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NewsBOT GIVES BUILDERS THE EDGE
Construction firms in the international contracting business are often tempted to invest in the projects they are building in order to realise better returns. Nick Elliott reports.
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NewsSETBACKS SETUBAL
The Setubal Port Administration has embarked on a privatisation process that flies in the face of the widely anticipated benefits of a more competitive and lower cost operating environment.
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NewsTHE CLOCK TICKS
Tick tock goes the clock as the compliance deadline looms for ports and terminals under the ISPS Code. Sure as anything is sure, there are a good many ports who have not yet lined up their security ducks in a row and who will be found wanting come 1st July, ...
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WATCH OUT FOR WHITE ELEPHANTS!
The greatest number of new countries joining the EU are in eastern Europe - eight out of 10 in fact and with four of these adjacent to the Baltic Sea. No doubt in the case of the latter four, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia their new membership of the EU ...
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SPIN, HYPE, HOT AIR AND PROGRESS?
So Dibden is dead. The independent government inspector has ruled and the UK Government has spiked the project. Associated British Ports, in turn, has closed the book on the idea of adding major new container handling capacity at the Dibden Bay site and taken the " hit" where it hurts ...
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ISPS: Is the port community prepared?
Nick Sansom of the TT Club' s Southeast Asia branch, has warned: " In addition to enduring possible sanctions handed down by the regulatory authority (this will be the national or contracting government that is an IMO member) there are three chief dangers inherent in non-compliance.
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NewsA DESPERATE RACE TO ADD MORE CAPACITY
The Indian west coast port of Jawaharlal Nehru (JNPT), with two container terminals already operational, is on the verge of awarding a third box handling concession. However, even with plans being progressed to open a fourth and a fifth terminal, the port remains hard pressed to keep up with demand. ...
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Waste into energy
Seemingly worthless waste from Amsterdam and its surroundings that cannot be recycled is being transformed into energy and raw materials in the port area of Amsterdam.
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New Chinese law eases foreign investment
China has introduced a new law which aims to make investment opportunities in its port industry more attractive.
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Howells picks up Ceto
Wales-based emergency response and training company DV Howells - a subsidiary of Milford Haven Port Authority - has expanded its UK presence with the acquisition of a specialist business with bases in Falmouth and Huddersfield.
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NewsScans lead with new oil filtration process
Traditionally known for their green conscience, Scandinavians are constantly pioneering new ideas to make the world a greener place.
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NewsSpain's self-defeating decree
The Spanish Government''s decision to put a half billion dollar price-tag on a place of refuge for ships in distress is counter-productive and in some situations could actually increase the threat to the environment, according to the International Salvage Union (ISU).
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Peru to introduce concessions
Following months of debate, Peru''s Transport & Communications ministry has issued regulations governing a new National Port Law. An 11-person directorate has been established with a remit to determine the best way to bring in a concession process for Peruvian ports.
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NewsTripoli in Iraqi car boom
Lebanon' s second port of Tripoli reports a boom in vehicle imports thanks to resumed trade with Iraq. Over the past year new vehicle imports have averaged 7,000 a month, an increase of 700%, with more than two million vehicles expected to use the port over the next two years.
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ADM buys in Rotterdam
The sale of the Europoort terminal I of European Bulk Services (EBS) to Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has been finalized.
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NewsValencia to expand facilities
Valencia port authority has adopted a plan which will ensure that sufficient capacity will be available at the port until at least 2015. Both the main port of Valencia and the secondary harbour at Sagunto will be simultaneously expanded, with all work to be completed by 2007.
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Maersk warns Indians
Steen Lund, Maersk' s senior vp Asia for line management, recently made some extremely high profile remarks to the press regarding what he sees as capacity bottlenecks at some container ports in India.
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Freeport seeks investment
Cheayee Dee, md of Liberia''s National Port Authority claims that at least $40m will be needed to bring Freeport back to internationally acceptable standards following 15 years of civil war.
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New terminal capacity in Bangladesh
Chittagong Port Authority and the China Harbour Engineering Group have signed an agreement for the construction of the New Mooring Container Terminal at the port. Phase I, which will involve the building of a 1000 metre long quay and associated container terminal, will require development of a 22ha site at ...
