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    LI KA SHING GOES SHOPPING AGAIN

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Li Ka Shing''s Hutchison Whampoa (HWL), parent company of HPH, is buying a 12% stake in South Korea''s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM). The move follows his recent acquisition of 15% of China Shipping Container Lines and his disposal of 5.6% of Orient Overseas Container Line.

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    Further investment at Maputo

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The IPA is to receive $1.5 billion from international donors according to Mahmood Salih Abdul-Nabi, the incoming director general, who says that the authority is considering the possibility of perhaps eventually seeking a single management company to run both ports in a privatised environment, with AP Moller responding by saying ...

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    BRAZIL GETS NEW SOYA FACILITY

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Bunge and Cargill are seeking international partners to develop the new Maranhao Grain Terminal (Tegran) in Brazil in a project costed at $46m. The facility will be able to load soya at the rate of 4,000 tons hourly; there will be six silos, each of which will have a capacity ...

  • Maasvlakte 2: €2.575 billion project: State takes 33.3%
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    Maasvlakte 2 gets the nod

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The State, the municipality of Rotterdam and Port of Rotterdam have concluded an agreement on financing for the construction of Maasvlakte 2, the plan to expand the port of Rotterdam. The construction of Maasvlakte 2 will cost ?2.575 billion. According to the agreement, the State will take a 33.3% interest ...

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    BEIRUT MULLS BIDS

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    ICTSI, CMA CGM and International Maritime Associates of the US have been shortlisted for the 10-year contract to operate Beirut''s $150m container terminal, three years after Dubai Ports Authority pulled out. The Lebanese government is expected to reach a decision this autumn.

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    LA PLATA FARMED OUT

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    La Plata may well be offered as a single 30-year concession to a prospective management company. The facility, located 75km south east of Buenos Aires, currently has annual traffic of 6m tons but needs investment of $25m in services and equipment provision as well as $15m in upgraded infrastructure.

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    COSCO SET FOR EUROPEAN INVESTMENT

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Port of Rotterdam ceo Willem Scholten: "This an extremely important agreement. The expansion will give businesses the opportunity to grow in Rotterdam. Maasvlakte 2 will be an excellent location. Right on the sea, and with good hinterland connections.COSCO Pacific is said to be negotiating to take a 2025% shareholding in ...

  • Operations to commence January 2006
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    CSXWT increases stake in Pusan

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    CSXWT has purchased an additional 0.5% equity in Pusan Newport Company, the concession consortium for the development of the Pusan New Port project in Busan. The transaction brings CSXWT''s shareholding in the project to 25%. Samsung Corporation also holds 25% in the consortium. In addition, CSXWT holds exclusive right to ...

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    Stock listing for Qingdao

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Qingdao Port Group has been granted permission to undertake a stock exchange listing to raise capital to expand capacity. The flotation will take place either on Shanghai''s A-share Market or abroad. Qingdao is already China''s third largest container port and the 14th largest overall in the world, but could enter ...

  • Hartlepools Victoria Harbour: site of new development
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    Teesport floatation will spur expansion plans

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    It will be port business as usual in Hartlepool if the newly independent PD Ports gets the approval it now wants for its proposed £ 500m property project development around Victoria Harbour.

  • Shannon Estuary: capitalising on European congestion
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    Transhipment terminal for Shannon

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Plans for a € 350m investment to transform the River Shannon Estuary into one of Europe''s largest cargo hubs have been announced by state-owned Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC), an investment that, it is claimed, represents the largest ever boost to infrastructure in the western half of Ireland.

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    Xiamen Haicang dredging completed

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    A key component is the construction of a new deepwater container transhipment terminal at Ballylongford, County Kerry, at an estimated cost of €250m, a terminal which is expected to capitalise on the acute congestion at existing European container ports such as Rotterdam, Antwerp and Bremerhaven.The newly broadened and deepened navigation ...

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    DALIAN SIGNS UP PARTNERS

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    A key component is the construction of a new deepwater container transhipment terminal at Ballylongford, County Kerry, at an estimated cost of €250m, a terminal which is expected to capitalise on the acute congestion at existing European container ports such as Rotterdam, Antwerp and Bremerhaven.Cosco Pacific has signed a strategic ...

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    Big plans move forward at Santos

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Santos port authority, Codesp, is lobbying for the 50-berth Barnabe-Bagres project to go ahead, possibly in the form of a public-private partnership. The price tag is estimated at $654m of which just $40m is currently allocated by the state although the national parliament could provide more money as part of ...

  • Planned STS installation at Deurganckdok
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    Antwerp STS orders for Kalmar

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Kalmar has received an order for six (plus three options) super post-Panamax STS container cranes from a consortium led by P& O Ports Antwerp for the new Antwerp Gateway terminal at the Deurganckdok on the Schelde left bank. With an outreach of 55 metres, the high-speed cranes will be capable ...

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    Milford Haven's new pilot system

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Milford Haven has become the first port in the UK to invest in a portable satellite-based system to help pilots guide ships along the waterway to their berths with pinpoint accuracy. The £ 60,000 E-Sea Fix, supplied by Atlantas Marine Ltd, is a selfcontained, portable piloting and docking system which ...

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    YASIN

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The 1,000m 3trailing suction hopper dredger YASIN was named and launched at IHC' s Kinderdijk yard. The dredger is being built for Iran' s Ports & Shipping Organization (PSO) for maintenance in Iran' s Caspian Sea ports.

  • RTGs arriving at Houston
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    Konecranes chalk up RTG orders

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The Port of Houston Authority has placed a repeat order for seven Konecrane RTGs worth over $10m with delivery due in April 2005. " They will help us provide even faster turnaround for container vessels visiting the Barbour' s Cut terminal, " says Houston' s executive director Tom Kornegay. The ...

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    MHI SUPPLIES GANTRIES AND REMOTE-CONTROLLED RTGS

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded a $35.5m contract to supply 12 remotely controlled RTGs and three super post-Panamax quayside gantry cranes to Tobishima Container Berth at Nagoya.

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    EMBARCADERO'S EUROPEAN STRATEGY

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    "Konecranes RTGs have proven their success in terms of environmental considerations combined with high performance capacity and fast delivery. These have been real strengths in winning recent orders", says Tuomas Saastamoinen, sales manager, container handling at Konecranes. "Providing local support for the RTGs through our harbour crane service experts from ...