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DPA to up capacity to 55m TEU by 2030?
Dubai Port Authority (DPA) will have the capability of handling 55m TEUs by 2030.
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MINA ZAYED
Much of this will come from the opening of the initial phase of the new Jebel Ali Terminal 2 which will add 5m TEU capacity in July 2007. This will be a deep draught facility with gantry cranes capable of handling fifth and sixth generation container vessels.Dubai Port Authority (DPA) ...
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NewsEmbattled Hong Kong cuts charges
Having lost its premier position as the world''s leading container terminal to Singapore, Hong Kong now finds its position as China''s number one port also under threat from domestic rivals. As a result, plans have been announced to cut vessel charges by 5.3% to US$7.33 for every 100 tons of ...
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YANGSHAN
According to a local survey, Hong Kong's share of traffic emanating from southern China fell continuously from 1996 to 2003. This decline may well be halted if the reduced charges can persuade some shippers to tranship containers at Hong Kong which would have previously been placed on direct services out ...
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JNPT Port Trust could lose control of box terminal
A recent diagnostic study undertaken on the Indian port of Jawaharlal Nehru has suggested delaying implementation of the proposed fourth container terminal and also taking away from the port trust operational responsibility for the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container Terminal. The report also identifies a major bottleneck in container-rail services, which ...
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MOL builds Jacksonville terminal
Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) is to build a US$200m container terminal at Jacksonville, which will open within two years. The 30-year lease agreement was signed in August with the Jacksonville Port Authority.
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NewsSo far so good with US war on congestion
Having learned last year''s hard lessons, America''s ports are successfully avoiding gridlock after investing in both equipment and personnel. More contingency time has been built into schedules, and while ships are still arriving full, they are not having to wait around for a berth. This is in sharp contrast to ...
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CONCESSIONS
The 360,000TEU facility will be built at Dames Point where projected traffic could eventually climbed to 800,000TEUs. The hope is that the new terminal will act as a major gateway for trade between the Southern US and Asia and also between the US and fast-growing Latin American markets.Only a quarter ...
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CALLAO, ICA, PAITA
The 360,000TEU facility will be built at Dames Point where projected traffic could eventually climbed to 800,000TEUs. The hope is that the new terminal will act as a major gateway for trade between the Southern US and Asia and also between the US and fast-growing Latin American markets.The Peruvian Ministry ...
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CSN to expand Sepetiba facility
Brazil''s National steel company, Companhia Siderugica Nacional (CSN), is to spend US$150m on transforming part of its coal terminal at the port of Sepetiba, in Rio de Janeiro, into an export bulk and iron ore terminal.
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NewsThe Paper Chain
Stora Enso, producer of pulp, paper, packaging and forest products, hopes to realise significant cost savings with its new North European Transport Supply System (NETSS), as David Foxwell reports.
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NETSS - The Pay-Off
Phase 1 of NETSS has seen the implementation of a new route between Kotka and Gothenburg for the southern Finnish mill, and separate lines from Gothenburg to Immingham, Tilbury, and Zeebrü gge established. Shipments can be transferred by cross-docking for onward distribution by rail to local distribution centres around Tilbury ...
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NewsGateway to London?
When news broke that Morocco was to establish a brand new deepsea port just 35km from the city of Tangiers, many believed the scheme would not go ahead. Alex Hughes finds out why they might be wrong.
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NewsChina: The Heart of the Matter
While more mature markets in Europe may have cooled off, buoyant Asian demand for coal and iron ore has driven massive demand for new dry bulk terminal development - and the equipment to go with it. John Balfe reports.
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Saldanha surfs steel price wave
In South Africa, too, multi-million dollar improvements are taking place at the country''s biggest deepwater port, Saldanha, to improve the export capacity of the iron ore bulk handing facility, at a time when developments have been brought forward in response to high steel prices. While steel prices have now peaked, ...
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NewsWhat will it take?
Is investing in AGVs all a question of labour costs? Partly yes, but other factors should also be assessed when comparing them with alternative handling systems. Neil Madden reports.
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They don't take meal breaks
Gottwald''s own calculations suggest that at facilities with significant labour costs (more than US$25 per man/hour) the use of AGVs can bring substantial annual costs savings. Apart from the primary accountable operating costs there are some secondary aspects that also contribute to the cost effectiveness:
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Yard Conundrums
Richard Clarke , director of ports at Halcrow, explains the difficulties confronting high-capacity box terminals wanting to take advantage of multi-lift spreader systems.
