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Pakistan seeking a conduit role
The government of Pakistan has asked Karachi Port Trust, Port Qasim Authority and Pakistan National Shipping Corporation to put forward plans to make the country''s ports and shipping industry more efficient and cost-effective as soon as possible. The government has already introduced reductions in port and freight charges to boost ...
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SETHU CANAL TO GET EXTRA DREDGING
Pakistan's Standing Committee on Ports and Shipping has praised the recent performance of Port Qasim Authority, saying the port has proved itself to be very efficient, cost competitive and having great potential vis-a-vis competing regional ports. The committee also emphasised that established procedures were being followed and that the PQA ...
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..AND NEW EQUIPMENT TOO
Calcutta Port Trust is to undertake a major investment in the Calcutta Dock System, involving MHCs, RTGs, reachstackers and terminal tractors/trailers. One RTG will enter operation by May, bringing to four the number of RTGs available within the Dock. At present, there are seven reachstackers operational. of which two are ...
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HAMBURG'S WOMEN GET TO WORK
The Hamburg stevedore HHLA is training its first female port workers. After six months'' training, the women will take up positions in Hamburg container terminal Burchardkai as gantry crane operators and van drivers, and will be followed by more female workers at new terminal Alternwerder.
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SETUBAL CONTINUES INVESTMENT
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. The port authority of Setubal & Sesimbra in Portugal is to invest ?7.9m on various projects in 2006. Some of this money will be spent on refurbishing the ...
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HAMBURG TIGHTENS UP
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Hamburg is aiming once more to restructure its intra-terminal traffic, installing its first motorised and crane-fitted container barge. The vessel will have a capacity of 170TEUs and will ...
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MORE IMMINGHAM MUSCLE
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Associated British Ports and Arkady Feed have made a new long-term agreement which will boost agribulks throughput at Immingham by 100,000 tonnes a year.
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NewsGongs for going green presented
Environmental awards have been handed out to five UK ports in acknowledgement of Associated British Ports'' commitment to protecting local environments. Swansea, Talbot, Barry, Cardiff and Newport have all received Port Environmental Review System (PERS) accreditation, a mark of their eco-conscious status.
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TWO BID FOR SAGUNTO CONCESSIONS
Only one bid was received for each of the two multipurpose terminals to be built in the expansion area at Sagunto.
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12 in the race for Prat Quay
A total of 12 national and international companies have presented expressions of interest in operating the new container terminal being built on Prat Quay, Barcelona. An award is due to be made by the end of the first half of 2006, which should mean the terminal will commence operations in ...
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MARVAL INAUGURATES CATOS
Maritima Valenciana put the Catos terminal management system into operation in March.
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TYNE INVESTS IN EXTENSION
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Port of Tyne is pouring £10m into a drive to attract more power station coal imports, by building a quay extension and conducting a significant dredging project. The ...
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Dover Harbour Board
Dover Harbour Board is looking to create a new marina and four new ferry berths in a major re-development plan for the Western Docks. The Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal, expert consultants have confirmed, is approaching full capacity.
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FEEDER LINES POUR INTO AMSTERDAM
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Following the announcement that two Grand Alliance services will be regular visitors to Ceres Paragon Terminal in Amsterdam, feeder services are arriving in great numbers. Delphis, the Belgian ...
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BIOPETROL THIRD FACILITY IN PIPELINE
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. BioPetrol is to build its third production facility, at the Vopak Terminal Botlek Noord in Rotterdam. The plant, scheduled to start up operation in the third quarter of ...
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ETT OPEN FOR BUSINESS
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Rotterdam's new Euro Tank Terminal has welcomed its first tanker. The jetty has been modified and rebuilt and can now handle vessels up to 260m to handle and ...
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TARRAGONA INCREASES DRY BULK CAPACITY
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Silos de Tarragona has asked permission from the port authority to build a new 50,000-tonne grain silo. The company, which handles between 1.5m tonnes and 2m tonnes on ...
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NewsJadeWeserPort goes to Eurogate
Eurogate, Europe''s largest container terminal group, has secured the tender for the operation of Germany''s future deepsea port JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven, after winning over an international group of shipping companies and port operators. The group made it to the final bidding round and came out on top after impressing the ...
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ESPO alarm over differential charging
The European Sea Ports Organisation has expressed serious concern over European Commission plans to advocate " differential charging" for the port sector. ESPO has asked the Commission for clarification following a speech by an official suggesting differential charging by authorities was a good way to reduce ship emissions, thereby improving ...
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PENANG
This will enable financial closure to take place for the first phase of the port project five years after it started operations in April 1999.Completion of the North Butterworth Container Terminal phase 2B is expected to boost cash flow at Penang Port Sdn Bhd by up to US$24m. The cash ...
