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SLPA not to buy previous TMS
Sri Lanka Port Authority (SLPA) chairman Dileepa Wijesundare pointed out that the previous administration planned to invest US$29m on what would have been an inferior Terminal Management System resulting in a waste of nearly US$15.5m.
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MARSEILLES TO ASSIST COTONOU'S DEVELOPMENT
Union general secretary Trevor Hanson says a sudden flood of requests for imported labour in other industries indicates a concerted campaign to "open the New Zealand labour market up to sweatshop-style conditions".The Port of Marseilles Authority has strengthened its links with West Africa - a market worth 600,000 tonnes of ...
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NewsEC's proposed Port Services Directive slammed - again
The dockers'' and seafarers'' sections of the of both the International and European Transport Workers'' Federations (ITF and ETF) are expressing their " deep regret and grave concern" at the European Commission''s retabling of the revised version of the Port Services Directive.
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MEL-ERASMUS PRIZES
Eight students representing 21 countries have obtained their Master of Science degree in Maritime Economics and Logistics (MEL) at Erasmus University, Rotterdam. The course includes modules on Port Economics focusing on issues such as privatisation and finance, whilst the Maritime Logistics module aims at delivering operational knowledge on terminal design, ...
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NewsPorts breath sigh of relief
New Zealand port companies will retain title to reclaimed land required for infrastructure development through the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act introduced last week.
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NewsBreakthrough thermal imaging camera emerges in workboat market
EMX Inc. has launched its new EMX MidWatch Marine Thermal Imaging Camera claiming dramatic improvements at an affordable price. The camera is the result of EMX incorporating Raytheon''s (just acquired by L3) newest sensor core within a durable housing to withstand the harsh marine environment.
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NewsNew VHF communication solution for shore-based systems
Transas Group has developed a new VHF communication system incorporating a radio-station remote control capability and based on the advantages of SPRadio''s (Denmark) 4000 series transceivers.
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NewsLiebherr's portal solves space problems
Liebherr-Werk Nenzing has responded to what it sees as a market niche for MHCs (LHMs in Liebherr''s nomenclature) to operate in confined spaces. " Various ports don''t have the spacious preconditions or they are characterised by a logistics system which simply requests a portal solution (e. g. due to an ...
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NewsBromma wins record Korean order
Bromma has won the single largest spreader order in its history - from Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction for 59 Bromma Marathon YTR45 twin-lift spreaders to be mounted under Doosan cranes headed to Pusan Newport Company (PNC). Also included in the contract is an order for two Bromma HSM6 Overheights ...
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Norcontrol IT launches new AIS software
Norcontrol IT has developed its third generation of AIS network infrastructure software with new functionality integrated into the previous version to provide AIS operators with more access and greater control of the data transmitted via the AIS network.
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NewsCorruption at Chittagong costs US$130m annually
Importers and exporters working at Bangladesh''s leading seaport of Chittagong pay an estimated US$130m in bribes every year, claims a report by the Berlin-based anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International which reviewed transactions in the port between July 2003 and June 2004. There are 37 separate points where bribes are habitually made, ...
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DPI Grabs CSXWT for US$1.4 billion
Quite literally at time of going to press we learned that Dubai Ports International (DPI) has secured the global assets of CSX World Terminals for US$1.4billion. DPI was a late runner and there will be those who are surprised to see them paying such a price. Clearly, DPI was determined ...
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NewsODA loan agreement
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed an ODA loan agreement totalling US$42m with the Royal Government of Cambodia for the Sihanoukville Port Urgent Expansion Project.
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SRI LANKA FACES SHORTAGE OF DRIVERS
In comparison, vessel loading and unloading added just US$6.8m to the overall cost of moving goods through the port. The report also emphasises that US$11.7m in bribes were required to smooth the passage of export consignments through Chittagong.Container road haulage companies in Sri Lanka believe they may be facing a ...
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NewsAuckland commences major development
Ports of Auckland has commenced a US$39m project to both extend the Axis Fergusson container terminal to handle future volume and deepen Rangitoto Channel to widen the tidal window for larger containerships.
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SOUTH AFRICA TO BOOST SPENDING ON PORTS
South Africa''s transport authority, Transnet, is to implement a US$6.3 billion investment programme over the next five years to expand existing port and rail infrastructure.
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UAE TO BUILD NEW MOROCCAN PORT
In comparison, vessel loading and unloading added just US$6.8m to the overall cost of moving goods through the port. The report also emphasises that US$11.7m in bribes were required to smooth the passage of export consignments through Chittagong.The Moroccan king and a representative from the UAE Ministry of Defence have ...
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KPA INVITE TENDERS
In comparison, vessel loading and unloading added just US$6.8m to the overall cost of moving goods through the port. The report also emphasises that US$11.7m in bribes were required to smooth the passage of export consignments through Chittagong.Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has invited tenders for the supply and implementation of ...
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Vietnam to build transhipment hub
The government of Vietnam has approved the US$3.6 billion Van Phong port project which it hopes will eventually rival that of Singapore''s in terms of movement of transhipment containers.
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FASTER CARGO CLEARANCE AT MOMBASA
Mombasa has been able to speed up cargo clearance through the establishment of a one-stop documentation centre, whilst at the same time eliminating security agents from the overall clearing process. The port has also abandoned its policy of checking all transit containers while the number of agencies handling and stamping ...
