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    Hong Kong plans on hold

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Hong Kong legislators say environmental damage might occur if a container terminal is built off Tai O and would contravene the principle of nature conservation stated in the Concept Plan for Lantau Island. The project will have to wait for the results of an ecological study which will take at ...

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    Clean-up craft devours cars

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    A scheme to clean up the UK''s River Tyne has celebrated the launch of two new vessels. Local children were tasked with finding a name for the larger debris collection vessel and the winning students chose the name " Clearwater" .

  • Teesport: new box terminal would occupy site of old refinery
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    Royal Haskoning to carry out Teesport EIA

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    PD Ports has appointed Royal Haskoning to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its proposed deepsea terminal at Teesport, including the preparation of a construction and engineering report on the brownfield site.

  • Bathside Bay is important area for nine species of bird
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    RSPB swoops on Bathside

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The UK government''s go-ahead for a deepsea container port at London Gateway (Shellhaven) on the Thames should mean that Bathside Bay is reprieved, the RSPB says.

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    Libra in crisis negotiations with Codesp

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    CEO Sergio Kano, says: "The new container handling equipment will boost SCT's crane capacity twofold. The fully erect delivery was an important consideration in the selection process. SCT is experiencing massive growth and every portion of our terminal is utilized for container operation with little space for erecting cranes."Santos multipurpose ...

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    What went wrong?

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    CEO Sergio Kano, says: "The new container handling equipment will boost SCT's crane capacity twofold. The fully erect delivery was an important consideration in the selection process. SCT is experiencing massive growth and every portion of our terminal is utilized for container operation with little space for erecting cranes."A taskforce ...

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    THE HONDURAN WHISTLE-BLOWER

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    A local businessman in Honduras has revealed that the government is trying to force the national parliament to allow two groups based in El Salvador and Mexico to take over the running of the country''s ports.

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    Santos the winner in federal handout

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Brazil''s seven largest ports will receive US$263m of federal investment in infrastructure this year. The money is earmarked to finance improvements to road and rail links, deepen the draught in access channels, build new access roads and acquire new equipment. Those ports benefiting will be Rio Grande, Itajai, Sao Francisco ...

  • Los Angeles smog: residents are fed up
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    PierPass controversy

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The off-peak PierPass programme designed to shift Los Angeles and Long Beach port cargo operations to nights and Saturdays has commenced, but the controversy promises to rage on. Residents living near the ports are concerned about night-time noise and pollution, while smaller exporters in particular fear the scheme''s impact on ...

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    GRAIN TERMINAL ON TRACK

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Of the total, Santos will receive US$59.32m, which is 600% higher than money allocated in 2004. Much of this is allocated to the construction of a perimeter road to serve the 16km of quay in the port, where the aim is to reduce congestion currently afflicting the port and surrounding ...

  • Longshoremen back then: government wants to reclaim the waterfront
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    US government takes on waterfront mafia

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The mafia''s port interests may have been immortalised in On The Waterfront, but the US government doesn''t find the real thing entertaining. With a view to reclaiming the docks from the mob, officials have filed suit against the International Longshoremen''s Association, naming both union top brass and organised crime bosses.

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    BELEM PRIVATISATION TIMETABLED

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Of the total, Santos will receive US$59.32m, which is 600% higher than money allocated in 2004. Much of this is allocated to the construction of a perimeter road to serve the 16km of quay in the port, where the aim is to reduce congestion currently afflicting the port and surrounding ...

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    IMPITUBA GETS UPLIFT

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Libra Terminais, the Brazilian container terminal operator with dockside facilities in Rio de Janeiro and Santos, has added a third concession.

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    Letter to the Editor

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Dear Sir I have just read the article " Country Report West Coast Canada" by Michael Rosenfeld in your June edition. The article states that the engineering for the development of the Fairview Terminal in Prince Rupert is being undertaken by Moffat & Nichol. This is not correct. Moffat & ...

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    Well - is it going to fit?

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Our work includes the design of the new 400 metres long wharf structure, site services and paving of the container and rail intermodal yards, terminal buildings, lighting and power distribution and a road overpass.After 47 days on a 505-foot custom-built ship, two longanticipated Super Post-Panamax cranes finally arrived at Savannah's ...

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    DECISION TIME AT PORT OF SPAIN

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Bids are now being considered for a five-year management contract to operate Port of Spain''s container terminal.

  • Txatarra works with MHCs
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    China forcing up prices

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Demand from China, notes spokesperson Fernando Azpiri, is very definitely impacting on price which affects the ability of importers in Spain to source scrap abroad at a price they are willing to pay.

  • Live ordinance can cause explosions
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    Asian Market potential 'enormous'

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Alex Hughes talks to scrap metal terminal operators in Europe and the US discovering that while prospects for the trade are excellent there are inherent risks in handling the commodity.

  • Embraport: development by the Coimex Group
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    Goodbye to the City Centre

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Alex Hughes reports on developments at Brazil''s leading port.

  • Discharge operations at EMO: 35m tons annually
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    Look to the supply chain

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The Europees Massagoed Overslagbedrijf (EMO) terminal at the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam is the largest dry bulk terminal in Europe specialising in the discharge and storage of iron ore and coal. Handling over 35m tons annually, EMO feeds into the supply chains of Europe''s steel and electricity industries. Around one third ...