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NewsSri Lanka kicks off record expansion plan
An official inauguration has launched Sri Lanka''s largest infrastructure project to date, with plans to construct four container terminal berths in the coming years.
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Busan ditches container tax
Busan has scrapped an unpopular container tax, six years after it originally expired. Busan Metropolitan City imposed the $21.56/teu container tax in 1992 in order to fund road construction at the port.
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Gujarat identifies new port sites
The government of the Indian state of Gujarat has identified Cambay,Mahuva and Sutrapada as new port development sites, as throughput at existing local ports grew by 11.2% to 108m tonnes in 2005-06.
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PSA seals Chennai box contract
PSA Sical has been sent a letter of intent by Chennai Port Trust in respect of the concession to run a second container terminal.
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Zeebrugge lures the big boys
Samskip and terminal operator PSA HNN have announced that they are to cooperate in the development of the Port of Zeebrugge as an important hub for shortsea container activities in Northern Europe.
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NewsEurope's port powerhouse
As Antwerp looks to cash in on a regional capacity deficit, Rotterdam gets the all-important go-ahead for its long term expansion
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A hive of Activity
Across the Port of Rotterdam there are nearly 50 major development projects either under way or close to starting, including two liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, four electricity plants and eight new terminals for a variety of commodities.
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Maasvlakte 2 in figures
Maasvlakte 2, Rotterdam''s new port and industrial zone, is to be built right on the North Sea.Development is expected to take place over the next 20 to 30 years. The development will add 20% to the present port and industrial area, measured in hectares, and treble the port''s container handling ...
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CASTLE WINS BREMORE BATTLE
Ireland''s new deep-water port at Bremore is to be developed in a joint venture between Drogheda Port Company and Castle Market Holdings, a consortium that includes an unnamed "world class"port operator.
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LA SPEZIA PORT PLAN
The Italian provincial government of Liguria has approved an outline plan for the port of La Spezia, which is due to become law early in 2007.The plan envisages the creation of 140,000 sq m of new infill land.
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CAMPBELL TAKES CHARGE
Campbell Mason has been selected as the managing director of DP World''s two container terminals in the UK at Southampton and Tilbury.
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BCT BUILDS HANDLING MUSCLE
Gdynia''s Baltic Container Terminal has taken delivery of two new post-panamax gantry cranes, supplied by Konecranes. The cranes mark the first of their kind to be introduced into service at BCT, with a lift capacity of 50 tonnes, outreach of 46 metres and a backreach of 20 metres.Once both units ...
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EU gives Granadilla go-ahead
Stavros Dimas, the European Union''s Environmental Commissioner,has given the conditional go-ahead for the construction of the port of Granadilla on the island of Tenerife, in the Spanish Canary Islands.
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NewsMilford looks to the past
Milford Haven Port Authority recently took the unusual step of investing in research of archive information to help expedite repair of a gate in its docks.
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Second place for Valencia
Valencia has consolidated its position as Spain''s second most important port, beaten only by Algeciras Bay. Figures recently released by the state-managed Puertos del Estado for the first 10 months of 2006, report a 13% rise in overall traffic to 38.98m tonnes. This compares with the 61.26m tonnes handled at ...
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Make your view count.
UK maritime interests have just a few more weeks to make their views known on the European Union Maritime Green Paper, published last year by the European Commission.
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ALBANIA TENDER RELEASED
Albania has issued a tender in respect of construction of a new port at Durres, 33km west of Tirana.The work, which is worth ¢ 40m, is being funded by a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and also by the European Bank for Investment. Work is expected ...
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RAVENNA INVESTMENT AGREED
Ravenna Port Committee has approved a ¢ 339m investment package after traffic in 2006 rose by 10% to 26m tonnes.
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FERRARI CROSSES KALMAR FINISHING LINE
Kalmar has boosted its Italian reach with the acquisition of CVS Ferrari Group.Under the deal, sealed at an undisclosed price, CVS Ferrari will operate as a separate entity and brand within Kalmar, selling its products through its existing distribution network.
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Gallanti keeps ESPO watch
Giuliano Gallanti has been re-elected as chairman of the European Sea Ports Organisation for another two years.He has prioritised the development of a "meaningful European port policy", adding that the big challenge is how to clarify the rules of the European Treaty apply to our industry "without trying to establish ...
