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Raising the roof in Tema
Ghana''s local stevedores association has appointed a lawyer to object to a concession granted to SDV and AP Moller to run the new Tema container terminal. The local stevedores say the procedure has not been transparent and that the process, involving a state asset, didn''t go to open tender as ...
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KLANG OPTS FOR DIESEL-ELECTRIC STRADS
The local stevedores were originally encouraged when investing in their operating licences, to also make investments in cargo handing equipment and other assets.Klang Container Terminal has opted for the construction of the 11 new straddle carriers with diesel electric transmission which makes it the first port in Southeast Asia to ...
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NewsIndian infrastructure needs US$150bn
India''s Transport Minister, T R Baalu, recently announced that his country is seeking up to US$150bn to fund port, road and other transport infrastructure projects.
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CHENNAI
The local stevedores were originally encouraged when investing in their operating licences, to also make investments in cargo handing equipment and other assets.India's government has given permission for Hutchison Port Holdings to bid for the second container terminal at the port of Chennai. This follows an earlier decision to allow ...
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COCHIN
The local stevedores were originally encouraged when investing in their operating licences, to also make investments in cargo handing equipment and other assets.Cochin Port Trust is to undertake an inquiry following the collapse of Q-4 berth at Mattanchery Wharf which resulted in the loss of 3,500 tons of salt. The ...
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NewsCalifornia governor
During 2008, PANYNJ reported that total container traffic in the port was 5.27m teu, compared with 5.3m teu in 2007.California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed spending over US$222bn on infrastructure including port projects without raising taxes following a call for more investment by four of his predecessors. Part of the ...
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NewsCarolinas' ambitions
Nine shipping lines and terminal operators form part of three proposals submitted to the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA), requesting participation in the development of a new three berth, 280 acre terminal in Charleston on the former US Naval Complex, SCSPA has announced.
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TAX BREAK PROMPTS BRAZILIAN INVESTMENT
The decision to waive import charges on port handling equipment for three years has prompted a rethink on the level of investment originally envisaged for the Acu Terminal, in Sao Joao da Barra. This should help speed up implementation of what is a $1bn initial development phase. The terminal, which ...
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NEW YORK/ NEW JERSEY
The port authority has outlined core marketing and operational strategies focusing on adding all-water services to and from Asia
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Libra promises capacity boost
In the next two years Santos port operator Libra Terminais is to boost box handling capacity by 50%. However, this depends on the port authority carrying out two commitments it agreed to when awarding the company the concession for Terminal 35: realigning an existing rail link which is disrupting productivity, ...
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NewsThe Art of the Impossible
Containerisation has fundamentally changed the way cargo handling services are paid for. Gustaaf de Monie explores an intricate subject.
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Bags of Concern
Daniel C. Negron, vice president in the US for Thomas Miller, managers of the TT Club, offers some tips on dealing with the handling problems presented by breakbulk cargoes.
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NewsClub ponders anti-smoking laws
Spain has joined the increasing list of countries that prohibit smoking in enclosed public spaces. Canada, Norway and New Zealand as well as certain states of the US such as California, Florida, New York and Washington have already enacted legislation, while in the UK, Parliament will be deciding the issue ...
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NewsDPW still confident
DP World believes its bid for P& O will succeed, despite the intervention of Singapore''s PSA in the takeover contest.
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Ports Meet Environment at GreenPort 2006
To meet forecast growth in world trade over the next decade, container ports and the shipping industry will need to double capacity. Achieving such growth with minimal adverse effect on the environment is a major challenge. Time delays and increased costs have become a major brake on world trade.
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NewsDurban deliberates
Durban''s new Pier 1 is set to deliver major new capacity and switch to an RTG system in the process but the jury is still out on the role of the private sector.
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NewsHigh costs and heavy weather
The opening of Shanghai''s new Yangshan port may well solve some draught and congestion problems, but it raises some important cost and operational issues as well. James Macpherson reports.
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NewsCan booms protect our ports?
Despite the strikes on the warship USS COLE in 2000 and the French VLCC LINDBERG in 2002, attacks from the sea remain a much neglected area of security to which ports are particularly susceptible. Stopping small craft such as speedboats from entering port areas is becoming a higher priority due ...
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NewsAre ports lagging?
Everybody accepts that the world is a different place since 9/11 but ports may not be doing enough to protect themselves writes Benedict Young.
