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JAPAN URGES BANGLADESH TO BUILD SEAPORT
These include NYK, MOL, CMA CGM, PSA, HPH, Evergreen, Container Corporation of India, Larsen & Toubro and Gammon India. A contract is expected to be awarded in September or October.The Japan External Trade Organisation, which forms part of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, has urged Bangladesh to build ...
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DPI PREFERRED FOR ADEN
These include NYK, MOL, CMA CGM, PSA, HPH, Evergreen, Container Corporation of India, Larsen & Toubro and Gammon India. A contract is expected to be awarded in September or October.DPI Terminals (DPI) has been named preferred bidder for the 30 year concession to manage and develop terminal operations at Aden. ...
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NewsHistory gives way to progress
" The march of progress leaves little room for sentiment, " said Bruce Koch, as he watched a contractor high above at work with a cutting torch. Koch, the Port of Tacoma''s electronics technology manager, was witnessing the unceremonious dismantling of an important piece of port history. As dozens of ...
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NewsMobile to lure business with new terminal
Alabama governor Bob Riley has signed into law a Bill providing US$80m to the port of Mobile for the construction of a new container terminal. The remaining funding for the US$300m project will come from Alabama State Docks revenues and a private terminal partner yet to be identified.
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APMT scores in Brazil
APM Terminals has acquired a 50% shareholding in Terminal de Conteineres do Vale do Itajai S/A (Teconvi) in Itajai, southern Brazil.
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..while Santos runs out of money...
The decision by the Justice Department to block loans to Codesp totalling US$2.49m for a minimum of 15 days is so worrying companies involved in the dredging of the port''s access channel that they are threatening to stop work.
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Porto Alegre completes harbour move
After 81 years of activity at Maua Harbour, Porto Alegre has moved operational activities to Navegantes Harbour, some six kilometres further north, but closer to the city centre. This area, which has 4.6km of quay, has increased the port''s capacity from 2,000 to 4,500 tonnes per day. The aim is ...
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NewsEquipment spending boom in Brazil?
Seven Brazilian container terminals are investing US$82.8m in new equipment to expand capacity on average by around 30%. In part, they are taking advantage of the Reporto programme, which waives federal taxes on national and imported assets for use by ports. This tax break, which will end in 2007, is ...
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..but warns capacity running out..
The president of Santos Port Authority (Codesp), Jose Carlos Mello Rego, says that the port will have reached the limit of its effective design capacity within the next three years. He therefore insists that major infrastructure and expansion work must go ahead, given that the port will handle a combined ...
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On the Move
Jordan''s only commercial port currently handles annual traffic of around 20m tons. Situated on the Red Sea, it occupies a unique location, being virtually at the crossroads of Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, as well as within striking distance of emerging new markets in Iraq. Alex Hughes reports.
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NewsConsider the Commodity
In direct contrast to the relatively brief front-line life expectancy of Dragon Alfa Cement''s pneumatics, the two Buhler unloaders acquired by German grain and feedstuffs stevedore J.
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NewsHorses for Courses
Alex Hughes takes a close look at the market and the comparable cost efficiency of these and other systems.
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NewsRenting in the full Operational Concept
Patrik Wheater and Alex Hughes talk to customers and manufacturers about the reachstacker''s suitability, leasing options, price, and more.
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What price a Reachstacker?
While manufacturers describe their reachstackers as being ''competitively'' priced, terminal operators are sometimes a little more forthcoming. Informed sources point out that Kalmar''s current ContChamp DRF model can be picked up for around US$500,000. This represents a premium of around 7.5% when compared to other European manufacturers.
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Kalmar secures Brazilian Order
Kalmar has landed an order from Libra Terminais of Brazil for 13 ContChamp DRF reachstackers for Santos and Rio de Janeiro. The machines will have a lifting capacity of 45 tons and can stack containers 6 high.
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The Devil's in the detail
Few would argue with the seemingly reasonable aims of the EC''s port policy - see box below. But the directive proposal on market access to port services or the ''ports package'', has created a furore in all quarters.
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NewsPort Tariffs and THCS The Perpetual Controversy
Gustaaf de Monie considers the eternal argument over port tariffs and THCs and concludes it is an inevitable result of a timeless principle.
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NewsHidden Assets Challenges and Opportunities in Today's Dynamic Environment
Port authorities own or control an impressive portfolio of strategically located waterfront land worth billions of dollars, most of which is underutilised and underperforming as an asset class. Frank Pigna casts an expert eye.
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Taxing times: municipalities must see things in perspective
Another issue facing ports today is addressing the changing dynamics of how municipalities tax their landholdings. Many regulatory bodies are discovering that their statutory valuation methods and ratings or property assessments have not been, in their opinion, generating sufficient tax revenue based on what they believe the port is worth. ...
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NewsImporters In Invest
Warehousing and logistics operators at import destinations are investing in new facilities to handle and store coffee and cocoa, including environmentally friendly techniques to replace fumigation. David Foxwell has been investigating.
