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Dutch court rejects Maasvlakte 2
The highest Dutch administrative court rejected the ¢ 2.6 billion Maasvlakte 2 project to expand the port of Rotterdam, due to insufficient measures to protect the environment.
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NewsKritikos blocks sale
Ceres Terminals founder Christos Kritikos admitted that he was blocking the sale of the Ceres Paragon terminal in Amsterdam explaining that ''the price is not right, '' reports ci-online (www. ci-online. co. uk).
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NEW BOX TERMINAL FOR MARIN
Kritikos, who was instrumental in developing the terminal along with the Amsterdam municipality, sold Ceres Terminals Inc to NYK Lines in the autumn of 2002. The Perez Torres group is investing ¢1.4m in the construction of a new container terminal at Marin in northwest Spain which is due to enter ...
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Kritikos blocks sale
Ceres Terminals founder Christos Kritikos admitted that he was blocking the sale of the Ceres Paragon terminal in Amsterdam explaining that ''the price is not right, '' reports ci-online (www. ci-online. co. uk).
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NEW CANARY ISLANDS PORT
The proposed new port of Granadilla on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife will have an operating area of 310,000 sq metres, a quay 650 metres and alongside draught of 16 metres. Four quayside gantry cranes will be supplied and average vessel size is forecast to be in the region ...
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Dutch court rejects Maasvlakte 2
The highest Dutch administrative court rejected the ?2.6 billion Maasvlakte 2 project to expand the port of Rotterdam, due to insufficient measures to protect the environment.
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FRANCO-SPANISH GROUP TO BUILD LOME BOX TERMINAL
CMA CGM and Spain''s Progasa group have signed an agreement with the government of Togo to build and manage an international container terminal at the port of Lome. The terminal, which will have a 400-metre long quay, will be operated by the local company Societe Investissement de Terminal a Conteneurs ...
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MONGLA RULED BY "MAFIA"
Bangladesh''s parliamentary standing committee overseeing activities at the Shipping Ministry noted in a recent report that the port of Mongla is effectively Mafia controlled. The Shipping Ministry is therefore unable to introduce measures to improve port operations.
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JAPANESE TO CUT PORT FEES
First phase investment will require US$100m to develop roads, a 600 metre long quay, a reservoir, a bonded warehouse and upgraded power supply, allowing the facility to open by 2007.The Japanese government has finally relented and announced plans to cut fees at domestic container ports by up to 40%. The ...
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NewsKCT expanding to 2mTEU capacity
Work to expand Khorfakkan Container Terminal and raise its potential throughput to over two million TEUs per year is underway. Completion of the multi-million dollar programme is scheduled for the end of 2005. The project, which will increase KCT''s present 1,060 metres of quay front by a further 400 metres ...
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ALL CLEAR FOR DPI AT KOCHI
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a revised proposal for the establishment of an international container transhipment terminal at the Indian port of Kochi.
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ISRAELI DOCKERS THREATEN STRIKE
First phase investment will require US$100m to develop roads, a 600 metre long quay, a reservoir, a bonded warehouse and upgraded power supply, allowing the facility to open by 2007.Dockers at Israel's three state-owned ports of Haifa, Eilat and Ashdod are continuing to threaten a national strike to prevent reform ...
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ADB BANKROLLS CHITTAGONG
The Asian Development Bank has approved a US$30.6m loan, which will be used to improve efficiency at the port of Chittagong and also enhance port security and environmental measures to meet international standards. Part of the money will be spent on introducing a new IT system which will help lower ...
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CHITTAGONG NEEDS PRIVATE MANAGEMENT
First phase investment will require US$100m to develop roads, a 600 metre long quay, a reservoir, a bonded warehouse and upgraded power supply, allowing the facility to open by 2007.Chittagong's Chamber of Commerce and Industry has recommended that management of Chittagong port should pass to the private sector as a ...
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FIVE BID FOR JNPT STUDY
First phase investment will require US$100m to develop roads, a 600 metre long quay, a reservoir, a bonded warehouse and upgraded power supply, allowing the facility to open by 2007.Five companies have bid to undertake a technoeconomic feasibility study for the proposed US$687,600 expansion of JNPT. Expansion plans encompass a ...
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NewsSPMC
Two SPMC super-postPanamax quay cranes are delivered to Xiamen International Container Terminals (XICT). The cranes, with a lifting height of 38 metres, outreach of 56 metres and a lifting capacity of 45 tonnes, are capable of serving the world''s latest generation of mega container vessels.
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NewsKarachi International Container Terminal
First phase investment will require US$100m to develop roads, a 600 metre long quay, a reservoir, a bonded warehouse and upgraded power supply, allowing the facility to open by 2007.Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT) has entered into an agreement with the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) for development of its Phase ...
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MYANMAR TO BUILD DEEP-SEA PORT
First phase investment will require US$100m to develop roads, a 600 metre long quay, a reservoir, a bonded warehouse and upgraded power supply, allowing the facility to open by 2007.Myanmar has announced plans to build a deep-sea port at Kyaukphyu in Rakhine State on the country's western seaboard. The aim ...
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NewsKalmar aids Reunion
Port de l''Ile de la Reunion is utilising the port planning and container handling expertise of Kalmar as it begins work on extensive new facilities at Port Est. The port will take into operation 12 four-high CSC450 straddle carriers with twin-lift spreaders and two TRX182 terminal tractors, each with a ...
