth pier courtesy of CVRD. The aim is to be able to serve increased onshore stockpiles amounting to 210m tonnes as from 2011.
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Guatemala to upgrade ports
Guatemala has set up an interparliamentary commission to look into the modernisation of its ports. Santo Tomás de Castilla, Quetzál and San José all need to be expanded to be able to accommodate larger vessels.
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Maersk 'no' to Farfán
APM Terminals has informed Panama Maritime Authority and the Panamanian government that it is no longer interested in participating in the Farfán deep seaport project.
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Tacoma seals NYK terminal deal
America’ s Port of Tacoma has announced plans to build a $300m, 168 acre container terminal for NYK subsidiary, Yusan Terminal Tacoma. The move brings Yusen Terminal Tacoma to the Pacific Northwest for the first time in a terminal that will feature up to eight super post-panamax container cranes, have ...
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NewsDelight in the detail
Leaving the cable selection to last in the design cycle is a recipe for disaster, as Felicity Landon discovers
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It's a case of mix and 'un'match for cable compatibility
Can cables be mixed and matched? Apparently not, according to at least one leading manufacturer.
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NewsFrom sea to shore
Land reclamation is often viewed as the only answer to space constraints, but it is not without its own problems, warns Alex Hughes
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NewsSettling down to business
Settlement, regarded by some as one of the huge unknowns in any land reclamation project, need not be a major problem, if reclaimed areas are subjected to a geo-technical improvement programme as part of the initial construction phase.
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NewsMexican wave
The Port of Altamira has capitalised on privatisation opportunities to drive doubledigit growth in throughput, as Alex Hughes reports
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NewsGloves are off
Colombo prepares to fight off nearby transhipment challenges. Wing Kah-goh outlines the main contender
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Colombo must remain alert to the encroaching competition
Colombo’ s competition for the regional transhipment crown is not restricted to Chennai; Kerala, Colachel and Tuticorin all pose reasonable threats. India, with the help of DP World, is setting up a 3m teu transhipment terminal at Vallarpadam in Kerala – a direct challenge to Colombo.
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NewsFrom Food to Fuel
With bioenergy set to become the fuel choice of the future, ports should act now to capture this unsung trade. Stuart Pearcey reports
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Green fuels set for starring port role
Biofuels are all set to become the new buzzword of the 21st century and ports would be wise to keep a weather eye on developments. Currently accounting for just 1% of fuel used for global transport, the Worldwatch Institute estimates that biofuels could provide 37% of US transport fuel within ...
